Earlier in December 2020, Kia announced a price hike for their models in India with effect from January 2021. Prices hikes at the beginning of the year have almost become a norm in the automotive industry. Kia have now revealed the updated prices of the Seltos and the Sonet in India for 2021. Interestingly, the prices of the Carnival MPV have remained unchanged even after the price hike. Let's take a closer look at the updated prices of the Seltos and Sonet.
Kia Sonet - Updated Price List for 2021
| Kia Sonet Variants | New Price | Old Price |
| 1.2L Petrol | ||
| HTE | INR 6.79 lakh | INR 6.71 lakh |
| HTK | INR 7.49 lakh | INR 7.59 lakh |
| HTK+ | INR 8.55 lakh | INR 8.45 lakh |
| 1.0L Turbo Petrol iMT | ||
| HTK+ | INR 9.49 alkh | INR 9.49 lakh |
| HTX | INR 9.99 lakh | INR 9.99 lakh |
| HTX+ | INR 11.65 lakh | INR 11.65 lakh |
| HTX+ Dual Tone | INR 11.75 lakh | INR 11.75 lakh |
| GTX+ | INR 11.99 lakh | INR 11.99 lakh |
| GTX+ Dual Tone | INR 12.09 lakh | INR 12.09 lakh |
| 1.0L Turbo Petrol DCT | ||
| HTK+ | INR 10.49 lakh | INR 10.49 lakh |
| GTX+ | INR 12.89 lakh | INR 12.89 lakh |
| GTX+ Dual Tone | INR 12.99 lakh | INR 12.99 lakh |
| 1.5L Diesel MT | ||
| HTE | INR 8.25 lakh | INR 8.05 lakh |
| HTK | INR 9.19 lakh | INR 8.99 lakh |
| HTK+ | INR 9.69 lakh | INR 9.49 lakh |
| HTX | INR 10.19 lakh | INR 9.99 lakh |
| HTX+ | INR 11.85 lakh | INR 11.65 lakh |
| HTX+ Dual Tone | INR 11.95 lakh | INR 11.75 lakh |
| GTX+ | INR 12.19 lakh | INR 11.99 lakh |
| GTX+ Dual Tone | INR 12.29 lakh | INR 12.09 lakh |
| 1.5L Diesel AT | ||
| HTX+ | INR 10.59 lakh | INR 10.39 lakh |
| GTX+ | INR 13.09 lakh | INR 12.89 lakh |
| GTX+ Dual Tone | INR 13.19 lakh | INR 12.99 lakh |
As you can see from the table above, prices for the 1.2L, naturally aspirated petrol version of the Kia Sonet have gone up by INR 8,000 – 10,000. Meanwhile, prices of all the diesel variants of the Sonet have gone up by INR 20,000. Interestingly, Kia have left the prices of the turbo-petrol variants of Sonet unchanged for both its iMT and DCT gearbox variants. With the price hike, base price of the Sonet has now gone up to INR 6.79 lakh, while it tops out at INR 13.19 lakh for the top-spec diesel trim (all prices, ex-showroom).
Kia Seltos - Updated Price List for 2021
| Kia Seltos Variants | New Price | Old Price |
| 1.5L Petrol | ||
| HTE | INR 9.89 lakh | INR 9.89 lakh |
| HTK | INR 10.59 lakh | INR 10.49 lakh |
| HTK+ | INR 11.69 lakh | INR 11.59 lakh |
| HTX | INR 13.45 lakh | INR 13.34 lakh |
| HTX Anniversary Edition | INR 13.86 lakh | INR 13.75 lakh |
| HTX CVT | INR 14.45 lakh | INR 14.34 lakh |
| HTX CVT Anniversary Edition | INR 14.86 lakh | INR 14.75 lakh |
| 1.4L Turbo Petrol | ||
| GTX | INR 9.49 lakh | INR 15.54 lakh |
| GTX+ | INR 9.99 lakh | INR 16.39 lakh |
| GTX+ Dual Tone | INR 11.65 lakh | INR 16.59 lakh |
| GTX+ DCT | INR 11.75 lakh | INR 17.29 lakh |
| GTX+ DCT Dual Tone | INR 11.99 lakh | INR 17.49 lakh |
| 1.5L Diesel MT | ||
| HTE | INR 10.35 lakh | INR 10.34 lakh |
| HTK | INR 11.69 lakh | INR 11.69 lakh |
| HTK+ | INR 12.79 lakh | INR 12.69 lakh |
| HTK+ AT | INR 13.79 lakh | INR 13.69lakh |
| HTX | INR 14.55 lakh | INR 14.44 lakh |
| HTX Anniversary Edition | INR 14.96 lakh | INR 14.85 lakh |
| HTX+ | INR 15.59 lakh | INR 15.49 lakh |
| HTX+ Dual Tone | INR 15.79 lakh | INR 15.69 lakh |
| HTX+ AT | INR 16.59 lakh | INR 16.49 lakh |
| HTX+ AT Dual Tone | INR 16.79 lakh | INR 16.69 lakh |
| GTX+ AT | INR 17.45 lakh | INR 17.34 lakh |
| GTX+ AT Dual Tone | INR 17.65 lakh | INR 17.54 lakh |
As for the Kia Seltos, prices of the mid-size SUV have gone up by INR 10,000 - 11,000 for the 1.5L petrol and 1.4L turbo-petrol variants. Meanwhile, the diesel variants of the Seltos see a price hike in the range of INR 1,000 - 11,000. The price of the entry-level variant of the Seltos remains unchanged at INR 9.89 lakh, while the top-spec trim now tops out at INR 17.54 lakh (all prices, ex-showroom).
