Kia India has introduced its refreshed RDE-compliant vehicle line-up with an updated powertrain and additional features in the Seltos, the Sonet and the Carens. The updated line-up is now available across Kia dealerships starting at INR 7.79 lakh, 10.89 lakh, and 10.45 lakh for the Sonet, the Seltos and the Carens, respectively.
The refreshed line-up now comes with an enhanced petrol powertrain compatible with the E20 fuel. While the petrol engine in Sonet remains unchanged, the turbo petrol engine in Carens – the Smartstream G1.4 T-GDi is now replaced by the Smartstream G1.5 T-GDi, which churns out 160 PS of power and 253 Nm of maximum torque between 1,500 to 3,500 RPM.
In the diesel powertrains, the Sonet’s 1.5 CRDi WGT has been replaced by the 1.5 CRDi VGT with an enhanced power output of 116 PS from the earlier 100 PS. The same engine in Seltos and Carens gets subtle power output enhancement, offering 116 PS from the earlier 115 PS.
The 6iMT now comes as a standard transmission in the diesel and the petrol turbo variants of all Kia India models currently on the shelf. With this move, the manual transmission is now only available in variants of Seltos and Carens with Smartstream G1.5 naturally aspirated engine and in variants of Sonet with Smartstream G1.2 naturally aspirated engine.
Along with the powertrain-related changes, the brand also introduced the ISG (Idle Stop Go) feature, standard across all the models. The Kia Connect Skill for Amazon Alexa has been added as a connected car feature. With this addition to the connected car technology, Kia India introduces a home-to-car connectivity feature for its customers. The Alexa device can be connected to customers’ vehicles by registering on the Amazon Alexa application. The feature is also available for EV6 customers.
Tae-Jin Park, MD & CEO, Kia India, said, “With the launch of the EV6 in India and committing to a home-grown EV by 2025, we reflected our commitment to align our product strategy with the Indian Government’s electric vision. Now with the RDE norms coming into effect, we are delighted to offer our contribution once again to the Government’s efforts to keep the environment clean and green.”
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