Citroen C3 Vs Kia Sonet Price, Engine Specs, Dimensions Comparison

Citroen C3 Vs Kia Sonet Price Comparison

Let’s first look at the prices of both the cars for the petrol-manual powertrain.

With the petrol-manual powertrain, the Citroen C3’s prices start at Rs. 5.98 lakh and top out at Rs. 8.25 lakh. The Kia Sonet’s petrol-manual range costs between Rs. 7.79 lakh and Rs. 13.09 lakh.

The Citroen C3 is not available with a petrol-automatic powertrain. The Sonet’s 3 petrol-automatic variants cost between Rs. 11.99 lakh and Rs. 13.89 lakh.

The Citroen C3 is not available with a diesel-manual powertrain. The Sonet diesel auto-clutch manual is available in 6 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 9.95 lakh to Rs. 13.89 lakh.

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The Citroen C3 is not available with a diesel-automatic powertrain. The Sonet diesel-automatic is available in 3 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 13.05 lakh to Rs. 14.89 lakh.

Citroen C3 Vs Kia Sonet Dimension Comparison

The Citroen C3 and the Kia Sonet are both SUVs. The C3 is 3981mm long, 1733mm wide and 1604mm tall. The C3’s wheelbase is 2540mm long. The Sonet measures 3995mm long, 1790mm wide and 1642mm tall and has a wheelbase measuring 2500mm. In terms of dimensions, the Citroen C3 is considerably smaller than the Kia Sonet. So, the Sonet will offer a stronger road presence than the C3.

The C3 has a ground clearance of 180mm while the Sonet has a ground clearance of 205mm. The 315-litre boot space of the C3 is 77 litres smaller than that of the Sonet.

Citroen C3 Vs Kia Sonet Engine Spec Comparison

The Citroen C3 gets 2 petrol engine options –  a 1.2L normal petrol and a 1.2L turbo petrol. The C3’s 1.2L normal petrol engine makes 82PS of power at 5750rpm and 115Nm of torque at 3750rpm. The Citroen C3’s 1.2L turbo petrol engine produces 110PS of power at 5500rpm and 190Nm of torque at 1750rpm. The normal petrol engine is only available with a 5-speed manual while the turbo petrol engine is only offered with a 6-speed manual transmission. There’s no automatic transmission available as of now.

The Kia Sonet is available with 2 petrol engines – a 1.2L normal petrol and a 1.0L turbo petrol engine. The 1.2L normal petrol engine gets a 5-speed manual while the 1.0L turbo petrol engine is available with a 6-speed auto-clutch manual and a 7-speed DCT automatic transmission. The 1.2L normal petrol engine of the Sonet makes 83PS of power at 6000rpm and 115Nm of torque at 4200rpm. The 1.0L turbo petrol engine in the Kia Sonet pushes out 120PS of power at 6000rpm and 172Nm of torque between 1500rpm and 4000rpm.

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The Kia Sonet gets a 1.5L turbo diesel engine, which is available with a 6-speed manual and 6-speed TC automatic transmission. The Sonet’s turbo diesel engine makes 100PS of power at 4000rpm and 240Nm of torque between 1500rpm and 2750rpm with the manual and 115PS of power at 4000rpm and 250Nm of torque between 1500rpm and 2750rpm with the automatic transmission.

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