Kia Sonet HTK+ (O) vs HTX: is the step up worth it?
This is the best value for money step on the Sonet. No other paid step is better value for money on the price list.+₹75,000
Price it where you live before you act on that: in 1 of the 25 states we price, road tax hands the best-value spot to another step, and at the extreme this one asks 0.5 percent more for what it adds. What the road does to the whole Sonet ranking →
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹75,000 ex-showroom on the same engine and gearbox: ₹11.75L for the HTX against ₹11.00L for the HTK+ (O).
For that you get all-wheel disc brakes, ventilated front seats, cruise control and 4-way powered driver seat, and 3 more.
This is the best value for money step on the Sonet. No other paid step is better value for money on the price list.
Price it where you live before you act on that: in 1 of the 25 states we price, road tax hands the best-value spot to another step, and at the extreme this one asks 0.5 percent more for what it adds.
HTK+ (O) or HTX, and what each costs
Where you start
HTK+ (O)
Crown Jewel LED headlamps, leatherette seats and a factory-fit dual dashcam.
- HTK+ (O) Petrol MT₹9.72Lex-showroom Delhi
- HTK+ (O) Turbo Petrol MT₹10.20Lex-showroom Delhi
- HTK+ (O) Turbo Petrol AT₹11.00Lex-showroom Delhi
- HTK+ (O) Diesel MT₹11.06Lex-showroom Delhi
- HTK+ (O) Diesel AT₹11.86Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
HTX
The gadget step: cruise, all-disc brakes, the air purifier, and ventilated seats on the automatics.
- HTX Diesel MT₹11.51Lex-showroom Delhi
- HTX Turbo Petrol AT₹11.75Lex-showroom Delhi
- HTX Diesel AT₹12.30Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
₹1.79L more, and the diesel's 116 PS against the petrol's 83 PS, a jump of 40 percent you will feel
What HTK+ (O) to HTX costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹78,000 to ₹89,903 on the road, against the ₹75,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹75,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹11,903 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹11,903, and both be right.
What the HTX adds
- All-wheel disc brakes
- Cruise control
- Ventilated front seats
- Powered driver seat4-way
- Drive modes
- Terrain modes
- Air purifier
The working behind our take
₹1.79L more, and the diesel's 116 PS against the petrol's 83 PS, a jump of 40 percent you will feel. Here is everything that fed that call.
- PowerThe Sonet HTX is the strongest of the two at 116 PS
The full story
Worth the extra ₹1.79L: the diesel's 116 PS against the petrol's 83 PS, a jump of 40 percent you will feel. It also adds all-wheel disc brakes and ventilated front seats.
- The Sonet HTX is the strongest of the two at 116 PS
- Also on the Sonet HTX: cruise control, 4-way powered driver seat, drive modes and terrain modes, and some minor trim beyond that
HTK+ (O) vs HTX: the questions people ask
- Is the Kia Sonet HTX worth ₹75,000 over the HTK+ (O)?
- For ₹75,000 you get all-wheel disc brakes and ventilated front seats, on top of 5 other things the HTK+ (O) goes without. This is also the best value for money step on the Sonet: nothing you pay extra for is better value for money on the price list. Price it where you live before you act on that: in 1 of the 25 states we price, road tax hands the best-value spot to another step, and at the extreme this one asks 0.5 percent more for what it adds.
- What does the Kia Sonet HTX have that the HTK+ (O) does not?
- It adds all-wheel disc brakes, ventilated front seats, cruise control, 4-way powered driver seat, drive modes and terrain modes, and 1 more.
- How much is the Kia Sonet HTK+ (O)?
- From ₹9.72L for the HTK+ (O) Petrol MT to ₹11.86L for the HTK+ (O) Diesel AT, ex-showroom, across 5 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Kia Sonet HTX?
- From ₹11.51L for the HTX Diesel MT to ₹12.30L for the HTX Diesel AT, ex-showroom, across 3 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic HTK+ (O) or HTX?
- Both: the HTK+ (O) Turbo Petrol AT at ₹11.00L and the HTX Turbo Petrol AT at ₹11.75L, ex-showroom.
- What does the step from the Sonet HTK+ (O) to the HTX cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹78,000 to ₹89,903 on the road, against the ₹75,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹75,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹11,903 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest, and Karnataka comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹11,903, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.