[ChiragM]

Big shoutout to Eddy for shooting these pictures & his coverage of the Auto Expo. Thanks for sharing, man!

The vehicles on display at the Kia stall include cars on sale in India, a concept previewing an upcoming car as well as cars from its global portfolio.

The Kia stall is spread over 3,150 square meters and has new cars like the Sonet concept and Seltos X-Line Concept on one side...


...and other cars that have already been launched on the other side:


There's also a timeline on the wall showing Kia's journey from 1944...


...to 2019:

[ChiragM]

Kia Sonet Concept

The Sonet Concept previews the upcoming sub-4m SUV from the carmaker. The tiger nose grille with red accents and wraparound headlights with LED DRLs. The car is expected to be powered by 1.2-litre petrol, 1.0-litre turbo petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engine options. Manual and AMT gearboxes could be offered:


The SUV gets a black roof, silver roof rails, flush-fitting door handles, red highlight on the door and alloy wheels with red accents. It comes with black ORVMs with a silver insert:


At the rear, it gets a light bar connecting the tail lights. The bumper gets silver trim and red highlights:


A close look at the grille and air dam. The front bumper comes with vents on either side, silver trim and red accents:

Kia Seltos X-Line Concept

Kia has the Seltos X-Line Concept on display:


The car is finished in grey and comes with orange inserts on the front bumper and roof rails. The bonnet has SELTOS lettering in black:


A close look at the grille and bumper. Notice the funky detailing on the grille and X-Line badging and the chunky skid plate:


The SUV rides on black alloys with an orange accent and the doors get X-Line branding:


The rear gets SELTOS lettering in black and the bumper gets orange inserts as well as a silver skid plate:

Kia Grand Carnival Hi-Limousine

Kia is showcasing the Hi-Limousine variant of the Grand Carnival. This variant is more luxurious than the Carnival available in India:


The car comes equipped with a roof box:


The interior is finished in a dual-tone of black and beige and comes with a 3-spoke multifunction steering wheel and a touchscreen infotainment system:


The second row gets luxury VIP seats with leg support:


The interior is also equipped with a 21.5-inch smart monitor:


The features list...


...as well as the technical specifications of the Carnival:

Kia Stonic

Kia has displayed a Stonic finished in a dual-tone of white and orange:


Some of the features of the car:


The car is powered by a 1.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 118 BHP and 171 Nm:


It rides on 17-inch dual-tone alloy wheels. The ORVM, A-pillar and a part of the roof are finished in orange and it gets silver roof rails:


At the rear, it gets LED tail lights, chrome exhaust tip, and a dual-tone bumper with integrated reflectors and a silver skid plate:


Uniquely, only a part of the roof and the spoiler are finished in a contrasting shade:


On the inside, it gets a 3-spoke multifunction steering wheel and orange accents on the centre console and dashboard:

Kia Xceed

The Xceed has been displayed. The car rides on 18-inch dual-tone alloy wheels:


Some of the features of the car. It won the 2019 Red Dot Award:


Technical specs of the Xceed:


The car is powered by a 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 138 BHP and 242 Nm. The engine is paired to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission:

[ChiragM]

Kia Niro EV

The Niro electric vehicle has been displayed:


The car has a claimed range of 450 km:


The powertrain is shared with the Kona electric SUV. This car is powered by a 64 kWh battery pack. The electric motor produces 201 BHP and 395 Nm:


The reversing camera is placed just below the rear wiper:


It gets an 'eco electric' badging:


On the inside, it gets a 3-spoke multifunction steering wheel and a touchscreen head unit. The dashboard also gets the 'eco 'electric' badging:


The centre console houses a rotary gear knob:


The technical specifications of the car:


Some of the features it is equipped with:

Kia Soul EV

A dual-tone Soul EV has also been displayed. The white car comes blue ORVMs, blue roof and blue trim at the front:


The car has a claimed range of 450 km. It gets 'SOUL' badging on the C-pillar:


The Soul gets vertical tail lights that are connected on top of the rear windscreen. The Soul badging is finished in red and it also gets decals to show that the car is electric:


The car gets a boxy design and there are decals on the side to show that it is electric. It is powered by an electric motor producing 109 BHP and 285 Nm and comes equipped with a 30 kWh battery pack:


The interior is finished in a dual-tone of black and beige:


It gets a 3-spoke multifunction steering wheel, a touchscreen headunit and a rotary gear knob:


The technical specifications of the Soul EV...


