![]() Kia is still committed to making a full lineup of cars, starting with the subcompact Rio sedan and hatchback. While on the topic of the three row vehicles, the Carnival MPV is a recent addition to the lineup, replacing the Sedona minivan. The range also includes the compact Sportage and Seltos, as well as the mid-size Sorento that still can be had with three rows of seats. From the boxy subcompact Soul to the large three-row Telluride, Kia offers a wide range of the sorts of crossovers buyers demand these days. It still offers plenty of value, but the lineup now stands toe-to-toe with the best in the class in terms of features and design. Results above omit 1-ft rollout of 0.3 sec.Kia is no longer the brand people buy on a budget. Turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 16-valve inline-4, aluminum block and head, direct fuel injectionīrakes, F/R: 12.0-in vented disc/11.0-in disc Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door wagon The only real bummer here is a lack of door-pocket storage, which can't hold our barrel-size water bottles. ![]() On the safety front, cyclist detection is now included across the lineup as part of the Seltos's forward-collision-warning tech. Two USB ports are now standard in the back, though smartphone mirroring still requires a wired connection. Physical controls remain for both climate control and infotainment, which we're always happy to see. A new single-piece frame surrounds and visually combines the infotainment screen and gauge cluster all but the base LX are treated to a pair of 10.3-inch displays. If your commute is more stop-and-go than twisty switchbacks, the 2024 Seltos's revised cabin should make those doldrums a little more pleasant. The steering is precise enough to keep up with the suspension's tune, and the pedals are easy to modulate. Acoustic front glass-new last year and still a welcome addition-keeps the cabin surprisingly quiet for a budget crossover, with only a little bit of wind noise coming from around the side mirrors we recorded 71 decibels of noise at 70 mph, the same as before. Body motions are generally well controlled, and brake-based torque vectoring gives this little ute plenty of composure in more aggressive maneuvers. The 2024 Seltos's suspension remains largely unchanged, which is good because we dig its ride just as much as before. Both examples needed similar distances to stop from 70 mph (166 feet for the new SX versus the previous version’s 160 feet) on identical 18-inch all-season tires. Likewise, the 2024 model's 15.4-second quarter-mile pass was but 0.1 second slower (albeit 1 mph faster, tripping the lights at 92 mph). Passing maneuvers from 30 to 50 mph grew from 3.5 seconds to 4.2, though the 50-to-70-mph dash was about the same, the new car posting a 4.9-second time to the previous car's 5.0. At 6.9 seconds to 60 mph, the new car is 0.3 second slower than before, and its rolling start from 5 to 60 mph increases that gap by another tenth of a second. Even with all these mechanical and aesthetic changes, the latest Seltos SX model added a marginal 23 pounds, according to our scales, weighing in at 3294 pounds.ĭespite our SX test car's horsepower bump and its automatic transmission's improved drivability, particularly around town, its test results fell slightly short of the last turbocharged Seltos we reviewed, a 2021 model. ![]() Taking off and stopping are both much smoother now. Sure, the turbo engine's newfound power is both immediately noticeable and much appreciated, but it's the new transmission's more polished behavior that makes the biggest difference in the Seltos's on-road demeanor. Kia also ditched the outgoing Seltos 1.6-liter's seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission in favor of a more traditional eight-speed with a good ol' torque converter.
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