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We compare the updated SUV’s performance to a couple of its petrol-powered competitors, as the Kia Sonet has increased in price by up to Rs 80,000 since its previous version.only competitors
Launched recently, the redesigned Kia Sonet is available in seven general variants: HTE, HTK, HTK+, HTX, HTX+, GTX+, and X-Line. With the update, Kia’s sub-4 million SUV has kept its diesel and gasoline drivetrains while receiving a minor exterior and interior redesign. The Sonet is now up to Rs 80,000 more expensive as a result of all these changes – 2024 Comparing Prices of cars
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2024 Kia Sonet | Maruti Brezza | Nissan Magnite | Renault Kiger |
HTE – Rs 7.99 lakh | XV – Rs 7.82 lakh | RXT – Rs 7.50 lakh | |
LXi – Rs 8.29 lakh | RXT (O) – Rs 8 lakh | ||
HTK – Rs 8.79 lakh | XV Premium – Rs 8.60 lakh | RXZ – Rs 8.80 lakh | |
XV Turbo – Rs 9.19 lakh | RXT (O) Turbo – Rs 9.30 lakh | ||
HTK+ – Rs 9.90 lakh | VXi – Rs 9.65 lakh | XV Premium Turbo – Rs 9.80 lakh | RXZ Turbo – Rs 10 lakh |
HTK+ Turbo iMT – Rs 10.49 lakh | |||
HTX Turbo iMT – Rs 11.49 lakh | ZXi – Rs 11.05 lakh | ||
ZXi+ – Rs 12.48 lakh | |||
HTX+ Turbo iMT – Rs 13.39 lakh |
iMT-Manual when the clutch pedal is absent
- The Kia Sonet’s beginning price has increased by Rs 20,000 due to the facelift, although it is still less expensive than the Maruti Brezza. With a starting price of Rs 6 lakh each, the Nissan Magnite and Renault Kiger are still the least expensive options in the market.
- The prices of the Sonet’s lower-spec models (HTE, HTK, and HTK+) are in line with those of the Nissan Magnite and the complete lineup of Renault Kiger.
- The Kia SUV’s turbo-petrol versions begin at a price up to Rs 70,000 more than the Nissan-Renault turbo models. However, the cost of the Sonet turbo is similar to that of the Maruti Brezza’s higher-spec ZXi and ZXi+ models, with the latter being up to Rs 91,000 less expensive.
- The Sonet HTX+ Turbo model is one of the priciest petrol-manual alternatives in the market, priced at Rs 13.39 lakh. With its turbo-petrol engine, the Kia sub-4m is the only vehicle available with an iMT (manual without clutch pedal) option.
- All of the automakers on this list, with the exception of Maruti, offer their SUVs with a 1-liter turbo-petrol engine. Nevertheless, the Brezza is the only sub-4 meter SUV with a larger 1.5-liter gasoline engine in this group – 2024 Comparing Prices of cars
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2024 Kia Sonet | Maruti Brezza | Nissan Magnite | Renault Kiger |
VXi AT – Rs 11.15 lakh | XV Premium Turbo CVT – Rs 10.91 lakh | RXZ Turbo CVT – Rs 11 lakh | |
HTX Turbo DCT – Rs 12.29 lakh | ZXi AT – Rs 12.55 lakh | ||
ZXi+ AT – Rs 13.98 lakh | |||
GTX+ Turbo DCT – Rs 14.50 lakh | |||
X-Line Turbo DCT – Rs 14.69 lakh |
- The automatic (AMT) versions of the Nissan Magnite and Renault Kiger are the most economical in the market, beginning at Rs 6.60 lakh and Rs 7.10 lakh, respectively, just like their manual counterparts. The Magnite became the most reasonably priced SUV in India with an automatic transmission only in late 2023, whereas the Kiger had the AMT option from the beginning of its launch in 2021.
- The highest entry point for an SUV to purchase a petrol-automatic combination is the 2024 Sonet. It is available with a dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT) exclusively on the turbo-petrol powerplant.
- Apart from the LXi basic model, the Maruti Brezza is the only vehicle in its portfolio to offer a conventional torque converter automatic option for the petrol engine.
- The priciest petrol-automatic combination available for the aforementioned sub-4 million SUVs is the Sonet GTX+, which retails for Rs 14.50 lakh. Additionally, there’s a special edition X-Line trim that costs roughly Rs 20,000 more than the fully loaded GTX+, making it the most expensive variation on this table by almost a lakh.