Kia has announced the price of the dual-tone variants of the Sonet to be Rs 10,000 more than their monotone counterparts. Its available in either red, white or gold colors with black contrasting roof.
Its been about two weeks since Kia launched the Sonet in India, but at the time of the launch, Kia did not reveal the prices of all the variants of the Sonet. Just a few days ago, they announced the prices of the top-spec petrol and diesel automatic variants and now comes the price of the top-spec dual-tone variants. Well, the dual-tone color options are offered on the top-spec trims only. The Kia Sonet dual-tone variants price are at a premium of Rs 10,000 over their monotone counterparts.
The dual-tone variants are only available on the top-spec trims of both the GT Line and the Tech Line – GTX+ and HTX+. You get a choice of three primary colors – Red, White or Gold – for the body and the roof comes painted in gloss black as standard. In this segment, it is only the Ford EcoSport that does not get a dual-tone color options. All the other SUVs – Hyundai Venue, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV300, Maruti Vitara Brezza and Toyota Urban Cruiser – get dual tone color options, of which the Tata Nexon is the most affordable.
| Engine | HTX+ | HTX+ DT | Difference | GTX+ | GTX+ DT | Difference |
| 1.2-litre Petrol MT | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1.0-litre turbo-petrol iMT | Rs 11.65 lakh | Rs 11.75 lakh | Rs 10,000 | Rs 11.99 lakh | Rs 12.09 lakh | Rs 10,000 |
| 1.0-litre turbo-petrol DCT | – | – | – | Rs 12.89 lakh | Rs 12.99 lakh | Rs 10,000 |
| 1.5-litre diesel MT | Rs 11.65 lakh | Rs 11.75 lakh | Rs 10,000 | Rs 11.99 lakh | Rs 12.09 lakh | Rs 10,000 |
| 1.5-litre diesel AT | – | – | – | Rs 12.89 lakh | Rs 12.99 lakh | Rs 10,000 |
The top-spec GTX+ and HTX+ variants get two engine options and four gearbox options. That means you can get you dual-tone Kia Sonet either with the 1.0L turbo-petrol engine or the 1.5L diesel engine. Transmission options for the petrol engine are the 6-speed iMT gearbox or the 7-speed DCT gearbox, Meanwhile, the diesel engine gets the 6-speed manual or the new 6-speed torque converter automatic gearbox. The dual-tone options are available in all four variants across both trims.
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To give you a quick recap about the powertrain options on the Sonet, there are three engines and five gearbox options on offer. First, there’s the familiar 1.2L, naturally aspirated petrol engine that produces 83bhp and 115Nm of torque. This engine comes mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox. Then there’s the 1.0L turbo-petrol engine that produces 120hp and 172Nm of torque and this comes mated to either the 6-speed iMT gearbox or a 7-speed DCT gearbox. Lastly, the 1.5L diesel engine comes in two specs of tune – 115hp/250Nm mated to a 6-speed AT or 100hp/240Nm mated to a 6-speed MT.
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Kia has actually managed to undercut the prices of the Hyundai Venue by a little margin for the entry-spec variants. At the top end of the spectrum however, the Sonet is a little more expensive. These prices are also still introductory and are bound to increase later. The Sonet is still very competitively positioned in its segment and should bring huge numbers to Kia. Kia has already received over 25,000 bookings for the Sonet compact SUV.
