Creta vs Sonet

Creta vs Sonet price: each Creta against its nearest Sonet

The Creta costs more in all 27 pairs, by ₹60,800 to ₹7,32,900, because most Cretas cost more than the Sonet's highest variants and meet them. The closest pair is the Creta EX(O) 1.5 MPi Petrol IVT and the Sonet X-line Turbo DCT, ₹60,800 apart. Kia's turbo manual is its 6-speed iMT, which counts as a manual here, so it meets the Creta's manuals.

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The on road figure adds Delhi road tax, registration and fees, the MCD parking fee, TCS at 1% because the ex-showroom price is above ₹10,00,000, insurance (three-year third party and one-year own damage on an insured value of 95% of ex-showroom at the zone A rate, with personal accident cover and GST) and a FASTag to the ex-showroom price. It excludes a loan's hypothecation fee, accessories, extended warranty and handling charges.

How each Creta was paired with a Sonet

Each Creta in solid paint meets the Sonet with the same fuel and the same kind of gearbox, manual or automatic, nearest to it in ex-showroom price; a tie goes to the cheaper Sonet. Kia's dual-tone GTX+ rows are left out, as dual-tone Cretas are. The picker below sets any two variants side by side.

Sonet vs Creta dimensions: sub-4-metre against mid-size

The Creta is 335 mm longer than the Sonet and 110 mm longer between the wheels; the two are the same width. The Sonet stands 1,642 mm tall from the HTK(O) up (1,610 mm on the two HTE trims) and 15 mm higher off the ground, at 205 mm against 190 mm. Its boot is 48 litres smaller and its tank holds 45 litres to the Creta's 50.

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On road in Delhi: Creta E against Sonet HTE

The Sonet HTE pays no TCS, because its price is below ₹10,00,000; 10 of the 23 Sonets are. The Creta E pays ₹10,907. Its road tax is ₹56,927 higher, on a higher price.

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The on road figure adds Delhi road tax, registration and fees, the MCD parking fee, TCS at 1% because the ex-showroom price is above ₹10,00,000, insurance (three-year third party and one-year own damage on an insured value of 95% of ex-showroom at the zone A rate, with personal accident cover and GST) and a FASTag to the ex-showroom price. It excludes a loan's hypothecation fee, accessories, extended warranty and handling charges.

Sonet 1.2, 1.0 turbo and 1.5 diesel against the Creta's 1.5s

Kia gives the Sonet's power in kilowatts: 61 kW for the 1.2 petrol with a 5-speed manual, 88 kW and 172 Nm for the 1.0 turbo with the iMT or the 7-speed DCT, and 85 kW and 250 Nm for the 1.5 diesel, which has the same 250 Nm as the Creta's 1,493 cc diesel. The Creta's engines are all 1.5 litres: 115 PS for the MPi Petrol, 116 PS for the CRDi Diesel, 160 PS for the Turbo GDi Petrol. Kia prints no fuel-efficiency figure and published figures for the Sonet disagree, so no Sonet mileage is given; the Creta's is certified at 17.4 to 21.8 km/l.

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Sonet's Level 1 ADAS, 360 camera and sunroof

Both have 6 airbags on every variant, and neither has a Bharat NCAP or Global NCAP result for the current car. The Sonet's ADAS is Level 1 (Kia's "ADAS Level 1"), from the GTX Plus Turbo DCT at ₹13,74,900, which also brings its 360-degree camera; the Creta's Level 2 ADAS starts ₹3,52,900 higher, at the King 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, and its 360-degree camera at the SX Premium 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, ₹16,34,200. The Sonet's electric sunroof comes from the HTE (O), ₹7,87,900; the Creta's panoramic sunroof from the EX(O) 1.5 MPi Petrol 6-speed MT, ₹13,14,200.

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Creta or Sonet: answers by condition