We love the Kia Seltos, naming it one of our most recommended subcompact SUVs. After a facelift for the 2024 model year, it’s a fantastic example of not having to spend a lot to get a lot. It offers tons of passenger and luggage space for the price, exceptional tech, a rare engine upgrade option, and attractive style, especially inside. Although the excellent new Chevy Trax and Buick Envista have made a big dent in Kia’s value proposition, the Seltos offers more features (including the option of all-wheel drive), a more premium cabin, and, once again, that engine upgrade. The only serious downside is the interior materials, a cocoon of hard plastic. For 2025, Kia plans to address this, though the automaker hasn’t said how—the press release only says “updated interior, improved materials and finish,” so we’ll have to wait and see how much truth there is in that claim.
MSRP changes range from zero on the front- and all-wheel-drive S to $1,000 on the top-trim SX. Pricing for the 2025 Kia Seltos after the $1,375 delivery fee is as follows:
- LX AWD: $25,965 ($100)
- S FWD: $26,465 (no change)
- EX FWD: $27,465 ($200)
- S-AWD: $27,965 (no change)
- EX all-wheel drive: $29,665 ($200)
- X-line: $30,665 ($500)
- SX: 32,465 USD (1,000 USD)
The price increases are usually used for trim-specific extras. The EX and SX come standard with park distance warning when reversing. Buyers who purchase the EX with all-wheel drive and the SX (which is only available with all-wheel drive) get another new benefit: a power liftgate. Additionally, the EX AWD comes standard with a cargo cover, which the SX already has. The EX options list adds a power moonroof package.
The S is no more expensive, but it loses one of the Seltos’ nicest features in the segment. Instead of the 10.25-inch dual displays for the configurable instrument cluster and infotainment screen, the S returns to the base model LX’s setup, a 4.25-inch TFT screen between fixed graphics for the speedometer and tachometer alongside an 8-inch infotainment screen. The S also gets a driver’s side power window with auto-up and auto-down instead of just auto-down, as well as new two-tone 17-inch wheels.
Engine options don’t change. LX, S and EX are powered by a disappointing 2.0-liter four-cylinder with 146 horsepower and 132 pound-feet of torque that sends power through a continuously variable transmission. On X-Line and SX, there’s a sprightly but thirsty 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 195 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque that shifts through an eight-speed automatic transmission.
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