Kia Motors India has officially launched the Kia Sonet sub 4 metres compact SUV at a starting price of Rs 6,71,000. The Kia Sonet comes in two trim lines- Tech Line and GT Line. While the Tech-Line will have several variants, the GT-Line will have a single top end variant, both for the petrol as well as diesel models.
The Kia Sonet will be a ‘Made in India’ vehicle for India and the world. The Kia Sonet has already garnered 25,000 bookings to date. The Tech-Line offering will include HTE, HTK, HTK+, HTX and HTX+ variants, while the GT-Line will only come with GTX+ variant.
The Kia Sonet will have the following engine options: Two petrol engines –Smartstream 1.2-litre four-cylinder and 1.0 T-GDi (turbocharged petrol direct injection) / Two diesel engines –1.5-litre CRDi diesel engine (WGT & VGT configurations).
The Sonet comes with five transmission options; this includes five- and six-speed manuals, a seven-speed DCT, six-speed automatic, and a new six-speed Smartstream intelligent manual transmission (iMT). For the first time in this segment, the 1.5 CRDi diesel motor is also available with a six-speed automatic transmission.
Ex-showroom prices
Engine
Variant
All India
Price (Ex Showroom Prices)
Smartstream Petrol 1.2L
HTE 5MT
INR 6,71,000
HTK 5MT
INR 7,59,000
HTK+ 5MT
INR 8,45,000
Petrol 1.0 T-GDI
HTK+ Smartstream 6iMT
INR 9,49,000
HTK+ Smartstream 7DCT
INR 10,49,000
HTX Smartstream 6iMT
INR 9,99,000
HTX+ Smartstream 6iMT
INR 11,65,000
GTX+ Smartstream 6iMT
INR 11,99,000
Diesel1.5L CRDi WGT
HTE 6MT
INR 8,05,000
HTK 6MT
INR 8,99,000
HTK+ 6MT
HTX 6MT
HTX+ 6MT
GTX+ 6MT
Diesel1.5L CRDi VGT
HTK+ 6AT
INR 10,39,000
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