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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 ₹ 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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Pros
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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Cons
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 ₹ 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.
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