Kia Seltos Vs Maruti Suzuki Victoris: The mileage figures of the 2026 Kia Seltos were recently revealed. The Maruti Suzuki Victoris is one of the fierce rivals of the 2026 Kia Seltos, and it has a hybrid powertrain that enables it to return an ARAI-claimed fuel efficiency of up to 28.65 km/l. Can the Kia Seltos beat the Maruti Victoris in terms of fuel efficiency? Let’s take a look at the comparison between the two mid-size SUVs.
2026 Kia Seltos: Mileage
The 2026 Kia Seltos ARAI fuel efficiency ranges between 15.6 km/l and 19.4 km/l. The Kia Seltos HTE variant with a diesel manual transmission returns the highest mileage of 19.4 kilometres per litre, whereas the Kia Seltos HTE (O) variant with a turbo petrol engine and iMT transmission has the lowest ARAI-claimed mileage of 15.6 km/l. The Kia Seltos Diesel AT has a mileage of 17.8 km/l, while the Kia Seltos Petrol MT and iVT have an ARAI-claimed mileage of up to 16.5 km/l. The Kia Seltos, with its turbo petrol engine and a DCT transmission, has an ARAI-claimed mileage of 17.5 km/l.
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Maruti Suzuki Victoris: Mileage
The Maruti Suzuki Victoris, on the other hand, has a mileage ranging between 19.07 km/l and 28.65 km/l. The 1.5-litre strong hybrid variant has the highest ARAI-claimed mileage of 28.65 km/l, whereas the 1.5-litre CNG is the second most fuel-efficient powertrain of the Maruti Suzuki Victoris, and it has an ARAI claimed mileage of up to 27.20 km/l. The 1.5-litre petrol/mild hybrid trims of the Victoris return a mileage of up to 21.18 km/l.
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2026 Kia Seltos Vs Maruti Suzuki Victoris
The diesel manual is the most fuel-efficient variant of the 2026 Kia Seltos, and it has an ARAI-claimed mileage of up to 19.4 km/l. The Victoris is not available with a diesel engine, and the Seltos misses out on the hybrid powertrain. Thus, the 1.5-litre petrol engine of the Maruti Suzuki Victoris can be directly compared with the 1.5-litre petrol engine of the Kia Setos, which returns a fuel efficiency of up to 16.5 km/l. The Victoris petrol can return a mileage of up to 21.18 km/l, which means that the Victoris is more fuel efficient than the Kia Seltos by up to 4.68 km/l.