Kia Confirms Its New Small Crossover Will Be Named The “Seltos”
Kia has introduced that its new small SUV will probably be dubbed the ‘Seltos’ – which shouldn’t come as a lot of a shock to our common readers, because the upcoming crossover was snapped undisguised and with its logos on full show throughout a current industrial shoot.
In an announcement, the South Korean automobile producer says the title is impressed by Greek mythology and the legend of Celtos, the son of Hercules, although it determined to alter the ‘C’ to ‘S’ to (ahem…) symbolize the car’s pace and sportiness. Doing so additionally “brings the title in step with Kia’s Sportage and Sorento SUVs.”
Kia claims it has designed the Seltos with millennials in thoughts, so it combines eye-catching styling with beneficiant house right into a compact package deal. Options confirmed within the temporary press launch embody a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system and Sound Temper Lighting.
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The design of the Seltos was previewed earlier this yr with the SP Idea – and the duo look nearly similar. Our spy photographers have but to catch a glimpse of the inside, however Kia launched 4 sketches of the inside final month.
Not solely did these sketches exhibit the aforementioned infotainment display however additionally they reveal the crossover will embody a small central show within the gauge cluster, a three-spoke steering wheel, multi-colored dashboard, and a collection of totally different driving modes.
The Kia Seltos will make its on-line premiere later this month earlier than gross sales in Korea and different markets all over the world begin within the second half of the yr.
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