2024 Kia Sonet First Drive Experience: Is This the Best Compact SUV?

[@maruko3179]

I have my Kia Sonet for 2 mos now, 2400 km. Satisfied customer here. Best fuel consumption so far is 20.7 km/L mix highway and city drive. ❤

[@markalvarez4953]

@maruko bro nag break in ka ng unit mo? Planning to buy kasi ng ex variant kaso di pa sure kasi nga sa fuel consumtion. Hehe Pwede din malan ilan fuel consump mo sa city with heavy trffic?

[@maruko3179]

@@markalvarez4953 Join ka sa kia sonet ph, may mga nag popost/share ng pix ng mga fuel consumption nila. Sa heavy traffic naman ktulad sa ncr, di ko pa narasan since nasa province lang ako, light traffic lang meron samin.

[@ZigWheelsPhilippines]

Thanks for sharing your real life FC! That's a great number for a daily driver!

[@markalvarez4953]

@@maruko3179 bro ilang pag city lng?

[@maruko3179]

@@markalvarez4953 nasa province lang ako bro. Light traffic lang, mga 8-10km

[@Nylgelaagventure]

5 months ago the choices I had were either the top spec raize or top spec almera. I ended up buying the almera because I was getting a lot of car for the money I'm paying which I can't say for the raize. Had the sonet come out sooner I would've bought it in a heartbeat. The value proposition is just excellent.

[@nathanch16]

Yup except that they dont age well. So yah. If your okay to buy again after 5 years, this is for you.

[@Nylgelaagventure]

@@nathanch16 i plan on replacing cars every dew years or so to avoid the headaches that come with an aging car so that's not an issue

[@nathanch16]

@neeeriooo Good for you. If that's the case, I wonder why you are looking for a value for money car such as Sonet. 🤔

[@Nylgelaagventure]

@@nathanch16 I'm in (or was) in the market for sub compact crossovers. Unfortunately none of the cars I was eyeing had a great value proposition. Had the sonet come out sooner, I'd have bought it no doubt. I'm more than happy I got the top specd almera though. It has all the bells and wistles I'm looking for as a first time car owner.

[@ZigWheelsPhilippines]

Nice to hear!

[@lancemontes]

Value for money. Planning to get this as a second car 🙏

[@ZigWheelsPhilippines]

Go for it!

[@aldwinjosephempaces57]

Sonet has a better powertrain than the XFORCE😂😂😂 Value for money and performance plus realibility given that the engine has been tested more than 10 years... better than raize...🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@keivince1024]

Has been tested for 10 years? What car

[@rupertfdr350]

The current engine of the Sonet is first used in 2018 on the Kia K3.

[@nathanch16]

It's definitely better than raize ON PAPER. Still not Toyota, who knows that after 3 years phase out ulet same sa Stonic? If you don't care about longevity, re sale value, and the realibility of your hard earned money, then you can pick this.

[@KuchingKingVideoGamer]

Kia Sonet is made China and developed in India 😂😂😂😂 🇨🇳 🇮🇳 Mitsubishi XForce competes with the Kia Seltos and not with the Sonet 😂

[@MiggyMndza]

The XForce competes with the Seltos and Yaris Cross tho, both also with similar powertrains. CVT of that feels just as good, tho more fuel efficient since I can already achieve more or less 22km/l on the highway, with my 4AT Xpander. The Kia doesn't seem to achieve closer numbers, so value for money is its weapon vs. Raize.

[@freedomfirst4045]

Getting my sonet before year ends and I'm just so excited

[@ZigWheelsPhilippines]

Be sure to tell us all about the drive!

[@freedomfirst4045]

@@ZigWheelsPhilippines so far so good. I will update after sometime. Right now I'm still in celebratory mood because it's my first car😂

[@moon3stars]

kuha kame ng ex variant :) fortunately ma rerelease na next week. yehey❤

[@ZigWheelsPhilippines]

Nice to hear!

[@moon3stars]

@@ZigWheelsPhilippines nakuha na namin yesterday. sarap nga i drive!!:)

[@arcaine101]

Best affordable car of the year imo.

[@eXiTeR1710]

KIA m/t pride was the first car I smashed on the wall...then driving for a decade is our KIA picanto A/T.. now, definitely this will be my next vehicle!!! SoNet is amazing!

[@ZigWheelsPhilippines]

Keeping it in the Kia family, we hope it lasts you a long time as well!

