Kia Sonet

Kia Sonet Engine and other Specifications

The Sonet comes in three-engine trims; a few variants get Refined 1.5 CRDi Diesel Engines, others get Powerful G1.0 T-GDi Petrol Engine, and the rest are powered by Advanced Smartstream G1.2 Petrol Engine. The engines get mated with either of the fore-mentioned transmission systems – a 6 Speed iMT, a 6 Speed Advance AT, a seven-speed DCT, or a five-speed manual transmission system – to transfer the driving power to the wheels.

Talking about power delivery, the Sonet car equipped with the 1.2L petrol engine churns out a maximum power of 82bhp at 6000 rpm and 115 Nm peak torque at 4200 rpm. Further, the 1.0L smart stream engine variants develop a maximum power of 118bhp at 6000 rpm and an utmost torque of 172 Nm at 1500 rpm while the 1.5L diesel engine is capable of putting out a maximum of 114bhp at 4000rpm and 250Nm peak torque at the same 1500 rpm. Though the different engines come with different power and torque delivery, the claimed Kia Sonet mileage remains 18 km/l, irrespective of variant.

Talking more about Kia Sonnet specifications, this SUV gets a McPherson strut with coil spring in the front suspension, a coupled torsion beam axle with coil spring in the rear suspension, and 16-inch steel rim or alloy wheels with 215mm wide tyre (a few variants are provided 15-inch wheels with 195mm wide tyres). The braking duties are performed by a front disc brake and rear drum brake.

In terms of dimensions, it has a wheelbase of 2500mm against an overall length of 3995mm and a ground clearance of 211mm against an overall height of 1642mm. Furthermore, it has a boot capacity of 392 litres and a fuel tank capacity of 45 litres.

Kia Sonet Exterior

The aggressive front of this Kia car features crown jewel LED headlamps, a black bow-like front grille with red inserts, a chrome finish in the front bumper, and a 3-D brand emblem at the front end of the bonnet. Furthermore, this SUV exhibits dual-tone rear-view mirrors with integrated blinkers, chrome door handles, crystal-cut sporty alloy wheels, red inserts in the black side body cladding, chrome lower window garnish, and roof rails. In the rear, it evinces an aggressive and distinct look through heartbeat LED tail lamps with a connecting light band, high-mounted stop lamp, rear reflectors, and red insert in the chrome trim at the bumper.

Kia Sonet Interior

The Kia Sonet Interior includes a 10.25-inch HD touchscreen connected to a 4.2-inch colour display, LED sound mood lights, a Bose premium sound system with seven speakers, and a smart pure air purifier with virus protection. Additionally, it comes furnished with fabric and leatherette seat upholstery that includes cooled ventilated front seats with an eight-way manually adjustable driver seat and a six-way manually adjustable front passenger seat. The rear passengers sit on the bench-like seat having an armrest with a cup holder. Furthermore, this car boasts a leather-wrapped steering wheel with mounted controls, a leather-wrapped gear lever, a GPS navigation system, an antiglare inner rear-view mirror, and an electric sunroof. Moreover, this Kia SUV has many other cabin inclusions like cruise control, automatic climate control with rear AC vents, three drive modes, iMT remote engine start, etc.

Kia Sonet Safety Features

On the safety front, this car encompasses six airbags including two curtain bags, a middle rear three-point seatbelt, pre-tensioners and force limiter front seatbelts, central locking, child safety locks, speed sensing auto door locks, impact sensing auto door unlock, seat belt warnings, tyre pressure monitoring system, crash sensor, and engine check warning. Apart from these, it gets an antilock braking system with brake assist, a vehicle stability control system, an electronic stability control system, a traction control system, and a hill assist, which aid in keeping the vehicle stable, balanced, and skid-resistant in various situations. Moreover, the Kia Sonet Features ISOFIX child seat mounts, a rear camera, and an emergency stop signal, among other safety equipment.

Kia Sonet Price and Variants

The manufacturer sells this car in 25 variants, each having slightly different offerings, like different engines, different transmissions, and/or different features. The colour offerings of this car are Intense Red/ Aurora Black Pearl, Glacier White Pearl/ Aurora Black Pearl, Glacier White Pearl, Gravity Grey, Intense Red, Aurora Black Pearl, Imperial Blue, Sparkling Silver, Clear White, and Matte Graphite.

The Kia Sonet Price falls in the same range as other compact SUVs, like Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Tata Nexon, and Mahindra XUV300. You can visit the price section above to see the up-to-date price of this car from the Korean manufacturer.