 What is up, you guys? I'll go back to another one. If you're new to this channel, I'm Goldpony, I do new car track, SUV reviews on YouTube. And today, we are in the brand new 2024 Kia Seltos, courtesy of Fred Bean's Kia of Mechanicsburg, in Mechanicsburg, PA. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. And so, we are in this one today because there are some big changes for the 2024 Seltos. And of course, you do get America's best warranty since it is a Kia being five years, 60,000 miles bumper to bumper, 10 years, 100,000 miles on the powertrain. That is wonderful. So ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one, from acceleration to braking, steering wheel ride quality, sound system exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So, having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so, as you can imagine, there are several trim levels for the 2024 Seltos. First one being the LX, starting at $24,390. S-Trim level for $24,990. X-Line for $28,690. EX for $25,790. And lastly, the SX for $29,990. That was all starting prices. By the way, the LX, the X-Line and the SX come standard with all-wheel drive. To add all-wheel drive to the S or the EX, add $1,500 for the S and $2,200 for the EX. So, plenty of different variations when it comes to the trim levels. But when it comes to the power plan, this is one of the main changes for 2024. So, the first power plan is going to belong to the LX, S and EX trim levels. That one is powered by a two-liter naturally aspirated in-line four-cylinder, putting out 146 horsepower at 6,200 RPM. 132 pound-feet of torque coming in at 4,500 RPM. Power being sent to front wheels or all-wheels through an IVT that stands for Intelligent Variable Transmission. Zero to 60 time coming in at approximately 8.3 seconds. With MPG numbers coming in at 27 in the city, 31 on the highway taking regular unleaded fuel, which is great. But then there is an all-new 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder for the X-Line and the SX. So, the trim level that we have today actually is the SX. So, we have this all-new engine. That's great. 195 horsepower at 6,000 RPM, which by the way is a 20 horsepower bump from the 2023 model year. And that is due in part because of the bigger turbo and 195 pound-feet of torque coming in at 1,600 RPM. Power sent to all four wheels through a new eight-speed automatic transmission. The new just keeps on going, I feel like here. Zero to 60 time coming in at approximately 7.3 seconds. With MPG numbers coming in at 25 in the city, 27 on the highway taking regular unleaded fuel yet again. And the brakes are great as we have to come to a quick stop on this red light here. So, braking feels wonderful. But anyways, I'm getting ahead of myself. Let me go ahead and touch on the drive modes. There's actually a circular dial located just to the left of the shifter. That's gonna give you normal, sport and smart, adjusting things like the shift points, the throttle response, and the steering sensitivity. So, now having got all of that out of the way, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find a straightaway. Let's put this new 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder to the test and let's see how quickly we can get our new 2024 Celtos here up to speed. Three, two, one, go! That's not bad. That's not bad at all, honestly. That is plenty of an acceleration. It feels like zero to 60 in the lower seven second range. That's incredible. That honestly, I wasn't expecting the Celtos to be that quick and that's a really nice engine configuration for the Celtos without a doubt. So, no issues emerging onto the highway for sure. And I will say, that was its sport driving mode and it did immediately downshift. So, it's gonna hold the RPMs at a much higher level and it is really giving you more power on demand at any time that you need it for emerging onto the highways and stuff like that. So, incredible acceleration for this thing. But anyways, to go along with that acceleration as always, braking is equally important. So, the interesting thing about the braking setup is that it's actually going to differ depending upon whether or not you go with the front-wheel-drive configuration or the all-wheel-drive. So, for the front-wheel-drive, you're gonna get 11-inch ventilated front-disk, 10.3-inch solid rear-disk, but for the all-wheel-drive, that is bumped up to 12-inch ventilated front-disk and 11.2-inch solid rear-disk. As far as that 60-zero stopping distance goes, it's actually going to come in at a very impressive 120 feet. So, typical with SUVs, you find in the upper 120s, if not the 130s, 130s is pretty common in SUVs. So, 120 feet even, that is almost a sports sedan, good number. And honestly, that was one of the first things I muttered to myself. It's definitely a firm braking feel. It does immediately bring me to a stop, which is wonderful because if it throws up a red light like it happened to me while I was driving there, it did immediately bring me to a stop. So, I love the braking feel on the new Seltos without a doubt. They did a wonderful job with that. But, then touching on suspension and handling, up front you're gonna get a McPherson front suspension. In the back, it's going to differ again whether or not you go with the front-wheel-drive or the all-wheel-drive. So, for the front-wheel-drive, you're gonna get a couple torsion beam rear axle. With the all-wheel-drive, independent multi-link rear suspension, of course, gas pressure, eye shock absorbers, as well. And as far as ride quality goes, it's been perfectly fine to my short test drive here today. I'm gonna take it out of sport driving mode because that was a little too much power at any given time. But, yeah, ride quality has been perfectly fine. It's absorbing Pennsylvania's rotor perfection's