Kia Sonet

Exterior Details

The Kia Sonet gets muscular design cues. It features a tiger-nose style grille as per Kia's global design language and integrated DRLs. The Kia Sonet features an aggressive stance which is one of the key attractions of the car in this segment. The Kia Sonet's dimensions are 3995mm in length, 1790mm in width and 1642mm in height. The new 2022 Sonet gets new Sonet badging and the new logo is featured on the steering wheel and tailgate. The car also gets a Kia Connect logo available in only the top variants. While the Kia Sonet gets two new paint options, a few older paint schemes have been phased out.

Interior Details

The interior of the Kia Sonet remains mostly unchanged except for the addition of a few important features. The Kia Sonet now gets semi-leatherette seat covers on its mid to top variants. The driver cockpit gets a 4.2-inch coloured instrument cluster. Additional safety features such as four airbags are now standard on the lower variants of the Kia Sonet.

Engine & Transmission

The Kia Sonet gets options of three engine units. With the 2022 update, the Kia Sonet's engine options remain unchanged. The Kia Sonet's engine specifications include a 1.2-litre petrol unit, a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol and a 1.5-litre diesel. The power specifications of these units are 83PS at 6000rpm and 115Nm of torque at 4200rpm for the 1.2-litre four-cylinder unit, 119PS at 6000rpm and 172Nm up to 4000rpm for the 1.0-litre turbo three-cylinder unit and 99PS at 4000rpm and 240Nm of torque up to 2750rpm in the 1.5-litre diesel unit. Transmission options include a five-speed manual, six-speed manual, six-speed iMT, six-speed automatic and a seven-speed dual-clutch unit based on the engine option.  

Features

The Kia Sonet initially rose in popularity due to its feature-packed list that put base SUVs to shame. This time around with the update, the Kia Sonet gets new safety features as well as other updates. Included in Kia Sonet's feature list are four airbags as standard across all variants with the top variants getting curtain airbags as well. Over that, the Kia Sonet gets a detailed safety suite including features such as Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Vehicle Stability Management and Hill Assist. With the 2022 update, the Kia Sonet gets TPMS as standard.

Price & Variants 

The Kia Sonet gets six trims priced starting at ₹7.15 lakhs (Ex-Showroom). The Kia Sonet gets seven colour schemes with two new colours and three old ones having been discontinued. These colour schemes are Aurora Black Pearl, Glacier White Pearl, Gravity Gray, Clear White, Intense Red, Sparkling Silver and Imperial Blue. For more information on the Kia Sonet, such as its on-road price in India and more, check out autoX's price section.