Rev Up The Festive Spirit With These 7 Matte Edition Cars and SUVs

If you’re up for a new car or SUV this festive season, the charisma of matte finishes can be an excellent choice for buyers looking for a distinctive appeal. If you are also among those customers seeking a darker, muted shade for your new vehicle, here are the seven mass-market cars and SUVs available with a matte paint job: –

Kia Sonet X-Line

• Priced between Rs 13.89 – 14.89 lakh, the Kia Sonet X-Line comes wrapped in an exclusive Matte Granite paint.
• It also boasts a gloss black finish for the grille, skid plates and alloy wheels, in addition to the silver garnish along the sides and on the rear bumper.
• Inside, it features an Xclusive Splendid Sage and Black upholstery with orange stitchings and a black headline, enhancing its uniqueness.
• The Korean automaker offers it with 120PS 1-litre turbocharged petrol and 115PS 1.5-litre diesel engines, mated to a 7-speed DCT and a 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission, respectively.

Kia Carens X-Line 

• Carens is the latest Kia model to get the X-Line treatment. It is priced between Rs 18.95 lakh and Rs 19.45 lakh (ex-showroom).
• Based on the Luxury Line 6-seater trim, the Carens X-Line dons a Matte Graphite body shade, complemented by silver-finished brake callipers and a gloss black finish on the grille, bumpers, ORVMs, and skid plates.
• Similar to the Sonet, it also flaunts Splendid Sage and Black upholstery with orange stitching. However, it also receives a rear seat entertainment package over the regular model.
• Speaking of the engine options, the Carens X-Line is restricted to the automatic iterations of the 1.5-litre turbo-petrol (160PS/253Nm) and diesel engines (116PS/250Nm).

Kia Seltos X-Line 

• The facelifted Kia Seltos X-Line shares the same exterior and interior finish as the Sonet X-Line.

• Regarding features, it gets an 8-inch heads-up display (HUD) unit over the regular GT Line variant. 
• Kia offers the Seltos X-Line with the 160PS 1.5-litre turbo-petrol and 116PS 1.5-litre diesel engines, restricted automatic transmissions only. 

Skoda Kushaq and Slavia Matte Edition

• Launched in July this year, the Skoda Kushaq Matte Edition is limited to just 500 units. It features a matte-finished Carbon Steel Grey exterior paint scheme with blacked-out finish on the side mirrors, door handles and spoiler. Chrome elements on the grille, tailgate and window lining have been retained.
• The Skoda Slavia also gets similar treatment for shoppers seeking a visually distinctive sedan.
• Both offerings are available with both 1-litre (115PS/178Nm) and 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol (150PS/250Nm) engines with all their respective gearbox choices. 

Volkswagen Taigun and Virtus GT-Edge Limited Collection

Based on their respective top-end GT trims, both the Volkswagen Taigun and Virtus GT Edge Limited Collection variants share a distinctive Carbon Steel exterior paint scheme finished in matte, enhanced by chrome highlights and sporty red accents on the sides and bumpers. 

Aside from this muted body shade, both models can also be had in a Deep Black Pearl colour scheme.

Since it is limited to the GT Plus variant, both these special collection variants get the sole 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine (150PS/250Nm), paired with either a 6-speed manual or a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.

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