great. So, certainly no issues there. As far as steering feel goes, I got it in normal. Ooh, that feels weird. Oh, let's put it in sport. Definitely weighted a lot more on the heavier side of things in that sport driving mode. I gotta be honest. This is a kind of weird steering feel. This is one of the weirder steering feels I've felt in a while. It's not a good thing or a bad thing. It's just a thing. So, it feels like there's a little bit of a delight to the steering. Like, when I turn the left, it'll take a second to kind of think about what it wants to do there. That is weird. I don't think I've ever felt a steering feel like this before. I don't know what to think about it. It's probably something that you get used to, but I don't know. I think I would describe it as unnatural. And that's just my personal opinion. I'm just a guy that's driven over 700 cars, but it just, it doesn't feel quite natural to me. That's all I'm saying, but anyways. Been touching on cabin noise. That is actually perfectly fine. Let me go ahead and turn off the air, so you guys can get a better gauge of that. I'm going approximately 30 miles per hour right now. There's no wind noise. There's no road noise. And honestly, that's partly due in part because there is an acoustic laminated front windshield. And that doesn't always come standard by the way on SUVs, especially in the class. So, that is definitely very nice. And quite honestly, it's a pretty serene cabin. So, that is definitely above average for the segment without a doubt. The touching on visibility, I can see fine out the back out of my rear view mirror, I should say. So, definitely no issues there either. But, that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2024 Kia Seltos. All right, so here she is, you guys. The new 2024 Kia Seltos finished in Snow White Pearl, which by the way is a $395 paint option if you were interested. But, I think it looks pretty darn good. And again, this thing has been completely refreshed for 2024. Another change here, including a wider front grille. Headlights have been altered slightly as well. And there is some new trim at the bottom of that front bumper as well. But, before we get too much into that, let me go ahead and start with where the Seltos is made. Taking a look at the vent, first character is the letter K, indicating that the 2024 Kia Seltos is built and assembled in Korea, South Korea, of course. So, that is definitely pretty cool. I always like when countries that the manufacturer is native to actually produce the vehicle. So, that is pretty cool. But anyways, let's go ahead and start up front on the Seltos here. Black front grille will come on the LX trim level, but you're gonna get a black and chrome front grille for the SEX and SX trim. That is what you guys are looking at, of course. And then a gun metal front grille for the X-Line. X-Line is gonna be kind of that off-road trim, if you will, if you wanna call it that. But, just below you are actually going to find some front skid plates. They will come standard. Projector beam halogen headlights do come on the LX, S, X-Line and EX, but then LED headlights are going to come on the SX trim that we have today. So, added illumination for the SX trim level. I absolutely love that. LED daytime running lights come on the S trim level and up. You're gonna get the automatic feature for all trim levels, but you're also gonna get automatic high beams. And that is a feature I absolutely love. Essentially, what that means is when you have your high beams on at night and it senses the vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's gonna automatically dim them back to low beams. Then when that vehicle is gone, it's gonna automatically bounce it back up to high beams for you there. So, definitely a very convenient feature there. And fog lights are gonna come on the S trim level and up, but you will get LED fog lights for that SX trim that we have today. You guys are looking at those in the bottom corners there. So, definitely a pretty cool looking front end. And I like the detail that they put in to like this aluminum trim that you guys are seeing right here. There's a nice little design element to that. It goes all the way across the front bumper here. And then it kind of fades out above the headlight here. So, that is a pretty cool design element. Anyways, that pretty much rounds out the front end of the cell toast. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the side. All right, so I'm now checking out the side of the cell toast here. Roof rails will come standard on the S trim level and up. Roof privacy glass though, coming standard on every single trim level across the board, I like that. Got some kind of aluminum-ish belt line molding on the bottom portion of those windows there. Power adjustable side mirrors will come standard heated side mirrors though with LED integrated turd signals coming with the S trim level and up. Then take a look down at the wheel setup, 17-inch alloys for the LXS and EX trims, 18-inch gloss black alloys for the X line and 18-inch machine-finished alloys then for the EX. And that, of course, is what you guys are looking at. So, machine-finished with gloss black inserts, I would call it, but. I like the fluting roof line towards the back as well. And another thing I wanted to mention to you guys before we make our way to the back is, check out these roof rails. I don't think I've ever seen this kind of design element kind of in the back. It's kind of like just hanging out there by itself. A nice little unique touch to the cell toast yet again. But now, let's go ahead and make our way to the back of this one. All right, so now since you're all around to the back of the 2024 cell toast, all the way to the top, body colors, shark fin antenna, just below that rear spoiler