Super TestCar reviews - Kia - Rio - 3-dr hatch/sedan rangeKia modelsOverviewKia has spread the Rio's wings a little further, two more body styles to the range10 Feb 2012 KIA has added a three-door hatchback and four-door sedan to its new-generation Rio line-up that made its Australian debut as a five-door in 2011. The new models have fundamentally the same mechanicals as the five-door hatch which arrived in three specifications levels – S, Si and SLi. Now the three-door arrives to top and tail the Rio range, with the entry level S and sporty SLS, while the sedan – in middling Si format only – comes into the range, targeting more conservative buyers. As GoAuto discovers, the new choices simply add welcome variety to a car that has already carved out an enviable reputation for value and competence in the light car segment. Model release date: 1 February 2012 to 1 December 2014 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelA MASSIVE improvement over the flaky old 1986 Mazda 121-derived first-gen Rio sold in Australia for five years from 2000, the neatly styled five-door hatch and four-door sedan light-car range introduced Hyundai’s all-new MC light car platform to help Kia have a more competitive contender in a growing segment., , Initially just the sole EX model powered by an 85kW/145Nm 1.6-litre twin-cam four-cylinder petrol engine in either five-speed manual or four-speed automatic guise was imported from Korea, until the flagship EX-L sedan and youth-focussed Sports hatch arrived a year later., , Early 2007 saw a 70kW/125Nm base LX join the series., , Kia facelifted the Rio for 2010, introducing a revised nose and a rationalised range consisting of the base S 1.4 and Si 1.6. |
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