Published : 07 August 2023
Read Time : 5 min
Author: Prathu Sharma
In this Toyota Glanza vs Kia Sonet comparison, we’ll look at the variant-wise prices, engine specs and dimensions to help you decide which car you should buy.

Let’s first look at the prices of both the cars for the petrol-manual powertrain.
With the petrol-manual powertrain, the Toyota Glanza’s prices start at Rs. 6.81 lakh and top out at Rs. 9.73 lakh(ex-showroom). The Kia Sonet’s petrol-manual range costs between Rs. 7.79 lakh and Rs. 13.09 lakh(ex-showroom).
The Glanza petrol-automatic is available in 3 variants, with prices ranging from Rs. 8.25 lakh to Rs. 9.99 lakh(ex-showroom). The Sonet’s 3 petrol-automatic variants cost between Rs. 11.99 lakh and Rs. 13.89 lakh(ex-showroom).
Toyota Glanza is not available with a diesel-manual powertrain. The Sonet diesel-manual is available in 7 variants, with prices ranging from Rs. 9.95 lakh to Rs. 13.89 lakh(ex-showroom).
Toyota Glanza 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(ex-showroom).
With the petrol-manual powertrain, the Toyota Glanza’s prices start at Rs. 8.60 lakh and top out at Rs. 9.63 lakh(ex-showroom).
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The Toyota Glanza is a hatchback while the Kia Sonet is an SUV. The Glanza is 3990mm long, 1745mm wide and 1500mm tall. The Glanza’s wheelbase is 2520mm long. The Sonet measures 3995mm long, 1790mm wide and 1610mm tall and has a wheelbase measuring 2500mm. In terms of dimensions, the Toyota Glanza is smaller than the Kia Sonet. So, the Sonet will offer a stronger road presence than the Glanza.
The Glanza has a ground clearance of 170mm while the Sonet has a ground clearance of 205mm. The 318-litre boot space of the Glanza is 74 litres smaller than that of the Sonet.
The Toyota Glanza only gets a 1.2L normal petrol engine, which is available with a 5-speed manual and 5-speed AMT automatic transmission. The Glanza’s 1.2L normal petrol engine makes 90PS of power at 6000rpm and 113Nm of torque at 4400rpm.
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 transmission 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 Toyota Glanza is not available with any diesel engine options.
The Kia Sonet only 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 1500 and 2750rpm with the manual transmission and 115PS of power at 4000rpm and 250Nm of torque between 1500rpm and 2750rpm with the TC automatic transmission.
The Toyota Glanza is only available with a 1.2L normal CNG engine and a 5-speed manual transmission. This engine makes 78PS of power at 6000rpm and 113Nm of torque at 4400rpm.
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