with an integrated brake light, below that rear window wiper. You do have some very obviously redesigned rear tail lights. I do not remember it looking like this in the past because all the way across the Kia logo, separating the two tail lights there. And by the way, when it comes to what those tail lights are, they're gonna be halogen bulbs for the LX, but all other trim levels being the S trim level and up, you're gonna get LED tail lights. So added illumination at night if you go with the S trim level end up. Got some kind of aluminum trim found on the bottom there. And just below it all, there is a single exhaust outlet tucked away underneath there, kind of on the passenger side underneath. So having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next. As always here is that exhaust clip. All right, so now since we are around to the back of the cell toast, when it comes to opening that rear tailgate, it is gonna be a manual tailgate that's comes standard on all trim levels, actually, but we do have an optional package that gives us the hands-free power tailgate today. So didn't want to mention that. There's a button on the key fob as well and also a button on the tailgate itself. Anyways, once opened up, cargo capacity comes in at 26.6 cubic feet behind that second row. If that was not enough space, there of course is a 6040 split, meaning the rear seats do fold down, bumping that up to 62.8 cubic feet then. There is a cargo cover for the SX trim level only. I'm showing that to you guys now. There is a dual-level cargo floor for all trim levels across the board. Got some tie-down anchors back there as well. And then if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor, you will actually find a spare tire, which I love. And there's actually a decent amount of space surrounding that spare tire for perhaps an inflator kit if you wanted or an ice scraper or something like that. But the make our way up to the rear legroom, that's gonna come in at 38 inches even for reference, I mean even six feet tall. This is how much space I have back there. Rear ventilation does come standard for every single trim level across the board. Gotta love that. That isn't always the case in this class, so I have to mention it. Rear center armrest with cup holders coming on the S trim level end up. And you also get dual rear USB charging ports for every single trim level across the board. So if you've got kids with their tablets, they can stay connected. But anyways, then make our way up to the front seats. Cloth seating is gonna come with the LX, syntax-cloth combination for the S trim level on the X line and then a syntax finish for the EX and the SX. So what do you guys think of this midnight green interior on the seats that we have with us here today? I love it, it's so different. I don't think I've seen this color on any other brand, but that's pretty cool. But manually adjustable front seats coming with the LX, S and X line 10-way power driver seat with power lumbar for the EX and the SX trim that we have today. Heated front seats for the X line trim level end up and then ventilated front seats are gonna be optional on the SX trim level. We do yet again have that option. So that's pretty darn cool. But overall, seating was all right. Not the very most comfortable, but certainly not bad either. It was pretty much pretty average for the segment. Now, to make it perfect, you could put vertical seams on this if you were talking to you, Kia. So put some vertical seams so there's no awkward pressure points and make the power lumbar a little more adjustable. That's what I would do to make these seats perfect if you can. But then taking a look at the steering wheel, it is tilt and telescoping and is leather-wrapped for the S trim level end up. And you will get a nice flat bottom if you were to go with the SX trim level that we have today. I love that. I love the flat bottom on this thing. But now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup and let me start by showing you guys the key. Got your Kia logo on the one side with the hold button, by the way. That's a remote start. I love that. And then all of your, the rest of your buttons I should say are located on the side of the key. You got lock, unlock and the button to pop the rear tailgate there. But it is all keyless entry with a push button start. So all I'm going to do here is simply pop my front of the brake and press that black engine start button located just to the left of those air vents there. And so when it comes to the gauge configuration, it is going to differ depending upon the trim level that you go with. For the LX trim, you're going to get your traditional analog gauges with a 4.2 inch digital screen in the middle. However, for the S trim level end up, you're going to get what you are currently looking at right now, which is a 10 and a quarter inch digital gauge cluster, which is stinking cool. I love it. And those gauges will actually change depending upon the drive mode that you put it in. So if you put it in normal, you're going to get kind of these black hues. If you put it in sport, you're going to get kind of this red and gray hues and smart. It looks like it's black as well, but I do like that they adjust slightly dependent upon the drive mode. And of course there's steering wheel mounted controls you can adjust what is on there. It gives you how many miles you'll have left until you hit empty. Outside temperature, the list goes on pretty much everything you could possibly want on the digital gauges there. But now let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality. A power sunroof is going to be optional on the EX and the SX. So we got that option yet again, LED interior lighting for the S trim level and up. I noticed that. I love that wireless phone charger is going to