Verdict 6.3 / 10 With the tall-hatchback Soul and the compact Sportage, one might think Kia has the crossover market covered. But there’s enough room between the former’s front-drive-only configuration and the latter’s near-$ 24,000 price for the sporty, stylish 2021 Kia Seltos, a subcompact CUV that’s built on the …
Read More »Review update: The 2021 Kia Seltos SX pairs style with substance
Kia’s on a roll. The Korean automaker can’t build the Telluride three-row SUV fast enough, and now its pint-sized Seltos crossover brings some slick European design to a usually utilitarian segment. The 2021 Kia Seltos small crossover SUV fills a void between the subcompact Niro and the popular Soul. Count …
Read More »2021 Kia Seltos revisited, 2021 Mercedes-Benz S-Class previewed, Lucid makes big promises: What’s New @ The Car Connection
Review update: The 2021 Kia Seltos SX puts style with substance The 2021 Kia Seltos small crossover cuts an attractive shape near the boxy Kia Soul, but the uprated powertrain might not be worth the upcharge. 2021 Mazda 6 sedan adds standard Apple CarPlay, bumps price to $ 25,270 The …
Read More »Review update: 2021 Kia Seltos S Turbo stirs mixed emotions
The 2021 Kia Seltos comes with the kind of mixed feelings common to most small crossover SUVs. It gets the job done without standing out in any particular way. The Seltos is fine. No more, no less. The Seltos is a well-equipped value, and its hatchback versatility is paired to …
Read More »2021 Kia Seltos first drive, 2021 Roland Gumpert revealed, Tesla Cybertruck seeks a home: What’s New @ The Car Connection
First drive: 2021 Kia Seltos rides in style The 2021 Kia Seltos piles on style like fresh Wranglers, crisp button-up shirts, hard-wearing felt Stetsons and shined up East Texas belt buckles. We recently drove the Seltos in the hill country outside San Antonio, where swamp oak and cedar elm share Texas dirt …
Read More »First drive: 2021 Kia Seltos rides in style
Each pint-size ‘ute from nearly every automaker on the planet now promises something different. For many buyers of those small crossovers, all that matters is whether they arrive in style. The 2021 Kia Seltos piles on style like fresh Wranglers, crisp button-up shirts, hard-wearing felt Stetsons and shined up East …
Read More »2021 Kia Seltos First Drive Review: Telluride In Training
It’s no secret that the Kia Telluride is a smash hit. The award-winning three-row still sells ferociously, even more than a year after its launch. So much so, in fact, that Kia execs call the brand’s big crossover the “Selluride” because of its success. But why talk about the brand’s …
Read More »Kia’s 2021 Seltos Is Attractive and Practical
There’s a goodness that Kia has figured out how to bake into its newer SUVs, most notably its mid-size three-row Telluride. While the Korean brand’s latest box on wheels, the new 2021 Seltos, may be tough to classify—it sits right on the subcompact/compact border—it’s apparent after just a few minutes …
Read More »2021 Kia Seltos
The 2021 Kia Seltos is the automaker’s newest crossover and the smallest in its lineup. It’s Kia’s answer for buyers who’ve asked for an all-wheel-drive Soul for more than a decade. The Seltos is slightly larger than the Soul and strikes out in its own styling direction, although the most …
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