The Kia Picanto lineup is set to finally receive a long-promised turbocharged GT variant, with Kia confirming the sporty micro car will launch in the first quarter of 2019. Powered by a tiny 1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine producing 72kW and 172Nm, it might not sound like much for the shrunken …
Read More »All-new 2017 Kia Picanto unwrapped
Kia has released the first official images of its all-new 2017 Kia Picanto city car which will bow in at the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show in March. Created by Kia’s design studios in Namyang, Korea and Frankfurt, Germany, the new model is revealed in Kia’s sports-inspired ‘GT-Line’ specification with an …
Read More »New 3rd-generation Kia Picanto previewed ahead of January debut
Kia has given us a preview of its third-generation Kia Picanto city car which is set to be fully revealed in January 2017. Kia says the new Picanto combines a youthful and energetic new exterior and interior design with greater scope for customization, much like the Fiat 500. The new …
Read More »2016 Kia Picanto Si Review
The micro-car segment is a micro segment in Australia, with less than a handful of players – chief amongst them, the Mitsubishi Mirage and Suzuki Celerio. Nissan quietly dropped the Micra from its lineup earlier this year. According to Kia, the segment represents less than 1 per cent of the …
Read More »Kia’s pint size Picanto arrives in Australia
Kia’s latest city car, the Kia Picanto, has launched in Australia priced from $14,990 drive away. The Euro-styled, Korean-built Picanto is available in one specification, one engine and one gearbox to keep things simple. Crucially, it comes standard with an automatic transmission, albeit only a four-speed one. The Picanto occupies …
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