Kia Sonet Dimensions, Powertrain & Variant Details Revealed
Kia is set to launch the Sonet in India in September, and ahead of the launch, its dimensions and engine specifications have been revealed online.
The Sonet will be based on the Hyundai Venue, and will have exactly the same length and wheelbase as the Hyundai. However, it will be wider and taller than the Venue. Here’s a comparison of the dimensions of both the cars.
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SONET vs VENUE DIMENSION COMPARISON |
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Sonet |
Difference |
Venue |
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Length |
3995mm |
Nil |
3995mm |
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Width |
1790mm |
20mm |
1770mm |
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Height |
1647mm |
42mm |
1605mm |
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Wheelbase |
2500mm |
Nil |
2500mm |
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Tyre Size (Base) |
195/65 R15 |
Nil |
195/65 R15 |
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Tyre Size (Top) |
215/60 R16 |
Nil |
215/60 R16 |
The Sonet will also share the petrol engine options with the Venue. So both the 1.2-litre normal petrol engine and the 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine will be on offer. Both will be available in the same state of tune as the Venue, however, the 1.0-litre engine will not be available with a conventional manual transmission and will be on offer with the auto-clutch manual transmission (iMT) and 7DCT (dual clutch automatic transmission).
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SONET vs VENUE PETROL ENGINE SPECS |
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Sonet |
Venue |
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Displacement |
1.2L |
1.0L |
1.2L |
1.0L |
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Maximum Power |
83PS |
120PS |
83PS @ 6000rpm |
120PS @ 6000rpm |
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Peak Torque |
114Nm |
172Nm |
114Nm @ 4000rpm |
172Nm @ 1500 - 4000rpm |
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Manual Transmission |
5MT |
6ACMT |
5MT |
6MT/6ACMT |
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Automatic Transmission |
-- |
7DCT |
-- |
7DCT |
Sonet will also get the Venue’s diesel engine with manual transmission in the same state of tune, however, Kia will offer a 115PS version of this engine as well with a 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission -- the same combination that is on offer on the larger Kia Seltos SUV as well.
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SONET vs VENUE DIESEL ENGINE SPECS |
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Sonet |
Venue |
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Displacement |
1.5L |
1.5L |
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Maximum Power |
100PS |
115PS |
120PS @ 6000rpm |
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Peak Torque |
240Nm |
250Nm |
172Nm @ 1500 - 4000rpm |
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Manual Transmission |
6MT |
6MT/6ACMT |
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Automatic Transmission |
6AT |
7DCT |
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Sonet will be available in a total of 6 variant levels -- HTE, HTK, HTK+, HTX, HTX+ and GTX+. The 1.2-litre petrol engine will be on offer in the lower three variants while the turbo-petrol engine with ACMT will be on offer on the top four variants.
The option of automatic transmission, with both turbo-petrol and diesel engine, will be on the HTK+ and GTX+ variants only. The diesel engine, with manual transmission, will be available on all the variants. Here’s the variant-wise powertrain break-up of the Sonet. We expect the Sonet to be priced in the range of Rs 6.6 lakh to Rs 12.5 lakh.
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KIA SONET | VARIANT & POWERTRAIN MIX |
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1.2P MT |
1.0TP ACMT |
1.0TP DCT |
1.5D MT |
1.5D AT |
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HTE |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
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HTK |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
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HTK+ |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
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HTX |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
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HTX+ |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
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GTX+ |
? |
? |
? |
? |
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Jagdev Kalsi
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