...as well as the feature list:


A few units of the Seltos on display. In India, the Seltos is available with three engine and four transmission options:


A few units of the Grand Carnival MPV also on display:




7, 8, and 9-seater variants of the Carnival on display in the stall:

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Hyundai and Kia's Smartstream powertrain on display:


The 1.5-litre petrol engine comes with dual port fuel injection system:


Kia's CVT gearbox for compact cars on display:


The stall has a cool interactive display to experience different technologies of the car like CVVD (Continuously Variable Valve Duration) technology:


The pods can be removed and placed on different parts of the touchscreen to see how the technology works and also on what cars they are available. In this picture, rotating the controller toggles between various modes like acceleration and cruising:


A virtual reality gaming experience:


You can configure your car here:




Kia's range of merchandise available:


It also includes scale models of cars like the Stinger:


At present, Kia Beat 360 is only available in a showroom in Gurgoan. It lets customers configure their Kia in 3D, listen to audio and watch videos, and also drive their car using virtual reality:

[Aditya]

Thread moved from the Assembly Line to the Indian Car Scene!

[Driving80kph]

Does KIA have release dates for Stonic and Xceed?

[sri_tesla]

Those exact Kia Niro and Soul EVs are in India for more than a year. They were shown to local media and especially in Andhra Pradesh many times. Sadly, there is not much EV related news from Kia and Hyundai in the auto expo.

[karan561]

Its really astonishing that all the cars KIA India is launching are really desirable

1st the Seltos followed by the Carnival & also the upcoming Stonic.

[_lewie_]

This is a manufacturer that has the capability to beat some of the market leaders in India like Maruti & Toyota. Looks like they've studied the current market trends thoroughly. Launching the first vehicle(Seltos) as an suv, which is where the current market is leaning. What's better than a trendy product to build your presence in some place unknown. Next up the Carnival, the Innova Crysta really needs a competitor as it doesn't yet have one in its class.

And then the Sonet Concept. Which I think will go head-to-head against the Vitara Breeza and gang. Mind you, this segment is said to get almost doubled in the next few years.

[evoker]

The Stonic is gorgeous. Hopefully they don't change too much from concept to production.

[CrAzY dRiVeR]

Good second year at the expo from Kia.

From just having only a solid concept last year to hitting a home run in the market with their first product (Seltos), a premium launch at the expo (Grand Carnival) and one more promising volumes launch coming up this year (Sonet).

Sonet looks better than it's counterpart - the Hyundai Venue. Should be a competent package if it comes with the 1.0 TGDi and the 1.5 BS6 diesel.

Hyundai needs to be afraid of it's sibling. Very!

[pgsagar]

Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Hyundai needs to be afraid of it's sibling. Very! :

True that. In India, Skoda has done better than parent VW, Renault is doing better than parent Nissan and now Kia may outperform Hyundai. Pupils are indeed outdoing masters.

[roadrunner_nv]

I liked the way Kia is focused on showing what may come in. No Stinger GT or Mohave. Just what they intend to get here.
As I said before, they are supremely prepared and extremely focused.

[hemanth.anand]

Originally Posted by ChiragM

Kia Niro EV

The Niro electric vehicle has been displayed:

Kia Soul EV

A dual-tone Soul EV has also been displayed. The white car comes blue ORVMs, blue roof and blue trim at the front

If the specs shown of Niro are of the 64kWh variant. Kona also has a 64kwh variant in international markets but they decided to get only the 39kwh version in India. If Kia gets this 64kwh version, then it'll be a wonderful move. Price will be too high though. but with 39kwh for Soul and 64kwh Niro, it will have 2 cars in 2 range capacities. In international markets, the Niro is heavier, costlier, slower and has less range all by a small margin. Will be interesting how they price it, if at all they get it here. I feel it's the perfect time to get them here.
But I didn't like the blue mirrors on both cars and the soul looks on the whole.

[arindambasu13]

The Sonet is bound to be a runaway success. Important for the Indian market was to get traction with their first product, and Kia has made a killing of that with the Seltos. Now that the consumer mindset is already conditioned towards Kia as a good brand, the Sonet should have no problems in selling in good numbers, possibly even more than the Seltos is. Looks far better than the wierd looking Venue, for sure.