KIA Sonet’s key specifications revealed

KIA had revealed its all new Sonet compact SUV for Indian market recently, although the launch is yet to happen the company has revealed more details of the sub 4 metre compact SUV. The leaked specification details reveals that the customers will be offered with two petrol engine options and two diesel engine options for Indian market. So for now we are unsure if all four of these compact SUV will be offered in Nepal or not.

Here are the technical specifications of the Kia Sonet SUV:

1.2L Petrol Engine

• Max. Power:  83 HP @ 6300 rpm
• Max. Torque: 115 Nm @ 4200 rpm
• Gearbox:  5-Speed MT (Manual Transmission)
• Variants:  HTE, HTK, HTK+

1.0L Turbo Petrol Engine

• Max. Power:  120 HP @ 6000 rpm
• Max. Torque:  172 Nm @ 1500-4000 rpm
• Gearbox:  6-Speed IMT (Intelligent Manual Transmission), 7-Speed DCT (Dual-Clutch Transmission)
• IMT Variants:  HTK+, HTX, HTX+, GTX+
• DCT Variants:  HTK+, GTX+

1.5L Diesel WGT Engine

• Max. Power:  100 HP @ 4000 rpm
• Max. Torque: 240 Nm @ 1500-2750 rpm
• Gearbox:  6-Speed MT (Manual Transmission)
• Variants:  HTE, HTK, HTK+, HTX, HTX+, GTX+

1.5L Diesel VGT Engine

• Max. Power:  115 HP @ 4000 rpm
• Max. Torque:  250 Nm @ 1500-2750 rpm
• Gearbox:  6-Speed AT (Automatic Transmission)
• Variants:  HTX+, GTX+

Interms of overall dimension it measures 3995 mm in length, 1790 mm in width, 1647 mm in height, 2500 mm in wheelbase, 211mm in ground clearance and boot space of 392 litres

The Sonet is offered with Intelligency Blue, Aurora Black Pearl, Glacier White Pearl, Steel Silver, Gravity Grey, Intense Red, Beige Gold colour options. The Dual tone colour options includes Beige Gold + Black, White Pearl + Black, Intense Red + Black. This compact SUV will directly compete with Hyundai Venue and Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza soon after it launches. For more updates stay tuned.