2025 Volkswagen Taos vs. Kia Seltos Interior Features

No matter the outing you’re undertaking, the 2025 VW Taos and 2025 Kia Seltos are both ready to help you enjoy your day to the fullest. Both offer heated front seats to help you relax after a hard day’s work. The driver’s seats in both SUVs can be equipped with power adjustability and lumbar support so you can find your ideal back support. Ventilated front seats are available on higher level trims on the Taos, while this same feature is an optional upgrade on the Seltos. On the Taos, you can bring cloudwatching and stargazing opportunities into your cabin through the available power tilting and sliding panoramic sunroof, which can be equipped on select higher-level trims. The Seltos offers an optional power sunroof on its highest trim if you choose to add it as an upgrade.

If you’d like to take a deeper dive into the features available with the Taos, you can head over to our review.

Available VW Taos interior features include:

• Cloth, CloudTex and cloth, or leather seat upholstery
• Heated and ventilated front seats
• Eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat with lumbar support
• Six-way manually adjustable front passenger’s seat
• 60/40 split-folding rear bench seat with center armrest and pass-through
• Heated, leatherette-wrapped steering wheel
• Leather-wrapped gearshift knob
• Auto-dimming interior rearview mirror
• Climatronic® touch dual-zone automatic climate control with advanced air filter
• Keyless access with push-button start
• Remote engine start
• Ambient interior lighting

2025 Volkswagen Taos vs. Kia Seltos Dimensions, Cargo Space, & Seating

With all the space in the 2025 VW Taos and 2025 Kia Seltos, you can easily haul a new furniture purchase home, bring luggage to the airport, or transport your kids’ sports equipment to practice. The VW Taos offers the most cargo space regardless of whether the second row is upright or lowered. The second row in both SUVs can be folded with the 60/40 split-fold so you can accommodate both passengers and cargo. The Taos offers up to 65.9 cubic feet of cargo space, while the Seltos can achieve up to 62.8 cubic feet of cargo space.

Interior dimensions are shown in the accompanying table.

2025 Volkswagen Taos vs. Kia Seltos Engine Specs & Fuel Economy

There’s ample power and impressive fuel efficiency available whether you choose the 2025 VW Taos or 2025 Kia Seltos. The Taos offers stronger fuel economy with its 1.5L TSI® turbocharged four-cylinder engine — 36 highway MPG. Meanwhile, the Seltos has a standard engine that offers a bit less than that — 34 highway MPG with its 2.0L inline four-cylinder (I4) engine. The Seltos also offers a turbocharged 1.6L I4 engine on higher-level trims which achieves improved performance capabilities.

Engine specs are shown in the accompanying table.

2025 Volkswagen Taos vs. Kia Seltos Length & Ground Clearance

While they are roughly similar sizes, the 2025 VW Taos and 2025 Kia Seltos do offer distinct exterior dimensions. The VW Taos is longer, wider, and taller — it boasts a 175.9-inch length, 72.5-inch width, and maximum 65.1-inch height. Meanwhile, the Seltos has the higher ground clearance at 7.3 inches — the VW Taos has a ground clearance of 6.5 inches.

Exterior dimensions are shown in the accompanying table.

2025 Volkswagen Taos vs. Kia Seltos Safety & Technology Options

The innovative tech systems in the 2025 Volkswagen Taos and 2025 Kia Seltos offer confidence-boosting driver assistance and infotainment capabilities. Both SUVs offer several driver assistance features designed to improve the safety of you and your passengers, including rearview cameras, blind spot monitoring, and lane-keeping assistance. You’ll find that both also offer varying cruise control capabilities to improve your highway driving experience. The Taos comes with an IQ.DRIVE® suite that includes, among other features, travel assist, which offers semi-automated driving capabilities.

When it comes to navigation, entertainment, and vehicle updates, you’ll have a number of tech options in either SUV that you can take advantage of. The Taos comes with a unique 8-inch floating infotainment touchscreen, which includes voice control and navigation capabilities. Meanwhile, the Seltos offers an available 10.25-inch touchscreen display with navigation. You can easily connect to either of these systems via wired or wireless Apple CarPlay® or Android Auto™. Plus, both SUVs also offer wireless charging pads so you can charge your compatible smart device.

Available VW Taos driver assistance features include:

• Front and rear park distance control
• Dynamic road sign display
• Rearview camera system
• IQ.DRIVE driver assistance suite
  • Travel assist (semi-automated driving assistance)
  • Front assist (forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian monitoring)
  • Active blind spot monitor
  • Rear traffic alert
  • Adaptive cruise control with stop and go
  • Lane assist (lane keeping system)
  • Emergency assist
  • Light assist (high beam control for headlights)

Available VW Taos technology features include:

• 8-in. floating infotainment touchscreen with voice control and navigation
• Wired or wireless App-Connect® smartphone integration (Apple CarPlay and Android Auto)
• Bluetooth® audio streaming
• HD Radio™
• Four-speaker or six-speaker sound system
• Volkswagen Digital Cockpit Pro 10.25-in. configurable digital instrument display
• Wireless charging
• Two front USB-C data ports and one rear USB-C charging port with 45W fast charging

2025 Volkswagen Taos vs. Kia Seltos Price

The 2025 VW Taos starts at $24,995 and the 2025 Kia Seltos has a starting MSRP of $24,690.