Maruti Suzuki Baleno Vs Kia Sonet Price, Engine Specs, Dimensions Comparison

Maruti Suzuki Baleno 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 Baleno’s prices start at Rs. 6.61 lakh and top out at Rs. 9.33 lakh(ex-showroom). The Kia Sonet’s petrol-manual range costs between Rs. 7.79 lakh and Rs. 13.09 lakh(ex-showroom).

The Baleno petrol-automatic is available in 3 variants, with prices ranging from Rs. 8.00 lakh to Rs. 9.88 lakh(ex-showroom). The Sonet’s 3 petrol-automatic variants cost between Rs. 11.99 lakh and Rs. 13.89 lakh(ex-showroom).

Maruti Suzuki Baleno is not available with a diesel-manual powertrain. The Sonet diesel auto-clutch manual is available in 6 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 9.95 lakh to Rs. 13.89 lakh(ex-showroom).

Maruti Suzuki Baleno is not available with a diesel-automatic powertrain. The Sonet diesel-automatic is available in 3 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 13.05 lakh to Rs. 14.89 lakh.

With the CNG-manual powertrain, the Maruti Suzuki Baleno’s prices start at Rs. 8.35 lakh and top out at Rs. 9.28 lakh(ex-showroom).

Maruti Suzuki Baleno Vs Kia Sonet Dimension Comparison

The Maruti Suzuki Baleno is a hatchback while the Kia Sonet is an SUV. The Baleno is 3990mm long, 1745mm wide and 1500mm tall. The Baleno’s wheelbase is 2520mm long. The Sonet measures 3995mm long, 1790mm wide and 1610mm tall and has a wheelbase measuring 2500mm. In terms of dimensions, the Maruti Suzuki Baleno is smaller than the Kia Sonet. So, the Sonet will offer a stronger road presence than the Baleno.

The Baleno has a ground clearance of 170mm while the Sonet has a ground clearance of 205mm. The 318-litre boot space of the Baleno is 74 litres smaller than that of the Sonet.

Maruti Suzuki Baleno Vs Kia Sonet Engine Spec Comparison

The Maruti Suzuki Baleno only gets a 1.2L normal petrol engine, which is available with a 5-speed manual and 5-speed AMT automatic transmission.

The Baleno’s 1.2L normal petrol engine makes 90PS of power at 6000rpm and 113Nm of torque at 4400rpm.

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 transmission 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 Maruti Suzuki Baleno is not available with any diesel engine options.

The Kia Sonet only 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 transmission and 115PS of power at 4000rpm and 250Nm of torque between 1500rpm and 2750rpm with the TC automatic transmission.

The Baleno’s 1.2L normal CNG engine makes 77PS of power at 6000rpm and 98Nm of torque at 4300rpm.

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