Kia India has unveiled the facelifted version of the Sonet. Sporting a few cosmetic tweaks along with a longer equipment list, this marks the first time that the Sonet has received a facelift, since its debut in 2020. Kia has also retained the same set of engine options and trims as the outgoing model. So how does the Sonet compare with the rest of the segment on paper? We take a closer look.
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Kia has retained the same set of engine options and trims as the outgoing model
Dimensions
| Kia Sonet | Hyundai Venue | Tata Nexon | Maruti Suzuki Brezza | Nissan Magnite | Renault Kiger | Mahindra XUV300 | |
| Length | 3995 mm | 3995 mm | 3995 mm | 3995 mm | 3994 mm | 3991 mm | 3995 mm |
| Width | 1790 mm | 1770 mm | 1805 mm | 1790 mm | 1758 mm | 1750 mm | 1821 mm |
| Height | 1610 mm | 1617 mm | 1620 mm | 1685 mm | 1572 mm | 1605 mm | 1627 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 2500 mm | 2498 mm | 2500 mm | 2500 mm | 2500 mm | 2600 mm |
In terms of dimensions, most of the vehicles on the list have an identical length of 3995 mm except for the Nissan Magnite and its sister car, the Renault Kiger, which only vary by 1 mm and 4 mm respectively. The same goes for wheelbase where all vehicles except for the Mahindra XUV300 have similar wheelbases.
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The Tata Nexon has a width of 1805 mm
However, in terms of width, the Kia Sonet stands right in the middle, alongside the Maruti Suzuki Brezza, being 20 mm wider than the Hyundai Venue. The Mahindra XUV300 is the wider vehicle here, right above the Tata Nexon, which is 1805 mm wide. The Brezza has a height of 1685 mm, making it the tallest vehicle here, above the Mahindra XUV300. After that come the Tata Nexon, Hyundai Venue and the Kia Sonet, with the Magnite being the shortest in the segment.
The Kia Sonet shares its powertrain options with its sister car, the Hyundai Venue
Engine and Performance
| Kia Sonet | Hyundai Venue | Tata Nexon | Maruti Suzuki Brezza | Nissan Magnite and Renault Kiger | Mahindra XUV300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Engine | 1.2 litre petrol | 1.0 litre turbo petrol | 1.5 litre diesel | 1.2 litre petrol | 1.0 litre turbo petrol | 1.5 litre diesel | 1.5 litre diesel | 1.2 litre petrol | 1.5 liter Bi-fuel | 1.5 litre Petrol | 1.0 litre Petrol | 1.0 litre Turbo Petrol | 1.5 litre turbo diesel | 1.2 liter TGDi | 1.2 litre turbo petrol | |||||||||||||||
| Performance | 81.8 bhp | 118.2 bhp | 114.4 bhp | 81.8 bhp | 118.2 bhp | 114.4 bhp | 83.3 bhp | 87 bhp | 100 bhp (Petrol mode) | 102 bhp | 71 bhp | 98.6 bhp | 115 bhp | 128 bhp | 108 bhp | |||||||||||||||
| Torque | 115 Nm | 172 Nm | 250 Nm | 113.8 Nm | 172 Nm | 250 Nm | 260 Nm | 160 Nm | 136 Nm (Petrol mode) | 136.8 Nm | 96 Nm | 160 Nm | 152 Nm | 300 Nm | 230 Nm | 200 Nm | ||||||||||||||
| Gearbox | 5-speed MT | 6-speed iMT | 7-speed DCT | 6-speed MT | 6-speed iMT | 6-speed AT | 5-speed MT | 6-speed MT | 7-speed DCT | 6-speed MT | 6-speed MT | 6-speed AMT | 5-speed MT | 6-speed MT | 6-speed AMT | 7-speed DCA | 6-speed AT | 5-speed MT | 5-speed MT | 5-speed MT | 5-speed AMT | 5-speed MT | CVT | 6-speed MT | 6- speed AMT | 6-speed MT | 6- speed AMT | 6-speed MT | 6- speed AMT | |
The Kia Sonet facelift retains the same set of powertrain options and shares them with its sister car, the Hyundai Venue. The Sonet (118.2 bhp, 115 Nm) and Venue’s 1.0 litre turbo-petrol engine (118.2 bhp, 172 Nm) is surpassed by the Mahindra XUV300’s 1.2 litre TGDi engine that makes 128 bhp and 230 Nm of torque. Their diesel engines though, are more closely matched in terms of power, with the Venue and Sonet’s engine making 114.4 bhp and the Mahindra’s 115 bhp. However the XUV300’s diesel engine still makes 50 Nm more torque than the Sonet and Venue’s.
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The Mahindra XUV300 has the most powerful engines in the segment
The Tata Nexon is also offered with both, petrol (87 bhp, 160 Nm) and diesel (83.3 bhp, 260 Nm) powertrain options. The Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Nissan Magnite and the Renault Kiger are only offered in petrol derivatives. The Brezza is available with petrol (102 bhp, 136.8 Nm) and petrol-CNG (100 bhp,136 Nm) options. The Magnite and Kiger on the other hand are offered in petrol (71 bhp, 96 Nm) and turbo-petrol (98 bhp, 160 Nm) options.
The Sonet and Venue have a range of transmission options in common such as the 5-speed manual, 6-speed manual and 7-speed DCT. The Sonet is also offered with an iMT gearbox which was discontinued on the Venue earlier this year. The Nexon on the other hand, is offered with a 5-speed manual, 6-speed manual, 6-speed AMT and a 7-speed automatic in its petrol variant, while in the diesel, it is only offered with the 6-speed manual or AMT. While the Brezza is only offered with a 5-speed manual, when equipped with a petrol engine, its petrol-CNG variants can also be had with a 6-speed automatic.
The Magnite is offered with a CVT in its 1.0 litre turbo-petrol guise
The Magnite and Kiger are the only vehicles in the segment to be offered with a CVT, which can be had in its 1.0 litre turbo-petrol guise. Additionally, they can also be had with a 5-speed manual, or a 5-speed AMT in the NA petrol variants. The XUV300 on the other hand, gets the same set of transmission options across all its powertrain options, a 6-speed manual and a 6-speed AMT
