Initial impressions: Kia Seltos HTX petrol IVT

The car is dead silent. NVH levels are great. I am coming from a Hyundai i20 petrol manual model which I have driven for the past decade.

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Took delivery of my HTX IVT model on 20th Feb. Have not driven a lot, maybe around 100 kms, and thoroughly loving it.

Initial impressions:

• The power is enough for a sedate driving style or for city driving. You might think that 1.5 NA is under powered, but step on the gas and it will pick up speed really fast.
• The car is dead silent. NVH levels are great. I am coming from a Hyundai i20 petrol manual model which I have driven for the past decade. That car too, was silent, but the Kia Seltos is at another level. It is only when you rev it really hard, you might hear a grunt.
• The steering wheel is light and that makes maneuvering the car in city is very easy. Have not driven it on the highway, so not sure how it weighs up on higher speeds.
• Impressed with the infotainment performance. No lag, buttery smooth.
• Bluetooth connection to the phone to play songs, was a hit and miss. Connected my and my wife's phone. After some time, we found that the name of my wife's phone had changed to some random characters. Next day, I found that I could not play music from my phone. When I tried to delete my phone to re-add it, found that the "audio connect or audio play" box was unchecked somehow. Checked it again, and music started playing.
• Also found that if we connect via Bluetooth and play music via the Amazon Music app, the app really struggles. Tried on two phones, Galaxy M51 and OnePlus 7 Pro, and on both phones the Amazon Music app was super laggy.
• Tested Android Auto, and tried to play music via Amazon music using Android Auto, and that worked fine, no issues.
• No wireless Android auto in HTX version. The lower model HTK, gets wireless Android auto, but HTX doesn't. Not sure about GTX, but I think higher models also don't get wireless Android auto.
• In mild city traffic, the car showed me a mileage of 10.3 kmpl. Later in the night, my wife took it out for a spin, with very less traffic, the car displayed a mileage of 13.3 kmpl. I know, its just 100kms, and things will change with more kms and after first couple of months.

Next course of action:

• Thinking of getting a RUPES polymer coating done.
• Ordered some microfiber cloth for cleaning the car, and USB to type C cable for Android Auto.

Here are pictures from delivery day:

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