Made in India – Made for World : Here is KIA Sonet 2020

Kia Motors, an affiliate of Hyundai Motor have launched its first Made in India, made for world Global product, Kia Sonet. It is third product in Kia Motors' lineup in India. It will be produced at Kia's Anantpur facility.

The Kia Sonet, will be competing against the likes of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Hyundai Venue, the Ford EcoSport and Tata Nexon

Like the Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet will get three engine options – a 1.5L petrol, a 1.0L turbo petrol, and a 1.5L turbo diesel. Again, Sonet will also get GT Line as well as Tech Line similar to Venue. GT Line is a sporty version. Transmission options include a five-speed MT, a six-speed MT, a six-speed AT, a seven-speed DCT, and a six-speed iMT (clutchless transmission).

Interiors

Kia Sonet's cabin’s highlighted will be a large 10.25-inch (26.03 cm) HD touchscreen infotainment system with navigation and live traffic support. Other key interior elements are Air purifier with virus protection, BOSE seven-speaker audio system with sub-woofer, ventilated driver and front-passenger seats, LED sound mood lighting, remote engine start for automatic and manual transmission via UVO Connect and Smart Key, over-the-air (OTA) map updates, and wireless smartphone charger with cooling function

Safety Features

Kia Sonet's will sport of many safety features that include six airbags, ABS with EBD (electronic brake force distribution), ESC (Electronic Stability Control), HAC (Hill-start Assist Control), VSM (Vehicle Stability Management) and BA (brake assist), front and rear parking sensors, projector fog lamps, tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), auto headlamps, and ISOFIX child-seat anchoring points.

UVO Connect

Kia’s UVO ‘connected car’ technology provides a range of 57 features for convenience, remote control, navigation, safety, security and vehicle management. This also includes Kia’s UVO Voice Assist feature - that can be used to operate multiple features like phone calls, weather information, time and date, Indian holiday information, media control, navigation control, climate control, and industry-first driver window up/down through voice command. 

Kia’s system can also provide live traffic information and will get Over-The-Air (OTA) map updates. A wireless smartphone charger with cooling function has also been incorporated.

One can expect a price range of about Rs 7 lakh to Rs 12 lakh (ex-showroom). Kia Seltos is expected to be launched in India in the upcoming festive season.