[@eXiTeR1710]

​@@ZigWheelsPhilippinesI enjoy also our KIA Pregio executive van🎉tough diesel machine 👍

[@ElCobra81]

Torn between Suzuki dzire total and the LX AT variant of Kia sonet. Suzuki dzire got all the safety features and fuel economy any penny pincher like me looks for. But the kia sonet has a 1.5l engine, better exterior and cruise control

[@DwayneCisco]

I have a sonet ex for almost 5 months now and it does not disappoint. My question is saan po yung location ng video na to na malapit sa taal lake? Planning on going camping.

[@vonjorel]

Definitely killed the competition. Only problem is the stocks. Seems kia ph have not been importing much. Long list of waiting lines on dealerships rn. Lucky if you had gotten ur unit by now. Also missed the introductory prices. Srps have gone higher by 20k.

[@aboutmarkanthony]

This week, upto next week releasing na ng 2nd batch, mindanao branch ako naka queue. 3rd batch will be around sept. Ubos agad stocks.

[@darklord6357]

Pano kaya 3rd batch sa Manila? Di ako umabot sa 2nd batch eh

[@Viper_213X]

this model looks promising, may I request for a review or comparo between the MT variant and Top/lower Variant? This will be a big help for buyers with limited budget like me. 😊

[@ZigWheelsPhilippines]

Soon :)

[@Viper_213X]

@@ZigWheelsPhilippines niiiice. thank you.

[@christopheruy4329]

Been seeing already in Iloilo City roads. One has its license plate already. So cute. It definitely look fantastic from everything.

[@ZigWheelsPhilippines]

Thanks for the love from Iloilo! It is cute indeed!

[@vancemah8407]

Kia updated their prices 20k for the EX - 998k, still better value than the Raize G. 13km/L, for those asking, is mixed city and highway. We got the EX, we get 16km/L highway. That's still below 1k odo.

[@rupertfdr350]

sa makina palang mas sulit na ang Sonet. 1.2 3cyl vs 1.5 4cyl

[@ZigWheelsPhilippines]

Thank you for your observation.

[@markalvarez4953]

Ilan pag city driving? Planning to buy din ng ex varianf

[@nathanch16]

@@vancemah8407 Remember Kia Stonic? When first launch people got crazy bec of it's value fo money and it got popular immediately in the market, after a year or 2. Price increase, a lot. It looks like that's gonna happen again then the value for money is gone bec there will be alot of better option after that, better look the Yaris Cross based model than the top of the line of this.

[@zepcubacub8234]

Agree

[@poordoy1150]

Kia Sonet and MG ZS MCE are the only true competitors of the sub-1m crossover AT market. Both smoked the competition with their offerings, bonus na ang reliability of both brands din. You will never go wrong with any of those two.

[@nathanch16]

Stop smoking pot

[@poordoy1150]

@@nathanch16 name one

[@BenjieTS]

Unfortunately, the delivery of the units are delayed. Could it be KIA unable to anticipate the demands especially for the lower and mid spec variants? or maybe they're holding off for them to build another price increase. Been waiting for over a month for an SX unit, and now I'm contemplating of switching to Toyota Corolla Cross instead if they still cant deliver by end of August.

[@ck1855]

Same. I waited for a month. But I’m glad I’m getting my unit this week. I’ve heard that shipment of units will be continuous this month and moving forward which was mainly affected by the typhoon. I hope it’s true.

[@BenjieTS]

@@ck1855 Im getting all the reasons(excuses) in the book, from delays due to typhoon, customs, this and that. My agent is also not that up to speed in communication hence its giving me doubts. I'm happy and hope you get yours this week. When did you reserve it and what variant? Mine is July 17 for the pearl white SX.

[@ck1855]

@@BenjieTS sorry to hear that. The customs one wasn’t used by my agent. So it’s most likely that there were a lot of orders and they need to prioritize them meaning yours will be delayed I guess. I settled my dp the 27th of June. Should get the unit by the 22nd of July, but yeah I didn’t notice that it’s almost 2 months.

[@chanvillena]

Had discussions way back in June for the LX AT in White. By August, when the agent told me there's still a chance mine won't be among those delivered, I asked for what's currently available (EX AT in Red) and just opted for it. Should be getting it this week. So many delays. I just hope it's worth the wait esp since this is my first.

