When Kia came to India with their Seltos, it was specifically engineered for India and it actually out of the park it took Kia into the top view of the automobile sales charts. So, Kia launched a Compact SUV named Sonet in 18th September 2020. And now we are here with its review. Enjoy :)
DIMENSIONS
|
LENGTH |
3995mm |
|
WIDTH |
1790mm |
|
HEIGHT |
1642mm |
|
WHEELBASE |
2500mm |
|
SEATING CAPACITY |
5 |
|
BOOT SPACE |
392 litres |
|
NO. OF DOORS |
5 |
|
FUEL TANK CAPACITY |
45 liters |
EXTERIOR
This car
grabs eyeballs off the bat, this car looks very nice in fact it has a
traditional Kia design elements which looks staggeringly good, detailing like
the long grill and the surrounding chrome, the wrap around c-pillar, the 16
inch alloy wheels, and the eye grabbing Front & Rear headlamps set it apart
and make it super stylish. The front headlamps are DRLs with white light and
Fog lamp design is surrounded by chrome which looks kinda sporty. Door handles
are chrome from the HTX variant to the top. It has non functional roof rails
with shark fin antenna and Sunroof in some variants. Moving towards the back of
the car, starting from the top there’s a wiper and a defogger. The rear lights
look very nice but the indicators and reverse lamp is not LED, the brake light
is LED rest are not LED. Then there are the reflectors which are not functional
until and unless you throw light to it. Kia also provided a skit plate so that
if you want to take this car for some off-road, you can definitely take it. The
Sonet feels solidly built and all it’s parts work away silently whether we talk
of the engine or the suspension. Potholes doesn’t feel much.
INTERIOR
Interior of
the Sonet feels top notch. All the quality feels good on the inside. Soft
finish for the top of the dash, lower part has a bit of hard plastic. Large AC
vents laid out across the dash. There is the 10.25 inch touchscreen which takes
center space. The car has a digital instrument cluster. The steering is the
flat bottom sporty steering wheel with the controls for the touch screen,
digital instrument cluster and even the cruise control. The car has a lots of
storage spaces, beneath the AC controls, cup holders are there behind the gear
lever and some more storage space inside the center armrest. There are 1 liter
bottle holders in all four doors. Most importantly the top-end variant (GTX+)
also comes with ventilated seats. The front seats looks fine. For the rear
seat, a person of 6 feet can easily fit in. 3 passengers can be easily fit in
the car, but there is no headrest for the third passenger. If 2 passengers are
sitting at the rear, It feels even more comfortable with its center armrest
which also has 2 cup holders. Kia Sonet can pack in quite a bit of luggage with
its 392 liters of boot space.
ENGINE &
TRANSMISSION
DIESEL
|
ENGINE TYPE (MT/AT) |
1.5L CRDi WGT / 1.5L CRDi VGT |
|
DISPLACEMENT |
1493cc |
|
MAX POWER (MT/AT) |
98.63bhp@4000rpm / 113.42bhp@4000rpm |
|
MAX TORQUE (MT /AT) |
240nm@1500-2750rpm / 250nm@1500-2750rpm |
|
NO. OF CYLINDER |
4 |
|
TRANSMISSION TYPE |
Manual / Automatic |
|
GEAR BOX |
6 speed |
|
DRIVE TYPE |
FWD |
|
ENGINE TYPE |
Smartstream G1.2 |
|
DISPLACEMENT |
1197cc |
|
MAX POWER |
81.86bhp@6000rpm |
|
MAX TORQUE |
115nm@4200rpm |
|
NO. OF CYLINDER |
4 |
|
TRANSMISSION TYPE |
Manual |
|
GEAR BOX |
5 speed |
|
DRIVE TYPE |
FWD |
(Normal
petrol engine is offered only in HTE, HTK and HTK plus)
TURBO PETROL (iMT & DCT)
|
ENGINE TYPE |
Smartstream G1.0 T-GDi |
|
DISPLACEMENT |
998 |
|
MAX POWER |
118.36bhp@6000rpm |
|
MAX TORQUE |
172nm@1500-4000rpm |
|
NO. OF CYLINDER |
3 |
|
TRANSMISSION TYPE |
iMT / DCT |
|
GEAR BOX |
6 speed / 7 speed |
|
DRIVE TYPE |
FWD |
(Turbo
petrol engine is offered in HTK+, HTX, HTX+ and GTX+ )
On paper the engine looks quiet powerful.
Variant wise Price
HTE
|
|
Ex- showroom |
On-Road |
|
Petrol |
Rs 6,79,000 |
Rs 7,63,000 |
|
Diesel |
Rs 8,25,000 |
Rs 9,21,000 |
HTK
|
|
Ex- showroom |
On-Road |
|
Petrol |
Rs 7,69,000 |
Rs 8,62,000 |
|
Diesel |
Rs 9,19,000 |
Rs 10,47,000 |
HTK+
|
|
Ex- showroom |
On-Road |
|
Petrol |
Rs 8,55,000 |
Rs 9,57,000 |
|
Turbo Petrol |
Rs 9,49,000 |
Rs 10,56,000 |
|
Diesel |
Rs 9,69,000 |
Rs 11,03,000 |
HTX
|
|
Ex- showroom |
On-Road |
|
Turbo Petrol |
Rs 9,99,000 |
Rs 11,11,000 |
|
Diesel |
Rs 10,19,000 |
Rs 12,08,000 |
HTX+
|
|
Ex- showroom |
On-Road |
|
Turbo Petrol |
Rs 11,65,000 |
Rs 13,38,000 |
|
Diesel |
Rs 11,85,000 |
Rs 14,03,000 |
GTX+
|
|
Ex- showroom |
On-Road |
|
Turbo Petrol |
Rs 11,99,000 |
Rs 13,37,000 |
|
Diesel |
Rs 12,19,000 |
Rs 14,43,00 |
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