Kia Syros: Top 5 tech features that make this revolutionary SUV a must-buy

by Dhiyanesh Ravichandran · Published February 4, 2025 · Updated February 4, 2025

Kia Syros goes big on safety, connectivity, and digital features including a host of ADAS and hi-safety features that makes this car worth every single penny spent on it. This car is unlike anything we’ve ever seen!

At times, it’s hard to understand the psyche of the automakers! Kia’s all-new ‘Syros’ is one such car that defies normality in the way car manufacturers operate. Targeting an already crowded sub-4 metre compact SUV, which also includes the brand’s own offering ‘Sonet’, the new Syros is revolutionary in every sense of its essence!

Kia Syros buying review — *The design and styling of Kia Syros is in itself an embodiment of the sophisticated technology that it holds underneath its skin!*

With a whole new radical and eccentric design, exemplary interior space, and tons of technological and comfort features, the new Kia Syros is setting new standards in its class. It is versatile in its concept and utility, tailor made for young, urban, tech-savvy, and adventure-loving buyers. The car is positioned a notch above Kia Sonet and a step below Kia Seltos.

Prices* of the Kia Syros starts at ₹ 9 lakhs for the entry-level HTK petrol-only variant. The diesel-powered base version HTK(O) is priced at ₹11 lakhs. The top-of-the-line HTX+ variants ₹ 14.60 lakhs for the petrol AT, with the flagship HTX+ costing ₹ 16 lakhs (petrol) and ₹17 lakhs (diesel). The HTX+ line gets the optional ADAS for an additional premium of ₹ 80,000!

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If you doubt that the pricing is a bit on the premium side, especially for a sub-4 metre compact SUV, this article is for you. Here are top 5 class-leading technology features, or suite of techs, offered in Kia Syros that makes the car value-for-money and worth the extra premium.

1. ADAS Level 2

The optional ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) packages in the new Kia Syros is perhaps one-of-its-kind in the entire Indian car market! The package features 16 autonomous driving aids that are absolutely state-of-the-art. No other cars in its segment, or even in the higher segments, offer such comprehensive suite of active driver assistance technologies. Highlighting features in this regard include the following:

Front Collision Warning (FCW)
Front Collison-Avoidance Assist – for cars, pedestrians, cycle, junction turning, and direct on-coming vehicles
Smart Cruise Control (SCC) with Stop and Go feature
Leading Vehicle Departure Alert (LVDA)
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
Lane Keep and Follow Assist (LKA & LFA)
High Beam Assist (HBA)
Driver Attention Warning (DAW)
Parking Collision Avoidance Assist – Reverse (PCA-R)
360 Degree Camera
Blind View Monitor in instrumentation cluster

2. ‘Hi-safety’ features

Kia Syros offers a suite of 20 robust car safety technologies as standard fitment for all variants. This includes six airbags, Electronic Stability Control, Hill Start Assist control, Vehicle Stability Management, and Electric Parking Brake with Auto Hold feature. These features would ensure maximum protection to the occupants of the car and offer better drivability with ease of convenience to the driver.

3. 30-inch ‘Trinity’ Panoramic Display

The most-stunning tech feature of the Kia Syros is its 30-inch ‘Trinity’ panoramic display that defines the dashboard and driver cockpit. The ‘digital’ panel includes the following three distinctive displays:

Kia Syros digital screen — *Kia Syros’s 30-inch ‘Trinity’ Panoramic Display*

The 12.3-inch HD instrument cluster that offers comprehensive driving and vehicle related info for the driver
The 5-inch touchscreen system for the fully-automatic climate control system
The 12.3-inch HD touchscreen Navigation-cum-Infotainment system with wireless Android Auto/ Apple Carplay connectivity

4. Kia Connect 2.0

Connected techs are emerging as a norm only in premium vehicles, but Kia Syros is up and ready. The Kia Connect 2.0 integrates connectivity with every aspect of the car, offering real-time diagnostics, SOS emergency, vehicle tracking, theft protection, and so on. The car can also receive over-the-air (OTA) software updates, through Kia Remote Diagnostics.

5. Eccentric design and styling

Last but not the least, the Kia Syros’s design in itself is a manifestation of its sophisticated technology. No doubt, the compact SUV’s non-conforming design and eccentric styling delivers a futuristic and versatile impression. Its styling cues, muscular contours, and detailing embodies and conveys its tech-savviness and dynamism that buyers will surely appreciate.

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Not just on the outside, but even the car’s interiors manifest its technological sophistication in terms of ergonomics, seating arrangements, and space over the rear legroom and boot. The quality of the cabin elements and ambience is simply amazing, especially for a car in the compact SUV segment.

* All prices are Ex-showroom, Delhi.