2021 Kia Seltos is the latest SUV in the automaker’s growing lineup.The Seltos is available with all-wheel drive and torque vectoring. Kia says it will hit the market during the first quarter of 2020.

Kia is on a roll with their SUVs these days. On the heels of the Telluride (which was released earlier this year) is the 2021 Kia Seltos compact SUV. The Seltos is a smidgen larger than the Soul but smaller than the Sportage. But unlike those two, the Seltos is obviously gifted with a marginal sprinkling of Telluride DNA.

Here?s a fun fact: The Seltos name is derived from Celtos, the son of Hercules in Greek mythology. In this case, Hercules is the Telluride, fresh off being named MotorTrend?s 2020 SUV of the Year, a title it grabbed from the Audi e-tron, Lincoln Aviator, Mercedes-Benz GLS, and Porsche Cayenne among others.
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According to Kia?s press release, the Seltos is a “marriage of bold design and delicate details.? Now, I don?t know about that, but there?s a simpler way of explaining how the Seltos looks. It?s a smaller Telluride, and that?s that. And in that regard, the Seltos stands out from the absurdly distorted styling of direct rivals like the Toyota CH-R and the weirdly amusing Honda HR-V. This makes it more desirable for those who want traditional SUV styling cues from their small crossovers.

Similar to Telluride, the Seltos has a tall front end and an assertive appearance. Being a Kia, it also has a...