Recently, the 2024 Kia SONET was officially released in the Indian market, and in October this year, the domestic version of the Kia SONET model appeared in the new car catalog of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, indicating that this car is expected to be launched in China in the future.
Quick overview of the pros and cons
Advantages: The latest family design, equipped with BOSE audio, will be introduced in China.
Disadvantages: The powertrain is conservative.
As a mid-term facelift, the new car adopts Kia's latest family-oriented design language, and the interior of the tiger roar grille is decorated with a dot matrix structure, with symmetrical C-shaped daytime running lights on the left and right sides, and the inner light source is LED light source. The logo has also been upgraded to the latest one, and the bottom edge of the front bumper is finished with chrome trim.
The new car is 4110 1790 1625mm in length, width and height, with a wheelbase of 2500mm, positioned as a small SUV, the wheels adopt a five-spoke two-tone blade design, and the wheel arches and side skirts are equipped with thick blackened trim plates, which looks full of power. There is also a black roof rack on the roof, and the rear has been replaced with a continuous tail light cluster. In addition, the new car will continue to be available in two sports packages: GT Line and X Line.
The interior of the new car is basically the same as the current model, offering a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel, 10The 25-inch LCD instrument cluster and floating center control screen retain a large number of physical buttons and a mechanical gear knob in the car, and the high-end model will also provide Bose audio, panoramic image, adaptive cruise control and other configurations.
In terms of power, the new car offers three different versions of power, which are 12-liter gasoline engine, 10t gasoline engine and 1The 5-liter diesel engine is mated to a 5-speed manual, 6-speed AMT or 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, and a 6-speed AMT or 6-speed automatic transmission.