Kia slashes price of popular SUV

Kia has sharpened the price for one of its most popular SUVs.. The outgoing version of the Kia Seltos is now in run-out in Australia and the company is offering a series of drive-away pricing offers.. These drive-away pricing offers span the entire line-up and are valid until September 30 and while dealer stock lasts..

With this in mind, the 2026 Kia Seltos line-up is currently priced as follows:. All prices are drive-away Beyond the Seltos, Kia Australia is offering plenty of other offers and deals on the Picanto, Stonic, K4, EV3, EV4, EV5, Sportage, Sorento, Carnival and Tasman.. The outgoing Kia Seltos is currently available in four trim levels - S, Sport, Sport+ and GT-Line..

All versions are available with a 2.0-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine that produces 110kW and 180Nm.. It's mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) with drive sent to the front wheels only.. The Sport+ and GT-Line trims can also be had with a 1.6-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine that produces 146kW and 265Nm..

It's mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission with drive sent through an all-wheel drive system.. There is no hybrid powertrain available, like many of its rivals, but this will change with the new-generation model that will land soon.. The outgoing Kia Seltos first launched in 2019 and it received a facelift in 2022..

A new-generation model was revealed in 2025 and will launch in Australia before the end of 2026.. Locally this new-generation model will be hybrid-only and be direct competition to the Toyota Corolla Cross and Hyundai Kona, among others.. According to local approval filings, both front- and all-wheel drive hybrid versions have been approved for sale..

Both come with a 1.6-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine and an electric motor set-up.. Total system output is 118kW for the front-wheel drive and 169kW for the all-wheel drive.. The Kia Seltos has historically been one of the South Korean carmaker's best-selling vehicles..

In 2025 a total of 9223 Seltos examples were sold, which is up 18.6 per cent year-on-year.. It was only outsold by the Kia Carnival (10,948 sales) and the Sportage (19,137 sales).. Until the end of August, a total of 4458 examples have been sold, which is down 27.3 per cent year-on-year..

For context, a total of 16,916 Hyundai Kona examples, 15,033 GWM Haval Jolion examples, 11,822 MG ZS examples, 8779 Toyota Corolla Cross examples and 5210 Subaru Crosstrek examples were sold over the same period..