This Is How New 2026 Kia Seltos Looks Like In 12 Different Colours

Interested in buying the new Kia Seltos? Here’s our Ultimate Buying Guide!

(Update: The full ex-showroom prices of the new Kia Seltos have been announced. It ranges between Rs 10.99 lakh and Rs 19.99 lakh.)

The second-generation Kia Seltos 2026 has been unveiled. Besides a whole new design, the Kia compact SUV is being offered in four new colour options alongside the existing shades from the outgoing version. The overall colour options in the new Seltos stand up to 12 hues, including 10 monotone and 2 dual-tone shades. Do note that one of the monotone shades is exclusive to the X-Line variant. Here’s a quick look at all the colours of the new Seltos:

Kia Seltos 2026: Colour Options

• Morning Haze (New) 

• Magma Red (New) - Also Available With An Aurora Black Pearl Roof

• Frost Blue (New) 

• Ivory Silver Gloss (New) 

• Pewter Olive

• Imperial Blue

• Gravity Grey

• Aurora Black Pearl

• Glacier White Pearl - Also Available With An Aurora Black Pearl Roof

• Matte Graphite (X-Line only) 

Know more about the specific variants of the Kia Seltos in the following linked reports:

• Kia Seltos base-spec HTE Variant Explained
• Kia Seltos HTE (O) Variant Explained
• Kia Seltos GTX A Variant Explained

Kia Seltos 2026 Overview

The new-gen Kia Seltos follows the carmaker’s latest design philosophy, hence looking a lot different from the outgoing model. It did grow in size, making it look more muscular and dominant now. It gets an upright bonnet, an aggressive fascia, and newly designed lighting at the front and rear. The alloy wheel designs are also new, and it sports modern touches like flush door handles. 

Kia Seltos 2026 Features Onboard

The Kia Seltos has been topped up with some new features, starting with the dual 12.3-inch displays for the infotainment system and digital driver’s display. It also features a 5-inch screen that’s bunched between these two screens. Other highlights include a 10-way power-adjustable driver seat with memory settings, front and rear dashcams, dual-zone auto AC, 8-speaker Bose sound system, front seat ventilation, 64-colour ambient lighting, a panoramic sunroof, wireless phone charger, and connected car tech.

Safety features include six airbags, front, side and rear parking sensors, electronic stability control (ESC), hill start assist, ISOFIX child seat anchorages, a 360-degree camera system and a level-2 advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) suite. 

The Seltos is available in ten broad variants. You can check detailed explainers of the specific variants by clicking on them: HTE, HTE (O), HTK, HTK (O), HTX, HTX (A), GTX and GTX (A), X-Line, X-Line A

Kia Seltos 2026 Powertrain

The new Seltos, however, gets no change in its engine and transmission choices. Here are the specifications:

* CVT - Continuously variable transmission, DCT - dual-clutch automatic transmission, AT - torque converter automatic transmission

Kia Seltos 2026 Price & Rivals

The new Kia Seltos’ prices will be announced on January 2, 2026, which is expected to start from around Rs 11.50 lakh (ex-showroom).  Bookings are to commence on December 11 and our detailed explainer will give you insight on how to reserve the new 2026 Seltos. 

The Seltos has been Kia’s best-seller, and in its new avatar, it intends to take on its competitors such as the new Tata Sierra, Maruti Victoris, Maruti Grand Vitara, Hyundai Creta, Honda Elevate, Toyota Hyryder, Volkswagen Taigun, and Skoda Kushaq.