come on the EX and the SX trim levels. And that's kind of a separate shelf located just in front of the shifter there. That was pretty cool to find. Automatic climate control for the S trim level end up. And again, my favorite part about the interior quality is not only the midnight green interior accents we have in this one, also these funky speaker covers. They look so good. They're in the back. They're in the front. It's not just a flat design. It's kind of like this biometric 3D kind of design to it. I don't even know if I described that right, but it looks stinking cool and it feels cool too. So I love it. We'll be testing out the sound system in a little bit. But just in front of the shifter, you have a little bit of rubberized storage, 12 volt power outlet, couple charging ports. Again, the wireless phone charger. Behind this shifter, you got a couple cup holders, a little bit of storage there, electric mechanical parking brake. But then the center arm rest, there's a decent amount of storage in there. So overall it's finished how I would expect it to be finished, absolutely no issues for me, but I would say I would have liked to have seen some home link controls for like three garage doors or something on the rear view mirror, at least as an added option. Maybe it is an option. I don't know. Now let's go ahead and make our way to the infotainment screen here, which by the way, again it's going to differ dependent on the trim level that you go with. So for the LX, you get an eight inch color touchscreen display. For the S trim leveling up, you're going to get a 10 and a quarter inch color touchscreen display. Of course to match the 10 and a quarter inch digital gauge cluster. So Bluetooth and audio streaming do come standard either way. Android Auto Apple CarPlay also coming standard factory navigation system coming on the S trim level end up. Of course can adjust your climate control settings up there. There's a cool little voice memo system where you can record your voice and then play it back at a later date. I absolutely love that. There is a quiet mode where it eliminates the speakers in the back and kind of limits the speakers in the front. So if you got kids sleeping in the back, that should help there. And there is also a sound mood lamp button. Let's go ahead and hit that. And that is pretty cool. So it says mood lamp responds according to the theme selected. So I could put it on party time. I could put it on, hey yo, I could put it on midnight city or even romance. So I guess that is going to adjust the ambient lighting depending upon the theme that I put it on. That is pretty darn cool. I absolutely love that. But anyways, can of course adjust your radio information up there as well. And so when it comes to the sound systems, there are two of them. You're going to get a six speaker sound system for the LXSX line and EX trim levels. And then an eight speaker Bose sound system for the SX trim that we have today. So having said that, as promised, let's go ahead and turn on the radio and see what we got playing today. And let's test out the clarity of this one. Yeah, that's a really good sound system. And that's plenty for the Celtus without a doubt. So Bose is a very reputable company. I of course had those sound systems in my cars before, but when I had it in my car, it was an infinity and it is here in IKEA, which I love. It's a very, very reputable company spent around forever, plenty of bass, plenty of clarity. So there is nothing wrong with that sound system whatsoever. But last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen, of course, is when you do put the Celtus in reverse, you will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board, which is always is going to lead us into safety. And so first, let me start by saying IIHS top safety pick, which is an excellent rating from IIHS. So that's a very good start. Front side, side current airbags do come standard. In the back, you're going to have latch, AKA lower anchors that tethers your children for the rear car seats, rear child door locks, type pressure monitoring system, but also coming standard forward collision avoidance assist with pedestrian detection, lane departure warning, lane following assist, lane keep assist, driver attention warning system as well. Then if you were to go with the S trim level enough, you're going to get a blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert. And then the SX that we have today is going to give you adaptive cruise control with stop and go, which is a brilliant system, by the way, on both Hyundai, Kia and Genesis. They did a great job on that system compared to other brands. But now, when it comes to my final thoughts here of the Celtus, very good safety. Just have to mention that to start. Very good warranty as well. I like the refresh. This thing definitely looks good without a doubt. Wonderful braking on this thing. Instantly brings you to a stop. That's 60 zero and 120 feet. There's definitely nothing wrong with that. I like the gauges as well. Digital gauge clusters. I'm always a big fan of those. As far as room for improvement goes, steering feel is a little bit unnatural to me at least. It might be perfectly fine to you. And I would have loved to have seen some garage door openers found in this thing somewhere. Not that there's anything wrong with a little clip on thing on the visor, but I don't know. I just like it when it's integrated into the car. But anyways, let me know what you guys think of the new 2024 Celtus in the comment section below. And that is about it for this one, you guys. Thank you so much for watching. Feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen if you want to see what's coming next on the channel before it gets to YouTube. 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