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What you'll like:

• A superbly engineered all-rounder that delivers a premium experience

• Handsome, contemporary styling. Looks very sharp

• We find the Seltos to be well-priced for what it offers

• Nice, user-friendly interiors with sufficient space & good quality

• Loved the 1.4L turbo-petrol & 1.5L diesel. They are BS6 compliant too

• Both the automatics - Diesel AT & Petrol DCT - are simply fantastic!

• Mature on-road behavior, including at highway speeds. A+ brakes as well

• Unusually wide variant offering. Seems there is something for everyone

• Top safety package includes 6 airbags, ESP, all-wheel disc brakes, blind spot monitor, TPMS etc.

• Impressive kit (360 degree camera, HUD, front parking sensors, Bose sound system, cooled seats, cabin air purifier & loads more)

What you won't:

• Firm suspension. Liveable, but bad roads will bother you (especially on 17" wheel variants)

• Back seat's width makes it better for 2 adults and a kid, rather than 3 adults

• Niggles are being reported by owners (details here)

• Some misses (no paddle shifters or illuminated window buttons, thinner spare tyre on top trims, no dual-tone option on GTX+ / HTX+)

• Dual-clutch ATs (like the Petrol DCT) have a history of poor reliability in India

• Diesel’s 113 BHP & 250 Nm – although adequate – are the lowest in the segment. Creta 1.6L is faster

• Extremely confusing & complicated variant spread. We still haven’t gotten the hang of it!

• Kia's after-sales service quality is an unknown. We await details in our ownership reports

• Waiting periods are already a couple of months long for some trims

• You get bigger SUVs & Crossovers for the same money (e.g. Hector, Harrier, XUV500)