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Only met her once when I popped into Kia when I was on holiday in George to see if they have stock.
Read this article this morning and it says "It's also lovely that Kia's thrown in a wireless Qi charging pad in the centre console to keep phone batteries topped up." Surely that's not right... Not even the EX derivative has wireless charging or am I missing something?REVIEW | The Kia Sonet 1.5 LX might be an entry-level car but it comes with everything
The only real challenge I picked up on our test Sonet was a brake shudder that would intermittently appear depending on what speed I was decelerating from. When applying medium to hard braking from 120km/h, for example, the car shuddered immensely in one of my tests. I tried this test a few times in a controlled environment, and it shook more under braking the hotter the front discs got.
- Kia's budget-oriented Sonet 1.5LX will resonate with you if you want a new vehicle that offers space and features for a reasonable price.
- The manual gearbox took some time to get used to in stop-go traffic, but there's a CVT version available.
- Our test car had a strange intermittent brake shudder that affected its composure when applying brakes from 120km/h.
The car had around 2 000km on it, so it was still new, so I suspect that the brakes were not bedded-in correctly when the vehicle was initially run-in or the first few drivers of the car took it to carwashes after driving. If you put cold water on hot discs in these budget cars particularly, they will warp, so keep that in mind.
Overall, you need to take this Sonet for a spin if you're shopping for a compact vehicle and don't want to spend more than R6 000 per month on it. I mentioned it being a bit challenging to use as a daily in heavy traffic with six-speed manual box, but this is not a deal-breaker for me as stock challenges continue to affect all the automakers.
REVIEW | The Kia Sonet 1.5 LX might be an entry-level car but it comes with everything | Life
Priced at R285 995, this entry-level Kia Sonet might not capture your heart with salacious looks, but it has more than enough under its skin to make you fall in love with it.
Yeah, no wireless charger but a handy USB charge port right at the center console. I managed to get a 10cm USB to lightening cable with right angles at both ends and it works really well - there is no excess cable so it is neat.
I'm not bothered about wireless charging as much as wireless Carplay so I'm glad that comes standard. Have you had any issues with your iPhone disconnecting while using Carplay? In the showroom the screen looked responsive, have you found any lagging on specific apps/uses?
I average around 8.5 as my driving is mainly getting my son to school and back at the moment while I am still working from home. This is bumper to bumper, stop street to robot stuff and peak hour. This is totally acceptable to me. My Honda Ballade 1.5 CVT was above in 10 and my wife's Honda CRV 2.0 is around 12 for the same commute.
I recon if the Sonet GT is over R400k, people may rather opt to put in some extra money and buy the larges Seltos GT. The Sonet is selling like hot cakes at the moment and Kia can't keep up so there is no discount on offer. When I spoke to the salesman they are willing to offer discount on the Seltos. So with the discount the Seltos GT (or even higher spec'd non-GT Seltos) is going to be pretty close to Sonet GT prices.
I stand corrected but W.CarPlay is a pretty stand out feature in this class.
Definitely, can't remember which one but between the Hyundai Venue, Toyota Urban Cruiser and VW T-Cross I know at least one of them don't support CarPlay wirelessly, and they're in the same-to-higher price bracket than the Sonet.
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