2020 Kia Seltos Vs Hyundai Kona Vs Honda Hr-V Vs Subaru Xv

With the Seltos, Kia Philippines thinks they accept ane of the hottest rides some in addition to who could blame them? The sub-compact crossover segment is absolutely lit alongside choices in addition to everyone, in addition to nosotros hateful everyone wants a slice of the action—including Chinese brands you lot in all probability haven’t fifty-fifty heard of.

But of course, Kia’s non going that route. Leave the sub-million crossovers to the JACs, GACs, BACs, DACs, in addition to whatever “ACs” at that topographic point are inwards the world. Instead, the Seltos is targeting marketplace pose infinite occupied past times to a greater extent than premium choices—you know, against the likes of the Honda HR-V, Subaru XV, in addition to its platform twin, the Hyundai Kona.

Let’s come across how it stacks up.

Sporting a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine from Hyundai/Kia’s “Nu” family, the Seltos makes 149 horsepower in addition to 179 Nm of torque—figures that are genuinely real comparable alongside the remainder of the segment, including the Honda HR-V’s 1.8-liter mill. The Subaru XV’s 2.0-liter Boxer does border the remainder inwards grunt, simply that’s negated past times having to bear unopen to 200 kilograms of to a greater extent than weight because of its all-wheel drive drivetrain.

Apart from its drivetrain advantage, the Subaru is the exclusively ane inwards this grouping to offering independent respite at all 4 corners in addition to fifty-fifty vented disc brakes, too. It also has the largest tire size inwards the group at 225/55 R 18s, spell the remainder ride on precisely the same size of rubber: 215/55 R 17s.

Exterior-wise, the Subaru XV is also largest inwards this group, sports the largest wheelbase, in addition to has the highest dry soil clearance, simply it’s quite surprising that the Seltos (and the Kona) matches the Subaru inwards overall width in addition to height.

Despite its outside size wages though, the Seltos does create practise to optimize its interior real well. Aside from having best-in-group forepart in addition to raise headroom, it does vanquish the Honda HR-V inwards price of forepart leg in addition to raise shoulder room. Compared to its mechanical twin though, the Seltos trounces the Kona inwards all simply forepart leg room.

Priced at P 1.498-million, the Seltos (at to the lowest degree inwards SX trim) is the second most expensive model. Yet, a quick scan through the touchstone features shows it doesn’t genuinely stand upward out inwards whatever department. Its convenience features are matched well-nigh line-by-line to the Honda HR-V RS! At the polar opposites of this grouping are the Hyundai Kona at P 1.188 1000000 in addition to the Subaru XV at P 1.668-million. But it becomes a illustration of “you larn what you lot paid for” alongside the Kona non fifty-fifty getting leather seats in addition to contrary camera/sensors. On the other hand, the Subaru XV is the exclusively ane hither alongside collision avoidance tech (Subaru EyeSight), powered driver’s seat, in addition to a sunroof!

Feel costless to nerd out alongside the remainder of the specs below.