The Kia Sonet facelift’s gas effectivity figures have been revealed simply days earlier than its costs are introduced. With the facelift, Kia has introduced again the diesel-manual powertrain possibility, which implies there are three engine and 6 gearbox choices to select from.
Kia has, nevertheless, but to disclose the mileage of the Sonet diesel-manual as it’s nonetheless underneath certification. Here are the ARAI gas effectivity figures for all the opposite powertrain choices.
- Sonet 1.0-litre turbo-petrol with DCT rated at 19.2kpl
- Sonet diesel with iMT rated at 22.3kpl
- Sonet sits in the course of compact SUV section by way of effectivity
Kia Sonet facelift gas effectivity
| Kia Sonet gas effectivity (ARAI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Powertrain | Sonet facelift | Outgoing Sonet |
| 1.2P-MT | 18.83kpl | 18.4kpl |
| 1.0P-iMT | 18.7kpl | 18.2kpl |
| 1.0P-DCT | 19.2kpl | 18.3kpl |
| 1.5D-MT | NA | NA |
| 1.5D-iMT | 22.3kpl | NA |
| 1.5D-AT | 18.6kpl | 19kpl |
While the 2 petrol engines – the 83hp, 1.2-litre petrol and the 120hp, 1.0-litre turbo-petrol – within the Sonet facelift submit marginally increased ARAI-rated effectivity figures than they did within the outgoing mannequin, the 116hp, 1.5-litre diesel appears to ship barely lower than earlier per kilometre.
The Sonet’s 84hp petrol comes solely with a 5-speed guide gearbox and does a claimed 18.83km on a litre, whereas the 120hp turbo-petrol has 6-speed iMT and 7-speed dual-clutch auto choices, that are rated at 18.7kpl and 19.2kpl, respectively.
When paired with the 6-speed iMT, the Sonet diesel claims 22.3kpl, whereas the model with the 6-speed torque convertor posts an ARAI-rated 18.6kpl.
Kia Sonet facelift vs rivals: gas effectivity
| Kia Sonet facelift petrol vs rivals (ARAI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrains | Kia Sonet | Maruti Fronx | Maruti Brezza | Tata Nexon |
| Petrol-MT | 18.83kpl | 21.79kpl | 17.38kpl | |
| Petrol-AT | – | 22.89kpl (AMT) | 19.8kpl | |
| Turbo-petrol-MT | 18.7kpl | 21.5kpl | – | 17.44kpl |
| Turbo-petrol-AT | 19.2kpl | 20.01kpl (AT) | – | 17.18kpl (AMT)/17.01kpl (DCT) |
| Kia Sonet facelift diesel vs rivals (ARAI) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kia Sonet | Tata Nexon | |
| Diesel-MT | – | 23.23kpl |
| Diesel-iMT | 22.3kpl | – |
| Diesel-AT | 18.6kpl | 24.08kpl (AMT) |
From the above desk, we are able to see that the Sonet petrols are extra frugal than the Tata Nexon and are at par with the Maruti Suzuki Brezza. However, the Fronx is extra environment friendly than all the remaining, particularly the 1.2-litre model. Meanwhile, the Sonet diesel-iMT is barely a small step behind the diesel Nexon on effectivity, although the Nexon’s AMT helps ship a a lot increased determine than the Sonet diesel’s torque convertor auto. Interestingly, sister model Hyundai’s Venue comes with the identical three engine choices and may have comparable effectivity numbers, although the corporate has not revealed their respective mileage figures but.
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