The Kia Sonet has been in the Indian market for a little over a year now, and right now it's one of the top-selling models in the subcompact SUV segment. Kia India sells over 6,000 to 7,000 units of the Sonet sub-4-metre SUV in India every month, and it's one of the more feature-rich SUVs you can buy under the Rs. 15 lakh segment. However, if you are planning to buy the SUV from the pre-owned vehicle market, then here are some pros and cons you must know about.
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1. The Kia Sonet is arguable one of the best-looking SUVs in the sub-4-metre space, and it comes with smart features like - LED headlamps, LED DRLs, sporty alloys, roof rails and LED taillamps and more.
2. The Sonet also gets a tonne of premium creature comforts like - a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, ventilated seats, air purifier with virus detection, wireless charger, Bose surround sound system, and more.
3. The Sonet is a fully connected SUV and comes with Kia India's UVO Connect. The system gets 58 connected car tech features like - AI Voice Command, Voice assisted Sunroof control, and OTA map updates.
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4 The Sonet also comes with a great choice of engine options - a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol motor, a 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine and a 1.5-litre diesel mill. Kia also offers 5 transmission choices with the Sonet - 5-speed MT, 6-speed iMT, 6-speed MT, 7-speed DCT and 6-speed AT.
5. The Sonet is the only SUV in this segment to come with a powerful 1.5-litre VGT diesel engine paired with a segment-first 6-speed automatic torque converter.
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1. The Kia Sonet is barely a year old in the market which means there will be very few options in the used car space.
2. Even if you get a good pre-owned Sonet, it won't really be cheap by any standard. We don't expect anything below Rs. 10 lakh.
3. Most features like UVO Connect, wireless charger, air purifier, Bose surround sound system, ventilated seats are offered with the high-spec trim. So, if these are your priority, then you'll have much fewer options.
4. The cabin of the Kia Sonet is a bit cramped, especially at the rear. In fact, we would say it is a 4-seater SUV because three average-sized adults cannot really sit comfortably in the second row of Sonet.
5. While the Sonet is pretty well-equipped, it misses out on some of the most obvious features which are have come to expect for cars in this segment like - 60:40 rear seat split, auto wipers, illuminated window buttons, full-size spare tyre on top trims.
