Kia Sonet To Come With Same Oil Burner As Kia Seltos

On August 7, Kia Motors India unveiled the production-spec Kia Sonet. The new compact SUV shares its platform and the motor options with the Hyundai Venue. Noteworthily, the upcoming sub-compact-SUV will come with all the motor and transmission options from the Venue while also getting an oil burner from the Kia Seltos. Refer to the table below for a detailed representation of the Kia Sonet specifications.

Both of the Hyundai Venue and the Hyundai Creta are powered by the same 1.5-litre oil burner but in different states of tune. For the Venue, the oil burner generates 100 PS against 240 Nm and is mated to a 6-speed MT. Meanwhile, for the Creta, the diesel unit delivers 115 PS against 250 Nm and is coupled with a 6-speed AT.

In the meantime, the Kia Sonet will also receive its power from a 1.5-litre oil unit but in both states of tunes. While the 100PS/240 Nm of this motor will come with a 6-speed manual transmission; the 115PS/250 Nm one will be offered with a 6-speed AT. The noteworthy fact is that unlike the Seltos, the Kia Sonet will not get the 115 PS/250 Nm 1.5-litre diesel motor for the manual version.

The Kia Sonet comes with a 1.5-litre oil burner which is available in two states of tunes.

Besides, the upcoming Kia compact SUV will also keep under its hood two petrol motors. The first one is a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated gasoline burner which can deliver 83 PS against 115 Nm and is paired with a 5-speed MT unit. The more powerful one is a 1.0-litre turbo petrol motor which can produce 120 PS against 172 Nm and is mated to a 6-speed iMT or a 7-speed DCT. The Kia Sonet comes with an FWD system in all variants with the AWD system not being available even as an option.