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Kia Sonet vs Mahindra XUV300: a battle royale of the compact SUVs

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Navdeep YadavMar 13, 2021, 11:24 IST

Kia Sonet vs Mahindra XUV300: a battle royale of the compact SUVs — BCCL
The Indian passenger vehicle segment has seen rapid sales growth in recent times.
Kia Sonet has emerged as a big rival for its peer Mahindra XUV300 in the compact-SUV segment.
Mahindra recently launched a new variant of its XUV300 in petrol automatic transmission.
Here’s how Kia Sonet vs Mahindra XUV300 stack up against each other.
The Indian passenger vehicle segment has seen rapid sales growth in recent times — all thanks to coronavirus-led fear against shared mobility. However, automakers used the opportunity smartly, and Kia launched its all-new Sonet in the market — which has been gaining traction ever since its inception.

The launch of Kia Sonet emerged as a big rival for its peer Mahindra’s XUV300 in the compact-SUV segment. While both the cars made it to the top ten selling SUVs in India in 2020 — Sonet stood at seventh place, and Mahindra’s XUV300 stood at eighth.

Mahindra recently launched a new variant of its XUV300 in petrol automatic transmission.

Here’s how Kia Sonet vs Mahindra XUV300 stack up against each other:

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Kia Sonet vs Mahindra’s XUV300: features

Kia Sonet vs Mahindra’s XUV300: features — Kia/Mahindra
Kia Sonet is equipped with a host of features, including a 10.25-inch HD touchscreen with navigation and live traffic information, Bose premium seven-speaker sound system with subwoofer, remote engine start, over-the-air (OTA) map updates and wireless smartphone charger with cooling function.
The Mahindra XUV300 also comes with a decent set of features such as dual-zone climate control, automatic headlamps and wipers, steering modes, rear parking camera, front parking sensors, and a sunroof.
However, it does not offer connected car features and a wireless charger like Sonet.

Kia Sonet vs Mahindra's XUV300: price

Kia Sonet vs Mahindra's XUV300: price — Kia/Mahindra
The price of Kia's Sonet starts at ₹6.71 lakh and goes all the way up to ₹11.99 lakh.
Mahindra's XUV300 (ex-showroom) price starts at ₹7.95 Lakh and goes up to ₹12.3 Lakh.

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Kia Sonet vs Mahindra's XUV300: specifications

Kia Sonet vs Mahindra's XUV300: specifications — Kia/Mahindra
The Sonet is available across 17 variants, including two petrol engines, two diesel engines (WGT and VGT configurations), five transmissions and two trim levels — Tech Line and GT-Line. The petrol variant will have a 1-litre GDI delivering power of 120 PS and another 1.2-litre G1 engine with a power of 83 PS. At the same time, the diesel option is powered by a 1.5 litre CRDi engine.
Mahindra offers the XUV300 in 13 variants — out of which, 5 are powered by petrol, and 8 are powered by diesel. Mahindra XUV300 W8 (O) AMT Diesel is the base version. And, Mahindra XUV300 W8 (O) AMT Diesel is the top-end version.

Kia Sonet vs Mahindra’s XUV300: safety features

Kia Sonet vs Mahindra’s XUV300: safety features — Kia/Mahindra
The Sonet comes with six airbags, ABS (anti-lock braking system) with EBD (electronic brake force distribution), ESC (electronic stability control), HAC (hill-start assist control), VSM (vehicle stability management) and BA (brake assist), Front and rear parking sensors, Tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), Auto headlamps, and an ISOFIX child-seat anchoring point.
The Mahindra XUV 300 also bagged a 5 star NCAP safety rating. The car offers dual-front airbags, ABS with EBD, corner braking control, all 4 disc brakes, ISOFIX, collapsible steering and side intrusion beam, driver and co-driver seat belt reminder, speed-sensing door lock, impact sensing door unlock, high mounted stop lamp and panic braking signal.

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