Kia has announced the introduction of Intelligent Manual Transmission (iMT) in all the new RDE editions of diesel & turbo petrol variants. The price of the diesel variants of Sonet, Seltos, and Carens with the iMT technology starts from Rs 9.95 lakhs, Rs 12.39 lakhs, and Rs 12.65 lakhs, ex-showroom respectively. The company had previously introduced the iMT in the petrol variants of the Sonet and Seltos.
According to Kia, 20 percent of Seltos sales and 33 percent of Sonet sales in 2022 were iMT editions. India’s current traffic woes have nudged buyers towards automatic variants and iMT is one such clutchless manual that eases driving in traffic conditions.
All manual transmission diesel versions of Kia will now be upgraded to 6iMT versions which will now be offered as standard in its refreshed RDE-compliant portfolio. 2023 editions of the Seltos, Sonet, and Carens are available from April 1, 2023.
