Major setback by KIA motors India. The first mistake that they did is by not offering all the transmission for every engine option. Secondly, the price of HTK+ petrol IMT is equal to HTK+ diesel variant. I feel if you are a manual driver and have not much affection for automatic, then surely you should go for diesel manual HTK+. You will feel the more punchy and refined engine. Also, you will gain more mileage for the same price. Maintenance may be higher but can be compensated by your fuel economy.