Kia Sonet HTE (O)
1.5L CRDi VGT Diesel · 6-speed manual
Imperial Blue
Vehicle images: Kia India official media assets (kia.com/in)
Powertrain
The distance runner: 250 Nm, the segment's only diesel torque-converter automatic, and easily the thriftiest Sonet
Features
Safety
- Airbags
- 6
- Electronic stability control
- ✓
- All-wheel disc brakes
- -
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- ✓
- Tyre pressure monitor
- ✓
- Hill descent control
- -
- Rear parking camera
- -
- 360° camera
- -
- Front parking sensors
- -
- Blind spot monitor
- -
- ADAS
- -
- SOS call
- -
Exterior
- Headlamps
- Halogen
- Wheel size
- 15"
- Wheel type
- Steel
- LED fog lamps
- -
- Roof rails
- -
- Sequential indicators
- -
- Rear fog lamp
- -
- Puddle lamps
- -
Infotainment
- Touchscreen
- -
- Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- -
- Wired CarPlay / Android Auto
- -
- Speakers
- -
- Premium sound system
- -
- Surround sound (Dolby Atmos)
- -
- Driver display
- Semi-digital
- Connected car tech
- -
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- -
- Tri-screen cabin layout
- -
Comfort & Convenience
- Cruise control
- -
- Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- -
- Auto climate (single zone)
- -
- Dual-zone climate control
- -
- Sunroof
- Single-pane
- Auto headlamps
- -
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- -
- Rain-sensing wipers
- -
- Rear wiper & washer
- -
- Rear defogger
- -
- Rear window sunshades
- ✓
- Rear centre armrest with cupholders
- -
- Cooled glovebox
- -
- Ventilated front seats
- -
- Rear ventilated seats
- -
- Second-row captain seats
- -
- Third-row AC vents
- -
- Height-adjustable driver seat
- -
- Powered driver seat
- -
- Driver seat memory
- -
- Wireless phone charger
- -
- Head-up display
- -
- Ambient lighting
- -
- Boss mode (front seat fold)
- -
- Drive modes
- -
- Regenerative braking
- -
- Terrain modes
- -
- Frequency-selective dampers
- -
- Air purifier
- -
- Auto-dimming mirror
- -
- 60:40 split rear seat
- -
- Rear USB-C ports
- ✓
- Leatherette upholstery
- -
Dimensions
Key specifications
- Fuel tank
- 45 litres
- Boot space
- 385 litres
- Seating
- 5 seats, 2 rows
- Front suspension
- MacPherson strut with coil spring
- Rear suspension
- Coupled torsion beam axle with coil spring
What the HTE (O) Diesel MT costs on the road
The price above is the sticker. With road tax, registration and the rest of the charges counted in, the HTE (O) Diesel MT comes to ₹9,61,940 on the road in Itanagar and ₹10,78,308 in Bengaluru.
Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so where you register decides ₹1,16,368 of what you pay for the identical car. Of the 25 states we can price this variant in, Arunachal Pradesh comes out lowest and Karnataka highest. You pay it where you live, so take this as a reason to check the quote you were given, not as a way to save money.
Comprehensive own-damage cover is on top of both figures: it has been market-priced since 2007 and moves with the insurer, the cover value and your no-claim bonus, so no honest single number exists for it. Budget for it from real quotes.
The full Itanagar breakdown →The Bengaluru one →Kia Sonet on-road price, state by state →
The full story
At ₹9.20L ex-showroom Delhi this is the fourth of 23 Sonet variants by price, ₹35,000 above the HTK (O) Petrol MT. The same HTE (O) kit starts at ₹1.36L less as the HTE (O) Petrol MT; the extra here buys the Diesel with the 6-speed manual. Worth a hard look before you sign: the cheapest HTK (O) actually costs ₹35,000 less than this variant and buys rear parking camera and front parking sensors among 13 additions. That price is a different engine or gearbox though: keeping the Diesel with the 6-speed manual, the HTK (O) starts at ₹10.00L.
More about the HTE (O) trim
The surprise rung: an electric sunroof this early, LED DRLs, and the cheapest way into the diesel.
Kia Sonet HTE (O): the questions people ask
Price, on-road total, engine and what this trim goes without.
- What is the price of the Kia Sonet HTE (O) Diesel MT?
- ₹9.20L, ex-showroom Delhi. That makes it 4th of 23 by price, ₹35,000 above the HTK (O) Petrol MT.
- What is the on-road price of the Kia Sonet HTE (O) Diesel MT?
- Expect ₹9,61,940 in Itanagar and ₹10,78,308 in Bengaluru. Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so the identical car costs ₹1,16,368 more at one end of the country than the other. That is the sticker plus road tax, registration and the rest of the charges, across the 25 states we have verified. It does not include comprehensive own-damage cover, which every insurer prices differently.
- Which engine and gearbox does the Kia Sonet HTE (O) Diesel MT have?
- The Diesel, 116 PS, with the 6-speed manual. The maker's figure for it is 24.1 km/l.
- What features does the Kia Sonet HTE (O) Diesel MT get?
- The kit worth naming on this trim: Sunroof (Single-pane), Rear window sunshades, Airbags (6), Electronic stability control, ISOFIX child seat anchorages and Tyre pressure monitor.
- What does the Kia Sonet HTE (O) Diesel MT miss out on?
- The HTK (O) above it adds rear parking camera, front parking sensors, wheel size (16" against 15"), roof rails and 9 more, for ₹35,000 less. That is the cheapest way into the HTK (O) though, on a different engine or gearbox: keeping this one, it is ₹80,000 more.
- Is the HTE (O) the right Sonet to buy?
- That depends on where the value sits across the whole range rather than on this trim alone, and we work it out variant by variant on our Kia Sonet which-variant page. The short version: pay for a step only where the kit it adds is kit you would actually use.