New Kia Seltos vs Hyundai Creta: Dimensions, Engines, Features Compared

Kia recently unveiled the new second-gen Seltos ahead of its India launch in January 2025. The new SUV brings some big changes, not just at the surface level but under the skin as well, being Kia’s first car for India on the Kia/Hyundai K3 platform. The result is an SUV that is larger and wider than its predecessor, while the feature list too has been upgraded with newer tech. We see how it compares to the segment benchmark, the Hyundai Creta, on paper.

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2026 Kia Seltos vs Hyundai Creta: Dimensions

The Seltos has a clear size advantage on paper in almost every aspect. It’s over 100 mm longer, 40 mm wider and sits on an 80 mm longer wheelbase. This should mean that the Seltos should offer greater interior space than its Hyundai cousin. The Seltos also gets marginally more boot space than the Creta too.

2026 Kia Seltos vs Hyundai Creta: Engines & Gearbox

The new Seltos carries over the engine options from the first-gen SUV with no notable changes. This means that power and torque figures are identical to the Gen 1 SUV and by extension the Hyundai Creta as well, which shares the same powerplants. The only notable point of difference is that the Seltos turbo-petrol gets the option for a 6-speed clutch-pedal-less manual gearbox or iMT unit, while the Creta turbo-petrol is DCT only.

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It's a similar story for the diesel powertrains too, with no difference between the two SUVs.

2026 Kia Seltos vs Hyundai Creta: Features

Moving to the features, the new Seltos does get some upgrades over the Creta. In the fully-loaded GTX(A) spec, the Seltos gets features such as a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, a 12.3-inch touchscreen, a third 5.0-inch touchscreen for air-con functions, dual zone climate control, a 10-way adjustable driver seat with memory function, auto dimming IRVM, front, rear and side parking sensors, 360-degree cameras and more.

In comparison, the Creta features smaller 10.25-inch displays, lacks side parking sensors and gets an 8-way adjustable driver seat minus a memory function. Features such as dual zone climate control, auto-dimming IRVM, panoramic sunroof and 360 degree cameras are shared.

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On the safety front, the Creta gets six airbags as standard, along with features such as ABS, ESC, tyre pressure monitoring and rear parking sensors and camera in the base model. The Creta gets similar features in the base model, though it lacks a reverse camera.

Moving to the top variants, both SUVs get Level 2 ADAS tech with similar levels of capabilities. One key difference in the system is that the new Seltos gets a Parking Collision Avoidance function that is not offered in the Creta. The system is functional while reverse parking the Seltos.