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2020 price rises for Kia Seltos, Kia Sportage

Two of Kia's most popular models just became more expensive.


The prices of Kia's Seltos city SUV and Sportage mid-size SUV model ranges have risen by $300 across the board for the second half of 2020.

For the Seltos, Kia says the price increase is due to varying exchange rates and cost-of-doing-business pricing, while the Sportage's price hike is in line with the car's 2021 model-year.

However, neither model has received any specification updates in line with the pricing changes.

Above: The 2020 Kia Seltos S.

Pricing for the Seltos range now starts at $25,990 plus on-road costs for the front-wheel-drive S grade, with Kia offering a national deal of $26,990 driveaway, which is $1000 more than previous driveaway pricing.

The flagship all-wheel-drive GT-Line, meanwhile, now costs $300 more than before at $41,400 plus on-road costs, or $42,990 driveaway.

An optional Safety Pack for the S and Sport grades – which adds AEB with cyclist detection and adaptive cruise control – is an extra $1000, while Kia's premium paint choices add an additional $520 to the purchase price.

Above: 2020 Kia Seltos S interior.

Meanwhile, the 2021 Sportage line-up has also risen by $300 across the board and now kicks off from $28,690 plus on-road costs for the S grade with manual transmission.

It tops out with the diesel-powered, all-wheel-drive GT-Line at $48,190 plus on-road costs. Kia is yet to share national driveaway pricing for the MY21 Sportage.

Above: The 2020 Kia Sportage SX manual.

All four Seltos grades are petrol-powered and with automatic transmission, but buyers have the choice of front-wheel-drive or all-wheel-drive.

Front-wheel-drive Seltos S, Sport and Sport+ grades receive a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder engine that produces 110kW and 180Nm and is coupled to a continuously variable transmission.

Meanwhile, all-wheel-drive Sport+ and GT-Line grades feature a 1.6-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged engine producing 130kW and 265Nm and coupled to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission.

Above: The 2020 Kia Sportage S interior.

Sportage buyers have the choice of three engines – a 114kW/192Nm 2.0-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine for Si, Si Premium and SLi grades, a 135kW/237Nm, 2.4-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine in the GT-Line only and a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder diesel engine producing 136kW and 400Nm across all grades.

All petrol Sportage models feature a six-speed automatic transmission driving the front wheels only in the Si, Si Premium and SLi models and linked to an AWD system in GT-Line. Diesel models are AWD but with an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Both the Sportage and Seltos ranked in Australia's top 20 top-selling cars for July 2020.

2020 Kia Seltos prices for Australia

FWD petrol

  • S $25,990 (+$300) – $26,990 driveaway
  • Sport $28,990 (+$300) – $30,490 driveaway
  • Sport + $32,490 (+$300) – $33,990 driveaway

AWD petrol

  • Sport + $35,990 (+$300) – $37,490 driveaway
  • GT-Line $41,400 (+$300) – $42,990 driveaway

All prices exclude on-road costs. 

2021 Kia Sportage prices for Australia

FWD petrol

  • S manual $28,690 (+$300)
  • S automatic $30,690 (+$300)
  • SX manual $30,790 (+$300)
  • SX automatic $32,790 (+$300)
  • SX+ $37,990 (+$300)

AWD diesel

  • S $36,090 (+$300)
  • SX $38,190 (+$300)
  • SX+ $43,390 (+$300)
  • GT-Line $48,190 (+$300)

AWD petrol

  • GT-Line $45,290 (+$300)

All prices exclude on-road costs. 

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Susannah Guthrie

Susannah Guthrie has been a journalist for over a decade, covering everything from world news to fashion, entertainment, health and now cars. Having previously worked across titles like The New Daily, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, People Magazine and Cosmopolitan, Susannah now relishes testing family cars with the help of her husband and two-year-old son.

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