For most buyers, yes. The redesigned Kia Seltos backs every purchase with a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty plus Warranty Forever — well beyond Chevrolet’s 3-year/36,000-mile basic and 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain coverage — and offers a bigger 12.3-inch standard touchscreen, up to 190 hp from its available turbo, and more max cargo room (64.2 vs 54.4 cu-ft). The Trailblazer’s real edge is a lower starting price on the base LS and a slight fuel-economy advantage with its 1.3L turbo.

At the base trim, usually yes — the Trailblazer LS lists around $24,395, undercutting the Seltos LX’s $24,990 by a few hundred dollars, though a series of 2026 price increases has narrowed that gap and some configurations now land close to the Seltos. Comparably equipped, the Seltos answers with a bigger standard touchscreen (12.3 vs 11 inches), a more powerful available engine, nearly double the powertrain warranty years, and more max cargo room — more content for a small difference in starting price. We’d rather be straight with you than pretend the Trailblazer isn’t the value leader on the base sticker.

The Kia Seltos leads at both ends. Its standard 2.0L makes 147 hp versus the Trailblazer’s standard 1.2L turbo-three at 137 hp, and the range-topping Seltos X-Line SX’s 1.6L turbo produces 190 hp and 195 lb-ft — well past the Trailblazer’s most powerful available engine, a 1.3L turbo-three rated at 155 hp and 174 lb-ft.

Kia’s is significantly longer on the powertrain side: 10 years/100,000 miles versus Chevrolet’s 5 years/60,000-mile powertrain warranty (both brands offer a 3-year/36,000-mile basic limited warranty). Every new Seltos at Dean McCrary Kia also includes Warranty Forever on top of the factory coverage.

Yes — AWD is available on the Trailblazer’s LT, RS and ACTIV trims, paired with the 1.3L turbo engine and a 9-speed automatic, though no Trailblazer trim comes with AWD as standard equipment. The Kia Seltos offers AWD on every trim and includes it standard on both X-Line trims. If you want all-weather traction without climbing the price ladder, both give you a path to it — Chevrolet as an option, Kia standard at the top.

The Trailblazer has real strengths: a lower starting price on the base LS trim, a slight EPA fuel-economy edge with its 1.3L turbo engine (up to 31 mpg combined FWD), a factory tow rating (up to 1,000 lb, where the Seltos isn’t rated for towing in the U.S.), and a 2025 IIHS Top Safety Pick award with a 5-star NHTSA overall rating already in hand. If starting price, fuel economy, or a light-duty tow rating is the priority, the Trailblazer is worth a look. For warranty, available power, standard screen size, and cargo room, the Seltos leads.

Dean McCrary Kia at 1733 E I-65 Service Rd S in Mobile stocks the all-new Seltos lineup — convenient to Daphne, Spanish Fort, Saraland, Fairhope, and the Alabama Gulf Coast. Come drive a Seltos and see the difference in person.