[@raymondlimmartinez9650]

@@BenjieTS sorry to hear this. Have you tried looking for other dealership/s? I was fortunate to be able to get my unit in less than 2 weeks from the time I first viewed a unit in Kia New Manila. Checked out Sonet Aug 3, decided to get Imperial Blue EX by Aug 7, paid the DP Aug 8 and was promised to have available unit the following week since there was a shipment. Aug 10, confirmed that I have a unit however the delivery to the dealership was delayed due to heavy rain. Final delivery was adjusted to Aug 15 since they said that Kia was prioritizing to release the LX models. Come Aug 16, my unit didn't arrive due to Quality COntrol issues, but Kia delivered another unit which I accepted. Everything went smooth, although to be honest the wait time made me consider other units such as the Yaris G, and Xpander.

[@KenshinHimura23]

Hey Roy could you please give your honest opinion between the TOTL Kia Sonet and the Chery Tiggo 5x pro hybrid? Which one do you think is better packaged overall considering that they are both priced just a little over P1.1m. I understand also that these two are both made in China.

[@daryllcana9389]

The Indonesian model can fit a 3rd row seat in rear making it into a 7 seater. I was wondering if the Philippine model can do that as well?

[@jomaico13]

We are considering buying Kia Sonet as our first car, but we are still hesitant because they might phase it out like what happened to Kia Stonic.

[@vonjorel]

Most likely not. This is a global model.

[@jsanbeda]

Just wondering not only for Kia but to all car brands that have press test drive that involve lot of car (10 or more units per event). After the event are they gonna still sell those used/tested cars to the public? Pardon my ignorace about this.

[@ZigWheelsPhilippines]

The test cars are often what are used for dealer test drives as well :)

[@valveclearance8699]

Okay na sana to kaso yung price ng base model niya dito sa butuan almost 850k na. At yung price ng Raize ay the same pa din

[@vonjorel]

The best features to price ratio

[@mygameaccount9785]

100 kayang kaya, sonet group member push it to 185 sa express 😂

[@ZerRezMotoVlog]

13km/l only on the hiway?

[@raymondlimmartinez9650]

I did 17.8km/L in NLEX and Pampanga recently. I think it was somewhat fair :)

[@RolindaCarmenLim]

Wish it had a 360 camera. Could kia install one?

[@ZigWheelsPhilippines]

Best to ask the dealer.

[@donfacundo2118]

This is made by a friendly country. No to the bully cars.

[@alrizo1115]

They racist though 😂

[@augustyema4882]

Cars now in the philippines is tooooooooo expensive...with only little inovations...

[@just_ku8378]

Kia is more attractive than MG

[@ArkiDanVids]

Yeah definitely no hard feelings, the bad boy Kia Sonet wins over the loser Toyota Raize. Safe travels to all! -Arki Dan Vids

[@nathanch16]

It's definitely better than raize ON PAPER. Still not Toyota, who knows that after 3 years phase out ulet same sa Stonic? If you don't care about longevity, re sale value, and the realibility of your hard earned money, then you can pick this.

[@vonjorel]

Kabado naman to. No questions on reliability tho.

[@frencis3210]

Matagal ng car maker ang Kia not like the Chinese brand cars kaya reliability is off the table. Hindi pa naman masisira agad ung car mo in 3 years basta pampamilya lang ang gamit.

[@Vivo-km8xv]

May diesel nyan sir

[@vonjorel]

Wala po

[@jvn1004]

Indian spec yung may diesel variant. Sa atin petrol/gasoline lang

[@KuchingKingVideoGamer]

Overpriced now Base variants of the Chery Tiggo 5x and GAC Emzoom are much cheaper and better

[@frencis3210]

You cannot expect Korean and Japanese brand cars as same price with the China brand car especially in the Philippines regardless if that car is made/assembled in China. That's why China brand cars are trying to make there car impressive and cheaper to compete against the well established Korean & Japanese brand cars.

[@ronch550]

At ₱1.1M+ I would take a look at other cars such as the Chery Tiggo 5X Pro, Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, Mitsubishi Xpander, Suzuki XL7, GAC GN6, etc., all of which are more versatile and we'll equipped for not much more.

[@caielesr]

Thats the top of the line variant

[@pakunodapavlovic]

I thought the EX variant has no Traction Control and HSA??

[@gotunboxed]

yes wala yan sa EX variant. sa SX lang pati ADAS