2024 Kia Sonet variants explained

After months of leaks and teasers, Kia finally unveiled the new Kia Sonet in India. The new Sonet comes with a refreshed design and added features. However, like always Kia has introduced several variants. So what features & things does each variant get? Let’s do variants explained of the 2024 Kia Sonet.
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Specifications

The new Kia Sonet comes with three engine options like before. First, we have a 1.2-litre petrol engine producing 81bhp and 115Nm torque mated with a 5-speed manual transmission. Next up, we have a 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine that comes paired with an iMT and a DCT gearbox. Finally, we have the 1.5-litre diesel engine, producing 114bhp and 250Nm of torque. Kia has re-introduced the manual gearbox on the diesel engine. We also have an iMT and automatic gearbox option on this engine.

2024 Kia Sonet variants – Standard safety features

Kia is offering 15 safety features standard across all the variants. These features include 6 airbags, ABS with EBD, ESC, Brake force assist system, Vehicle stability management, Hill start assist control, rear parking sensors, Emergency stop signal, Highline TPMS, Speed sensing auto door lock, impact sensing auto door unlock, All3-point seat belts and all seatbelt reminder.

HTE

The HTE variants come with 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol MT and 1.5-litre diesel MT.

Features include:

Halogen headlamps
R15 steel wheels
Semi-leatherette seats with all-black interiors
Halogen tail lamps
Pole type antenna
4.2-inch colour instrument cluster
C-type USB charger (front & rear)
12V power outlet
Electric power steering
Tilt steering
Rear AC vents
Manual AC
Manual day/night IRVM
Central locking
Front door power windows
Fixed front armrest with storage
Front adjustable headrests

2024 Kia Sonet variants – HTK

The HTK variants come with 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol MT and 1.5-litre diesel MT.

Additional features over HTE include:

R16-styled steel wheels
Shark fin antenna
8.0-inch infotainment system
Wireless Android Auto & Apple CarPlay
4 speakers + 2 tweeters
Steering-mounted audio controls
Rearview camera with guidelines
Driving rear view monitor
Auto light control
Front parking sensors
Follow me home headlamps
Manual driver seat height adjustment
Rear door sunshade
Keyless entry
All power windows with button illumination

HTK+

The HTK+ variants come with 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol MT, 1.0-litre turbo petrol iMT and 1.5-litre diesel MT.

Additional features over HTK include:

Electric sunroof (1.0-litre turbo only)
LED DRLs
LED-connected tail lamps
LED fog lamps
Remote engine start/stop (1.0-litre turbo petrol & 1.5-litre diesel)
Fully automatic climate control
Driver one-touch up/down window
Electric folding ORVM with LED turn indicators

HTX

The HTX variants come with 1.0-litre turbo petrol iMT and DCT, While the 1.5-litre diesel with MT, iMT and an automatic gearbox.

Additional features over HTK+ include:

Electric sunroof (All combinations)
LED headlamps
Learthette steering wheel, gear knob and armrest
Black & beige dual tone interior (1.0-litre iMT & diesel 1.5-litre MT)
Black & beige semi leatherette seats (1.0-litre iMT & diesel 1.5-litre MT)
All-black interior with premium brown inserts (1.0-litre turbo DCT & 1.5-litre diesel iMT/AT)
Remote engine start on key
60:40 rear seat spilt
Rear passenger’s adjustable headrests
Rear centre armrest with cupholders
Cruise control
Front ventilated seats (1.0-litre turbo DCT, 1.5-litre iMT/AT only)
ISOFIX
Rear disc brakes
Traction modes (automatic only)
Multi-drive modes (automatic only)
Paddle shifters (automatic only)