Even though the Kia Seltos and Renault Duster are mid-size SUVs, the approaches towards performance and fuel economy of the two brands are quite distinct. The current version of the Seltos comes with a naturally aspirated petrol engine, a turbo petrol engine, and a diesel engine in its bonnet, unlike the Duster, which currently comes with a turbo-petrol and hybrid powertrains engines. Nonetheless, according to the figures mentioned, the petrol version of the Duster is better than the Seltos in terms of mileage rating, as the 1-litre manual petrol engine of the Duster achieves a fuel economy of 19.41 km\/l, compared to the figures for the Seltos, where the turbo DCT engine rates at around 17.5 km\/l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Real-world testing tells a different story. In the most useful like-for-like automatic comparison, the Seltos Turbo DCT returns noticeably better combined mileage than the Duster 1.3 Turbo DCT. The Seltos also offers a diesel engine, giving high-mileage buyers an option that the current Duster cannot match. So, the official mileage winner and the real-world running-cost winner are not necessarily the same SUV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n