Kia Sonet Spotted Running Alongside Old Hyundai Creta

South Korean automaker, Kia is all set to launch its new sub-compact SUV, named Sonet, in the Indian market on September 18. The upcoming sub-4-meter SUV is slated to launch on 18th September 2020. Once launched, it’ll rival with the likes of Hyundai Venue, Maruti Vitara Brezza, Ford EcoSport and Mahindra XUV300. Kia Sonet will be a made-in-India car that will be exported to more than 70 foreign markets. Kia Motors India has already commenced the production of the new model at its Anantpur production facility. The SUV has already started arriving at dealerships across the country. Recently, a completely uncamouflaged unit has been spotted on Gurgaon-Manesar highway. 

The video embedded above shows the overall road presence of the SUV alongside a few other popular Indian cars like Hyundai Creta, Maruti WagonR, Maruti Swift, etc. Overall the SUV looks quite good and has a distinctive design language as compared to other sub-4-meter SUVs offered in the Indian market. Kia has already started accepting bookings of the SUV and a potential customer can book the 2020 Kia Sonet at a token amount of Rs 25,000. In just a few days since the commencement of the pre-bookings, the automaker has received more than 10,000 bookings. The upcoming Kia SUV will be the company’s third product in the Indian market and will be offered in two different variants namely- Tech Line and GT Line. The former will be available in a GTX+ trim, while the latter will be sold in HTE, HTK, HTK+, HTX and HTX+ variants.

In terms of design, the production-spec Kia Sonet looks a lot like the concept model showcased at the Auto Expo 2020. It employs a ‘Tiger Nose’ grille upfront, silver-coloured faux skid plate, and a sporty looking bumper. Illumination duties are done by LED headlamps with integrated Heartbeat LED DRLs. The side profile of the SUV gets blacked-out pillars, all black plastic cladding, sloping roofline, rear-sloping C-pillar, and bold creases. The rear profile of the SUV will feature wrap-around LED taillights adjoined by red coloured reflector strip, a sporty looking rear bumper and faux dual-exhaust muffler. It derives power from three different engines and comes mated to manual and automatic transmission options.