Mark your calendars for the grand reveals of Kia Sonet Facelift is slated to be completely disclosed on December 14, 2023 and the Korean automaker has embarked on its campaign to stir anticipation for the forthcoming compact SUV.
A teaser video reveals some design aspects and highlights some design elements and give a look of interior asthetics. Price range of Sonet Facelift will be unveiled sometime next year.
Clues from a teaser imply that the Sonet facelift will come equipped with redesigned LED headlights, inspired by design of Seltos. The Elongated LED headlights ae almost totally embedded within the modern LED DRLs. As the front bumper has been revamped to accomodate horizontally-placed fog lights located under the air intakes. Suggests a refreshed grille and a redesigned rear end. However, the exact details of these design modifications are still concealed
Interior Layout
Its cabin layout remains largely unaltered, retaining the well-known configuration with a centrally -situated 10.25 – inch infotainment touchscreen. A new, streamlined compact climate control display is positioned below the touchscreen, complemented by a line of toggle buttons. Although the teaser depicting analog dials, while the actual instrument cluster is a digital screen comparable to the one in the Seltos facelift.
Spy photos have earlier showcased new brown upholstery options and a rear seat armrest. It corroborates that the top-tier models will continue to boast the Bose premium sound system.
Safety credentials
It elevated its safety credentials with the integration of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Reports suggests to the fact that mirroring its Hyundai Venue counterpart, as Sonet facelift will be equipped with Level 1 ADAS functionalities, featuring forward collision warning, lane departure warning, forward collision prevention and warning system , adaptive high beam assist , lane departure correction and much more. Amplifying these cutting-edge safety features are six airbags as a standard inclusion in all variants. In which it have a higher-spec trims, on the other hand , benefit from additional safety features such as rearview camera, cornering lights, hill-start assist , electronic stability control (ESC) and an integrated tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS).
Carries over the same powertrain options from its previous iteration. Catering to diverse driving preferences with a selection of powertrains. The range of powertrains kicks off with an 83-horsepower, 1.2 -litre naturally aspirated petrol engine teamed up with a 5-speed manual transmission.
Drivers seeking a more dynamic driving experience can choose between 120-horsepower, 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine and 116-horsepower , 250Nm, 1.5-litre diesel engine are available. The 1.0-litre turbo-petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engines remain availiable with the 6-speed iMT, while speculation surrounds the possible return of the Sonet diesel-manual option.
Furthermore, turbo-petrol and diesel engines comes with the option of a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and 6 – speed torque converter automatic transmission , respectively.
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Prices variations
With an expected price increase over the current models of Rs. 7.79 – 14.89 lakh ( ex-showroom) range. Despite this, the Sonet will fiercely compete against the Tata Nexon, Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Nissan Magnite and Renault Kiger in the compact SUV segment.
