Hyundai Venue’s cousin, the new upcoming sub-compact SUV from Kia, is going to be seen at the 2020 Auto Expo in a pre-production form.
Kia Motors grand debut in India started with the Seltos, which now looks like a successful start. The company made its plans clear at the time of launch, as it plans to launch more UVs in India, in the coming years.
In 2020, Kia will launch the Carnival MPV as a premium alternative to the Innova Crysta. The current generation that has been seen in India will be the one that is supposed to come and not the latest generation.
The second model will be a new Kia sub-compact SUV, based on the Hyundai Venue. The new SUV is likely to be shown as a concept or pre-production model at the 2020 Auto Expo, with the official launch planned in July.
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The new sub-compact SUV from Kia will sit on the platform of the Venue but will be styled completely different. That’s the case with Hyundai Creta and Seltos, as both are based on the same platforms, but look completely different. While the Creta looks classy, the Seltos looks a bit more sporty.
The upcoming c-SUV will use the engines from Venue, including the 1.0 Litre turbo-petrol, 1.2 Litre petrol and the 1.4 Litre turbo-diesel engine. The gearbox options on Venue include 7-speed DCT for turbo-petrol, a 5-speed MT for petrol and a 6-speed MT for the diesel variant. Chances are that these gearboxes might also come on the Kia SUV.
Features on the new Kia sub-compact SUV could include big touchscreen infotainment, the UVO connect options, electric sunroof, wireless charging, cruise control and many more. Just like the Seltos, will the c-SUV also offer more features than the Venue? There are possibilities.
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Reports say that unlike the boxy conventional styling of Venue, Kia’s offering could be a more funky and sporty approach. You will get dual-tone options, skid plates, sleek LED headlamps, roof rails and such bits to portray a sporty-SUV feeling.
This upcoming offering from Kia will again be globally unveiled in India, later in the international markets. The new Kia sub-compact SUV will be completely made in India and later exported to the foreign markets. So, no worries about its prices either.
As for now, these two are the only planned cars from Kia for the 2020 Auto Expo. The Carnival MPV will be priced around Rs 30 Lakhs, putting it in the league of Toyota Fortuner, Ford Endeavour, Isuzu MU-X and such. However, in that price, there is no MPV.
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