Kia Sonet

The Kia Sonet has a very appealing interior, which is neither too flashy nor too understated. It gets all the modern elements a present day-car should possess. The cabin has an all-black layout, which is well-contrasted by silver and gloss-black inserts and contrast red stitching on the steering wheel, seats and door pads.

The driver’s cockpit of the Kia Sonet consists of a flat-bottom multi-functional steering wheel with a silver-coloured lower finish and a fully-digital instrument console behind it, which comes with a digital speedometer, a 4.2-inch TFT MID and C-shaped dials for tachometer and engine temperature and fuel gauge on the sides.

The centre console of the dashboard of the Kia Sonet looks broad, with a high-placed 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system at the top, which merges with the instrument console within a wide-looking housing with gloss black highlights. The middle part of the centre console also looks cool with vertical AC vents with rounded edges and a switch panel for the automatic climate control in the middle of them. The same design for the AC vents is carried out for the vents present on the corners of the dashboard.

The cabin of the Kia Sonet is well-equipped with other features like a wireless charger, ventilated front seats, push start-stop button, driver seat height adjustment, leather upholstery, cruise control, sunroof, aluminium sporty pedals, 6-speaker sound system from BOSE and rear AC vents.

The Kia Sonet is one of the most modern-looking offerings in the segment of urban compact SUVs, which is high on visual appeal and desirability. The overall design has an upright stance, which gels well with the modern design cues, along with a couple of traditional Kia trademarks.

At the front, the Kia Sonet looks very aggressive with Kia’s trademark ‘Tiger Nose’ grille in a wide-looking layout. The grille comes with honeycomb inserts on the inside and a satin silver finish on its lower portion. The side edges of the grille come adjacent to horizontally-laid LED headlamps, which are characterized by heartbeat-shaped daytime running LEDs, which also have the dual-functionality of LED turn indicators. The front bumper also has an aggressive design to it, thanks to the wide-looking satin silver skid plate and small and scooped-out housings for the fog lamps.

The Kia Sonet has a muscular appeal when viewed from the sides. The slightly flared wheel arches and a clean design for the door panels make the Sonet look macho despite its compact size.  The C-pillar has a zig-zag design, thanks to the angularly placed gloss black edges of the rear windscreen. The ruggedness of the overall design is ensured by the slim side body mouldings on the bottom of the door panels and around the wheel arches, and slim roof rails. Further, the chrome finish for the door handles and 16-inch machined alloy wheels make the Sonet look premium.

At the back, the Kia Sonet has a unique looking design with slim tail lamps with LED inserts joined to each other by a sleek reflector bar, which also has a piano black finish across its width below it. The rear profile also looks muscular with a heavy-looking silver skid plate on the rear bumper, which has black claddings on most of its part.

The Kia Sonet has the best hardware for its chassis when it comes to the compact SUV category. The Sonet is available with three drive modes (Eco, Normal and Sport) and three traction modes (sand, snow and mud), which ensure that one doesn’t lose traction on mildly loose surfaces.

The Kia Sonet is available with only one petrol engine as its standard powertrain option, which is a 1.5-litre four-cylinder naturally-aspirated petrol engine coupled to a CVT gearbox. This engine produces a maximum power output of 115 PS, while the peak torque output maxes out at 144 Nm.

The Sonet is also one of the most well-equipped compact SUVs when it comes to safety features. The SUV is available with features like front, side and curtain airbags, ABS with EBD, hill start assist, front and rear parking sensors, rear camera, rearview monitor and tire pressure monitoring system.

The Kia Sonet appears as a well-rounded product for a modern buyer, which has set its basics right, in the form of a powerful and refined engine, feature-loaded cabin and smart looking design in and out.