Kia Sonet Subcompact SUV Fuel Efficiency Details Leaked

The Kia Sonet will be launched in India in September 2020 and there is a lot of buzz around the soon-to-be-launched subcompact SUV in India. Kia promises that the Sonet will bring a bunch of best-in-segment features along with multiple engine and transmission options, a strategy that Kia Motors India employed with the Seltos as well. Now, leaked images, probably from a brochure or a presentation reveal the ARAI claimed fuel efficiency for all variants of the Kia Sonet and they seem to be impressive.

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(The 1.0-litre T-GDi turbocharged petrol engine is expected to be only offered with the Kia Sonet GT Line trim)

The leaked images show that the Kia Sonet with the 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine will be offered with just a manual gearbox and it gets an ARAI claimed fuel efficiency of 18.4 kmpl along with a 0-100 kmph sprint time of 13.3 seconds. Coming to the 1.0-litre turbo GDi petrol model of the Sonet, it will be offered with a 7-speed DCT and an IMT transmission.

(Here's the leaked document which reveals the fuel efficiency figures of all variants of the Kia Sonet subcompact SUV)

The 7-speed DCT variant offers fuel efficiency of 18.3 kmpl with a 0-100 kmph time of 11.3 seconds. The IMT variant of the Sonet returns 18.2 kmpl and is just one second slower to 100 kmph from standstill than the DCT model.

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(Kia Sonet will get three engine options - 1.2 petrol, 1.0 turbo petrol and a 1.5 diesel)

Lastly, the 1.5-litre diesel variant of the Sonet SUV gets two variants, one with a 6-speed manual and one with a 6-speed automatic, which is a torque converter. The diesel manual variant of the Sonet has a claimed fuel economy of 24.1 kmpl and a 0-100 kmph sprint time of 12.3 seconds. The 6-speed AT variant of the diesel Sonet gets a claimed fuel economy of 19 kmpl and a 0-100 kmph time of 11.8 seconds.

Source: Rushlane