Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Vs Kia Sonet Price, Engine Specs, Dimensions Comparison

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Vs Kia Sonet Price Comparison

Let’s first look at the prices of both the cars for the petrol-manual powertrain.

With the petrol-manual powertrain, the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara’s prices start at Rs. 10.45 lakh and top out at Rs. 16.90 lakh. The Kia Sonet’s petrol-manual range costs between Rs. 7.50 lakh and Rs. 12.60 lakh.

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The Grand Vitara petrol-automatic is available in 5 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 13.40 lakh to Rs. 19.50 lakh. The Sonet’s 2 petrol-automatic variants cost between Rs. 11.55 lakh and Rs. 13.20 lakh.

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is not available with a diesel-manual powertrain. The Sonet diesel-manual is available in 6 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 9.05 lakh to Rs. 13.00 lakh. 

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is not available with a diesel-automatic powertrain. The Sonet diesel-automatic is available in 2 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 12.15 lakh to Rs. 13.80 lakh. 

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Vs Kia Sonet Dimension Comparison

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara and the Kia Sonet are both SUVs. The Grand Vitara is 4325mm long, 1795mm wide and 1645mm tall. The Grand Vitara’s wheelbase is 2600mm long. The Sonet measures 3995mm long, 1790mm wide and 1642mm tall and has a wheelbase measuring 2500mm. In terms of dimensions, the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is considerably larger than the Kia Sonet. So, the Grand Vitara will offer a stronger road presence than the Sonet.

The Grand Vitara has a ground clearance of 208mm while the Sonet has a ground clearance of 205mm. The 373-litre boot space of the Grand Vitara mild hybrid is 19 litres smaller than that of the Sonet, while the 256-litre boot space of the Grand Vitara is 136 litres smaller than the boot space of the Sonet.

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara Vs Kia Sonet Engine Spec Comparison

The Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is available with 2 petrol engines — a 1.5L mild hybrid petrol and a 1.5L hybrid petrol engine. The 1.5L mild hybrid petrol gets a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed TC automatic transmission while the 1.5L hybrid petrol is available with an eCVT automatic transmission. The 1.5L mild hybrid petrol engine of the Grand Vitara makes 103PS of power at 6000rpm and 137Nm of torque at 4400rpm. The 1.5L hybrid petrol engine in the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara pushes out 116PS of power at 5500rpm and 141Nm of combined torque with the motor.

The Kia Sonet is available with 2 petrol engines – a 1.2L normal petrol and a 1.0L turbo petrol engine. The 1.2L normal petrol engine gets a 5-speed manual while the 1.0L turbo petrol engine is available with a 6-speed auto-clutch manual and a 7-speed DCT automatic transmission. The 1.2L normal petrol engine of the Sonet makes 83PS of power at 6000rpm and 115Nm of torque at 4200rpm. The 1.0L turbo petrol engine in the Kia Sonet pushes out 120PS of power at 6000rpm and 172Nm of torque between 1500rpm and 4000rpm.

The Kia Sonet also gets a 1.5L turbo diesel engine, which is available with a 6-speed manual and 6-speed TC automatic transmission. The Sonet’s turbo diesel engine makes 100PS of power at 4000rpm and 240Nm of torque between 1500rpm and 2750rpm with the manual and 115PS of power at 4000rpm and 250Nm of torque between 1500rpm and 2750rpm with the automatic transmission.

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