Kia Seltos gets the X-Line treatment! Booming SUV gets rugged, off-road ready makeover

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Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
9 Feb 2020
1 min read

Kia's booming Seltos SUV has been given an off-road makeover, with a new X-Line model unveiled at the Auto Expo in India. 

Designed to make the small SUV more off-road ready, the X-Line Concept toughens up the exterior while adding genuine 4WD credibility.

For start, there's a new-look front end, headlined by a new grille, black-and-orange detailing, and blacked-out alloy wheels. There's new front and rear bumpers, too, designed to give the Seltos an "assertive, rugged design".

But the changes are more than cosmetic, with Kia also fitting a new front skid plate, roof racks and "all-terrain-inspired body panels".

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There's no word yet on exactly what's under the bonnet, but given AWD versions of the Seltos (in Australia at least) are equipped with the brand's 1.6-litre turbocharged engine, good for 135kW and 265Nm, we'd suggest the X-Line would receive the same if it makes it to Australia.

On that, Kia in Australia is yet to confirm the Seltos X-Line, but the brand has some form in this department, having launched the Picanto X-Line here last year. 

For now, though, watch this space.

Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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