Kia Syros Makes World Premiere in India

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Kia has taken the covers off the much-anticipated Syros SUV today.

The Kia Syros made its world debut today. The compact SUV's unique design stands out from the rest of the Kia models in India. Aesthetically, it resembles the Tazman pickup. However, it also has several unique features, such as a thick B-pillar and boxy body panels. The Syros will be launched in India in January 2025, and its prices will be revealed then. Booking for the Syros will commence on 3rd January, and deliveries will begin in early February 2025.

The Syros's exterior is boxy. At the front, it has a flat-ish face. The vertically stacked LED headlights are prominent. The thick plastic cladding on the front bumper adds a touch of ruggedness.

You also see a faux skid plate. From the side, the Syros looks boxy. It has a body-coloured B-pillar, a design feature not seen in India since the Skoda Yeti. At the back, there are L-shaped LED taillamps.

Kia has equipped the Syros up to the brim. It comes with a host of features such as a single 30-inch display housing the touchscreen infotainment and a digital driver's display, a panoramic sunroof, USB type-C charging ports, wireless charging, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and a twin-spoke steering wheel.

Comfort features on the Syros include a powered driver seat, adjustable and sliding rear seats, and front and rear ventilated seats. The Syros will be available with OTA updates.

Syros shares its engine line-up with the Sonet. It has a 120 hp 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine that produces 172 Nm of peak torque. No diesel engine will be on offer. Transmission options include a 6-speed manual.

Kia is offering Level 2 ADAS on the Syros. This camera—and radar-based system features multiple advanced driver assistance systems, including adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist, a blind spot monitor, and automatic emergency braking.

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Kia Syros bookings open tomorrow

Kia India will officially commence the booking on January 3, 2025. The Syros can be booked by paying a token amount of ₹25,000. Furthermore, Kia India also revealed that it will announce the prices for the Syros on February 1.

 

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Kia Syros bookings open at Rs 25,000

The Kia Syros SUV is now open for bookings ahead of its price announcement on February 1. Booking amount for the Syros is Rs 25,000 and customers can reserve their SUV online on the Kia India website or at the showrooms. The Syros will make its first public appearance on January 17 at the Bharat Mobility Show in New Delhi.
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Lets wait how many bookings this get! Generally new Kia Cars gets really good initial numbers!

 

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The Kia Syros compact SUV has launched in India, and its ex-showroom prices starts at Rs 9 lakh for the base HTK petrol-manual variant, and goes up to Rs 17.80 lakh for the top-spec diesel-AT variant with ADAS. Kia has been accepting pre-bookings for the Syros since January 3 for a token amount of Rs 25,000. Deliveries will start from mid-Feburary.

The ADAS package is optional extra for Rs 80,000 on the top-spec HTX+ trim, so if you don't need it, you don't pay for it. Price-wise, the Syros sits in between the Sonet and Seltos. Prices for the Sonet petrol range between Rs 8 lakh and Rs 14.95 lakh, while the Seltos petrol is priced between Rs 11.13 lakh and Rs 20.51 lakh. Similarly, Sonet diesel prices range between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 15.70 lakh, while the Seltos diesel is priced between Rs 12.71 lakh and Rs 20.51 lakh.

The Syros takes design cues from global Kia SUVs like the EV9 and EV3, all packaged in a tallboy body measuring just under 4 metres. The front fascia is quite distinctive, thanks to its upright stance and low-set vertical LED headlights that extend into the fenders. There’s generous usage of cladding all around the lower portion, and in the top-spec variant, the tri-petal design for the 17-inch alloy wheels looks striking.

The side profil;e features body-coloured B-pillars sandwiched between all-black A-, C- and D-pillars, roof rails, flush-fitting door handles, and a flat glass area that sharply kinks upwards before wrapping around the rear. Speaking of the rear, the Syros sports high-mounted L-shaped tail-lamps that flank the rear windscreen. Lower down, the chunky rear bumper has a two-tone black and silver finish with vertical stop lamps and turn indicators on either side.

Eight colour options are available: Aurora Black Pearl, Frost Blue, Glacier White Pearl, Gravity Grey, Imperial Blue, Intense Red, Pewter Olive and Sparkling Silver.

Kia has fitted the Syros with a clean, well-laid-out dashboard. Taking prominence on the centre console are two 12.3-inch displays for the infotainment and instrument cluster, bridged by a 5-inch screen that depicts climate control information. The two-spoke steering wheel has a unique off-centre Kia logo, and the AC vents neatly run across the dashboard’s length. The tallboy form factor also helps maximize the Syros' interior space, which, according to Kia India MD and CEO Gwanggu Lee, was a crucial design consideration for the compact SUV.

The Syros' equipment list is brimming with features, such as ventilation for all four seats, ambient lighting, reclining and sliding second-row seats with centre armrest and 60:40 split-folding function, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, a wireless charging pad, a panoramic sunroof, powered driver’s seat, electronic parking brake and an 8-speaker Harman Kardon sound system. As for safety equipment, the Syros has six airbags, electronic stability control, front and rear parking sensors, a 360-degree camera and a Level 2 ADAS suite.

The Syros comes with two engine options that can be mated to manual or automatic transmissions. Petrol Syros buyers get a 120hp, 172Nm, 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo-petrol unit. The diesel Syros packs a 116hp, 250Nm, 1.5-litre four-cylinder mill. A 6-speed manual gearbox is standard for both engines; buyers can opt for a 7-speed DCT with the petrol variant and a 6-speed torque converter with the diesel variant.

It sees competition from other compact SUV such as the Tata Nexon, Maruti Brezza, the new Skoda Kylaq and the Hyundai Venue.

All prices ex-showroom, Delhi

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Kia Syros: Price & Feature Highlights

The bookings for Kia Syros are now open for ₹25,000 across India. ADAS features are available at an additional cost of ₹80,000 over and above the price of the top trim.









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Kia Syros has received over 20,163 bookings, ever since the pre-bookings commenced on January 3, 2025.

• Upto 46% of the Kia Syros customers inclined towards owning the top variants.
• It also witnessed preference towards the petrol-powered engine with 67% of the total bookings, remaining 33% customers opted for the diesel engines.
• Glacier White Pearl emerged as the most preferred colour with 32% bookings followed by Aurora Black Pearl and Frost Blue with 26% and 20% respectively.

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