- The Anniversary-edition Sonet gets Aurochs inspired rugged design with tangerine accents on its exterior, giving it a unique identity
- The 1st Anniversary edition Sonet starts at INR 10,79,000
New Delhi, October 14, 2021: Kia India, the fastest-growing carmaker in the country, announced the launch of the Kia Sonet 1st anniversary edition to celebrate the first successful year of its smart urban-compact SUV. Building on its exquisite design-led identity, the Sonet 1st anniversary edition is a benchmark in vehicle design and offers a strikingly bold and wild look. The design of this anniversary edition variant is inspired by Aurochs, a large wild Eurasian bull, imparting a more muscular demeanour to the Sonet and is distinctively visible through the Aurochs inspired Front and Rear Skid plates with tangerine accents.
The exclusive tiger nose grille on the 1st anniversary edition features hot-stamped tangerine accents lending an undaunted outlook to the compact SUV. In addition to this, the new Sonet also features Aurochs side skid plates to offer a bolder and butch appeal to the vehicle along with side door garnish and centre wheel caps in tangerine accent and anniversary edition emblem. The Sonet 1st anniversary edition is available in four powertrains options, 1.0 T-GDi petrol engine with Smartstream 6iMT & 7DCT and 1.5-litre CRDi diesel engine with 6MT (in WGT configuration) & 6AT (in VGT configuration). The Anniversary edition Sonet is offered in four exterior colours - Aurora Black pearl, Glacier white pearl, Steel silver & Gravity grey, starting at an exciting price of INR 10,79,000 (ex-showroom, pan India) and are limited edition variants.
Mr. Tae-Jin Park, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Kia India said, "The Sonet has been one of our breakthrough products that have contributed to Kia's success in India. With sales of more than one lakh units in less than a year, the Sonet has already established itself as one of India's highest-selling compact SUVs. To celebrate this adoration, we are excited to launch the anniversary edition of the Sonet. Carved out of sheer design excellence, the Anniversary edition Sonet is based on the concept of Aurochs and boasts a muscular look offering a bolder and premium driving experience to our young-at-heart customers."
Powertrain | Transmission | Price |
Petrol 1.0 T-GDi | Smartstream 6iMT | INR 10,79,000 |
Smartstream 7DCT | INR 11,49,000 | |
Diesel 1.5 CRDi WGT | 6MT | INR 11,09,000 |
Diesel 1.5 CRDi VGT | 6AT | INR 11,89,000 |
Kia Sonet has proven to be a runaway success model for Kia India, with sales of more than 100,000 units in just under a year. A segment game changer, the new Sonet is loaded with all the innovative offerings, which a customer looks for in a sub-compact SUV. Launched during mid-pandemic, the Sonet has revolutionised the compact SUV segment with its dynamic stance in a confident and compact body.
Kia India – about us
In April 2017, Kia India signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, India, to build a new manufacturing facility at Anantapur District. Kia commenced mass production in August 2019 and has an annual production capacity of approximately 300,000 units. In April 2021, Kia India reimagined itself in line with its new brand identity, “Movement that Inspires” aimed at offering customers meaningful experiences backed by innovative products and services. Under the new brand identity, Kia has set out to find ways to achieve new benchmarks and inspire consumers to be more and do more. Till date, Kia India has launched three vehicles for Indian market – the Seltos, the Carnival and the Sonet; and has become the youngest brand to be the 4th largest automaker in India with class-leading product offering, service quality and reliability. Kia India became the quickest brand to achieve the 300,000 sales milestone in the domestic automotive market in less than two years of its operations. Kia is also leading the connected car evolution in India with over 1.5 lakh cars on Indian roads, it is the connected SUV Leader. The brand has a widespread network of 300 customer touchpoints and is focused on strengthening its footprints across the country.
Kia Corporation – about us
Kia (www.kia.com) is a global mobility brand with a vision to create sustainable mobility solutions for consumers, communities, and societies around the world. Founded in 1944, Kia has been providing mobility solutions for more than 75 years. With 52,000 employees worldwide, a presence in more than 190 markets, and manufacturing facilities in six countries, the company today sells around three million vehicles a year. Kia is spearheading the popularization of electrified and battery electric vehicles and developing a growing range of mobility services, encouraging millions of people around the world to explore the best ways of getting around. The company's brand slogan – ‘Movement that inspires’ – reflects Kia’s commitment to inspire consumers through its products and services.
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