Kia Syros EV: The ₹13.49 Lakh Electric SUV That Crossed 500km Range — Full Price and Specs

India's Segment Benchmark Electric SUV

Kia's second made-in-India mass-market electric vehicle, the Syros EV, has quickly become the benchmark in the compact electric SUV space. Priced from ₹13.49 lakh (ex-showroom) for the 42kWh version and ₹16.99 lakh for the 51.4kWh Extended Range variant, it is the first sub-four-metre electric SUV in India to cross the 500km range mark, with an ARAI-certified 526km on the larger pack and 443km on the smaller one. Both use liquid-cooled NMC cells certified to IP67.

Built on Kia's reinforced K1 platform, the Syros EV delivers 171 PS and a 0-100kph time of 8.1 seconds on the 51.4kWh pack. It supports 100kW DC fast charging, taking the battery from 10 to 80 per cent in a claimed 39 minutes, along with a 10.8kW onboard AC charger. Kia also offers Battery-as-a-Service, which drops the entry price to ₹7.99 lakh with a battery rental of about ₹3.3 per kilometre, plus a lifetime high-voltage battery warranty and an assured buyback of up to 80 per cent after three years.

Features and Ownership

Inside, a 30-inch Trinity panoramic display combines the instrument cluster, touchscreen and climate panel. The list includes Kia Connect 2.0 with over 95 features, an eight-speaker Harman Kardon system, ventilated front and rear seats, a dual-pane panoramic sunroof, a 16-litre frunk and a 100W front USB-C charger. Safety runs to Level 2 ADAS with 16 functions and six airbags. Kia's K-Charge ecosystem aggregates over 20,300 charging points across 23 operators, and 129 dealerships are equipped with DC fast chargers, backed by 275-plus EV-ready workshops.

What This Means for You

With Tata's Nexon EV and MG's Windsor EV as its closest rivals, the Syros EV's pitch is range and an ownership package that attacks resale-value and battery worries head-on. If you drive mostly in the city and can charge at home, the BaaS route makes the entry point genuinely low, though the per-kilometre battery rent adds up over a long ownership term, so run the numbers for your annual mileage before choosing it. Kia is also offering up to ₹20,000 in benefits on the Syros EV this October. Check your city's on-road price, compare it against the Nexon EV on our Compare page, and estimate running costs on the EV calculator.

(Sources: Kia India press release, ZigWheels, CarToq, Autoyugg. Image: Kia Syros by The Drivers Hub, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0; mid-article EV charging photo by IM3847, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0)