Shivank Bhatt

The Kia Sonet’s 1.5 diesel AT is a peach over long distances. It returned a spectacular 15km/l on an approximately 500km road trip to the hills in mixed driving conditions.

The 2.0-litre diesel mill has oodles of torque for daily and highway driving, and paired with a smooth-shifting torque converter, it makes for an effortless drive.

While the matte paint you see on our long-term unit can hard to maintain from a owner’s perspective, I wouldn’t have my Kia Sonet any other way.

The fact that the Tata Safari is diesel-only tells you that there’s still a strong demand for diesel SUVs in the country. We now have one in our long-term fleet, too.

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