2022 Kia Seltos adds Nightfall Edition, increases standard equipment

For its sophomore model year, the Kia Seltos makes its bundle of active-safety features standard on all trim levels — and adds a Nightfall Edition. Pricing for the 2022 Seltos also has been released, and the starting figure increases by $500 to $22,490 plus $1,175 destination.

Darkness continues to fall across the automotive new-car market, and now the Seltos has its own Nightfall Edition (just like the Telluride and the Sportage and countless others). The Nightfall Edition gets a black grille and black 18-inch wheels as well as "rugged" roof rails and side sills. Like the top-spec SX, the Nightfall Edition is powered by the 175-horsepower 1.6-liter turbo paired with AWD. Lower trims — the LX, S (both FWD and AWD), and EX — continue to be powered by a 146-horsepower 2.0-liter four-cylinder.

Even the lowliest Seltos now comes standard with forward-collision warning with pedestrian detection and automatic braking, lane-keeping assist, lane departure warning, lane following assist, a driver-attention monitor, and automatic high beams. (The LX formerly didn't come with any of those items.) Blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert, both with collision-avoidance assist, are standard on the EX and SX as well as the new Nightfall Edition.