Kia revolutionizes the new-age driving experience, offers iMT drive in all new RDE editions of diesel & turbo petrol variants

After creating a segment-winning proposition with the launch of revolutionary Intelligent Transmission technology (iMT) in petrol versions of the Sonet and the Seltos in 2020 and 2021, Kia is now empowering all its diesel models with iMT. All manual transmission diesel versions of Kia will now be upgraded to 6iMT versions which will now come as a standard transmission in its refreshed RDE-compliant vehicle 2023 editions of the Seltos, the Sonet, and the Carens to be available from 1st April 2023. This move will transform the diesel driving experience which is considered highly inconvenient due to heavy clutch usage and India’s traffic and road conditions.  The iMT technology is superior to a manual transmission and offers a range of benefits such as eliminating clutch fatigue and engine stalling in higher gears at low speeds. Additionally, it provides better fuel efficiency as the clutch operation is controlled by actuators and Transmission Control Unit (TCU). Kia's iMT technology has won over customers, with one out of every five Seltos and one out of every three Sonet sold in 2022 being iMT editions. “Kia has been known for bold and meaningful disruptions shifting customer preferences for years. We are undisputed market leaders in