Kia continues updating its fashions with its new styling language whereas refreshing their tech options. The latest instance is the Kia Sonet, which obtained a mid-lifecycle replace within the Indian market.
Kia’s smallest SUV for rising markets was launched in 2020 and the 2024 updates are targeted on a redesigned face with Mahindra-style boomerang-shaped LED headlights extending on the bumper and flanking a wider tiger-nose grille. Black trim items join the lighting items with a boxier central consumption, above a bigger skid plate with a pretend aluminum end.
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The profile stays largely carried over as anticipated, with new shade choices and 16-inch alloy wheels being a part of the replace. The rear finish obtained a brand new set of full-width LED taillights trying much like different fashions from the Kia vary – together with the Carens minivan – and extra aluminum-style trim on the redesigned bumper. Curiously, the styling of the Indian-market Kia Sonet is completely different from the Chinese language-spec mannequin, as confirmed by a set of leaked pictures from just a few months in the past.
Inside modifications are much less apparent, because the dashboard retains the previous structure. The digital cockpit contains twin 10.25-inch screens, mixed with revised local weather controls and new choices for the upholstery. Relying on the trim, the tools can embody wi-fi Android Auto/Apple CarPlay connectivity, wi-fi charging, ventilated seats, a Bose audio system, a sunroof, an air air purifier, six airbags (commonplace), and new ADAS.
Powertrain choices are carried over from the outgoing Sonet, together with the 1.2-liter MPi producing 82 hp (61 kW / 83 PS), the 1.0-liter T-GDi producing 118 hp (88 kW / 120 PS), and the 1.5-liter CRDi diesel producing 114 hp (85 kW / 115 PS). All variations are front-wheel-drive, with three completely different transmissions relying on the powertrain.
Kia didn’t announce pricing for the facelifted Sonet in India which is anticipated to be barely elevated in comparison with its predecessor. The corporate will begin accepting orders on December 20, 2023, forward of the primary deliveries in mid-January, 2024. Manufacturing of the Kia Sonet takes place in Anantapur, India.