Kia Sonet

Positives:

• The Kia Sonet's dashboard gets large vertical air-con vents, 10.25-inch infotainment touchscreen and digital cluster.

• The USPs include an electric driver’s seat, front ventilated seats, and a sunroof.

• The Sonet offers a nice driving position, good all-round visibility, and sufficient room overall.

• There’s decent legroom and adequate thigh support for individuals with average height.

• There’s a seven-speaker Bose sound system, LED ambient lighting and an air purifier with virus and bacteria protection.

• It also offers a 360-degree camera, Alexa commands from home including tyre pressure and remote climate control. Its connected car suite includes Find My Car via surround view monitoring.

• It gets a 385-litre boot space, and the second-row backrest’s split-folding capability can improves the capacity.

Negatives:

• The Sonet's second-row space is tight for six-foot-tall individuals.
• Even the shoulder room is restrictive for three passengers on the rear bench.
• It misses a steering reach adjustment, illuminated window buttons, auto wipers, and a full-sized spare wheel.

Positives:

• The Sonet's safety suite includes six airbags, hill-start assist, electronic stability control, and vehicle stability management as standard.
• Moreover, it also gets a 360-degree camera, front and rear parking sensors, three-point seatbelts for all seats, disc brakes on all wheels, and a blind-view monitor.
• The latest iteration is offered with ADAS functionalities including forward collision warning and avoidance (car, pedestrian, cyclist), and lane keep assist.

Negatives:

• The Sonet has not been crash-tested by the NCAP yet and hence doesn't have a safety rating.

Positives:

• Kia's new design language can be seen on the Sonet with a signature tiger-nose grille with LED DRLs, star-map LED headlamps, and sleek LED fog lamps.

• The Sonet features 16-inch crystal-cut alloys, LED-connected taillamps, rear skid plates with dark metallic accents, and a rear spoiler.

• There are eight monotone colours on offer including Pewter Olive, Intense Red, Imperial Blue, Sparkling Silver, Gravity Grey, Aurora Black Pearl, Clear White, and Glacier White Pearl.

• There are even two dual-tone colours with either Intense Red or Glacier White Pearl with an Aurora Black Pearl roof.

• Besides, there are unique colours offered in the X-Line variant, namely, Aurora Black Pearl and the spectacular-looking Xclusive Matte Graphite.
• In terms of the quality of cabin materials, there's no compromise with the new leatherette upholstery that looks fresh and upmarket.

• The X-Line has contrasting Sage Green leatherette seats with an all-black interior and Sage Green inserts.
• On the other hand, the GT-Line gets black leatherette seats with all-black interiors and white inserts.
• Meanwhile, the Tech-Line gets either black and beige semi-leatherette seats with a black and beige dual-tone interior or semi-leatherette seats with an all-black interior.

Negatives:

• Kia missed the opportunity to introduce soft-touch materials in the Sonet's interior.