Maruti Suzuki Victoris Top Model Price Compared: Almost Rs 60,000 Cheaper Than Kia Seltos X Line Diesel AT

Maruti Suzuki Victoris VXi On Road Price: Maruti Suzuki launched the Victoris, its flagship Arena model, at a starting price of Rs 10.50 lakh (introductory, ex-showroom). Positioned as the company's mid-sized SUV, the Victoris aims squarely at the Hyundai Creta and the Kia Seltos in the hotly contested segment. While we have already explored how the Victoris stack up against Hyundai's bestselling Creta in terms of price, we now shift our attention to the Kia Seltos, a popular choice among SUV buyers. 

Maruti Suzuki Victoris Variants Vs Kia Seltos

The Maruti Suzuki Victoris is offered in LXi, VXi, ZXi, ZXi(O), ZXi+, and ZXi+ (O) variants, spread across petrol-based mild hybrid, strong hybrid, and CNG powertrains. Prices for the model start at Rs 10.50 lakh (ex-showroom). 

On the other hand, Kia offers the popular Seltos SUV in HTE (O), HTK, HTK (O), HTK+, HTK+ (O), HTX, HTX (O), GTX+, and X-Line variants, with prices ranging from Rs 11.19 lakh (ex-showroom).

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Maruti Suzuki Victoris Top Model Price Vs Kia Seltos

Considering that the prices of the Victoris are introductory, the entry-level LXi petrol-MT is currently Rs 69,000 less expensive than the base Kia Seltos HTE (O). Even its top-spec ZXi+ (O) with a strong hybrid petrol-CVT setup is almost Rs 60,000 (Rs 57,000 to be precise) less expensive than the Kia Seltos X Line. 

The prices are ex-showroom. While the prices of Maruti Suzuki's Victoris are introductory and will go up in due course, the Kia Seltos will become more affordable by up to Rs 75,372, effective from September 22. It remains to be seen how much the X-Line variant will cost under the revised GST regime.  

Under the hood, the Victoris is equipped with a 1.5-litre mild-hybrid petrol (with 5MT or 6AT), a 1.5-litre strong-hybrid petrol (with e-CVT), and a petrol-CNG setup. Meanwhile, the Kia Seltos X Line is offered with a turbo petrol-DCT and a diesel-AT.