Find out how its variant-wise costs fare in opposition to the Hyundai Venue, Tata Nexon and Mahindra XUV300

A number of weeks after the revealing of the 2024 Kia Sonet, the Korean marque has lastly introduced the costs for its facelifted subcompact SUV. The replace introduces a recent look, up to date expertise, and enhanced security options to the Sonet. Notably, Kia has introduced again the choice of a correct handbook transmission with the Sonet’s diesel powertrain. In this story, we’ve in contrast the variant-wise costs of the Sonet facelift with these of its key rivals that additionally get a diesel possibility: Hyundai Venue, Tata Nexon, and Mahindra XUV300.

Petrol Manual

• Among all fashions on this comparability, the Hyundai Venue has the bottom beginning value. It begins Rs 5,000 lower than the Kia Sonet. On the opposite hand, the Tata Nexon boasts the very best beginning value on this comparability, however not by lots. Meanwhile, the 2024 Sonet and the Mahindra XUV300 have the identical base value.

• The Kia Sonet’s 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine is simply obtainable with a 5-speed handbook transmission, whereas the 1-litre turbo petrol engine comes with a 6-speed iMT (handbook transmission with out clutch pedal).

• The Hyundai Venue additionally makes use of the identical engine choices because the Sonet; nonetheless, with its 1-litre turbo-petrol engine, Hyundai gives a correct 6-speed handbook transmission as an alternative of an iMT.

• Talking concerning the Nexon, it comes with a 5-speed handbook transmission in its base-spec Smart variant, whereas all different increased variants are geared up with a 6-speed handbook transmission.

• Among all fashions talked about within the record, the Mahindra XUV300’s 1.2-litre TGDi (turbo-petrol) engine makes it essentially the most highly effective subcompact SUV, with an output of as much as 130 PS and 250Nm. 

• The Tata Nexon has the most costly petrol-manual possibility, Rs 11,000 greater than the top-spec Kia Sonet. In comparability, the Hyundai Venue has essentially the most reasonably priced top-end petrol-manual possibility by a margin of as much as Rs 85,000.

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Petrol Automatic

• The XUV300 has essentially the most reasonably priced petrol-automatic possibility right here, by Rs 1 lakh whereas the Kia Sonet has the most costly entry value for the petrol-automatic variant.

• Both the 2024 Sonet and Hyundai Venue are supplied with the identical 1-litre turbo-petrol engine mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission. However, it is the Sonet that boasts the next value of as much as Rs 1.36 lakh for its petrol automated fashions in comparison with that of the Venue.

• The Tata Nexon’s 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine (120 PS / 170 Nm) is on the market with both a 6-speed AMT or a 7-speed twin clutch transmission.

• The Mahindra XUV300 in its petrol automated variant doesn’t get the choice of the TGDi turbo petrol. Also, its common 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine (110 PS / 200 Nm) can solely be had with a 6-speed AMT.

• While different subcompact SUVs solely supply most 2-3 variants in petrol automated, the Nexon petrol automated is available in complete of 9 variants.

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Diesel Manual

• Both the Kia Sonet and Hyundai Venue are powered by a 1.5-litre diesel engine (116 PS / 250 Nm) mated to a 6-speed handbook. Additionally, the Sonet gives the choice of a 6-speed iMT (handbook with out clutch pedal) with its diesel variant.

• The Nexon’s 1.5-litre diesel and XUV300’s 1.5-litre diesel engines are solely obtainable with a 6-speed handbook transmission. 

• Among the diesel-manual choices, the Tata Nexon’s top-spec Fearless Plus S variant boasts the very best value. 

Diesel Automatic

• The Sonet continues to be the one mannequin on this phase to supply its diesel engine with a 6-speed torque converter, which is a superior automated gearbox than that of the Tata Nexon and Mahindra XUV300.

• The Hyundai Venue isn’t obtainable with a diesel-automatic possibility.

The Kia Sonet facelift, in its top-spec X Line variant, now stands as the most costly subcompact SUV on this comparability. Following the Hyundai Venue, it’s the solely subcompact SUV within the record geared up with degree 1 superior driver help techniques. 

On the opposite hand, the Tata Nexon can be a feature-loaded providing; nonetheless, it lacks a superior diesel automated transmission and ADAS. As for the Mahindra XUV300, it might not be as feature-loaded as the opposite three, however it does supply the choice of essentially the most highly effective T-GDi turbo petrol engine. Given these issues, which one would you decide amongst these, and why? Feel free to share your ideas within the feedback.

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