Overview Released in October 2012, the Kia XM Sorento was a seven-seat SUV. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the XM Sorento range consisted of front-wheel drive models with 3.5-litre V6 petrol engines or all-wheel drive models with 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine. As per the table below, the XM Sorento range consisted of Si, SLi and […]
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Review: Kia RP Rondo (2013-18)
Review: Kia RP.I Rondo (2013-16) Overview Released in June 2013, the Kia RP Rondo 7 was a compact, front-wheel drive people mover. Manufactured in Gwang-ju, South Korea, Kia described the Rondo as having ‘5+2’ seats as the third row of seats was best-suited to smaller children. The Rondo was available with 2.0-litre petrol and 1.7-litre […]
Review: Kia UN Rondo 7 (2008-13)
Review: Kia UN.I Rondo 7 (2008-10) Overview Released in April 2008, the Kia UN Series I (UN.I) Rondo 7 was a seven seat people mover. Manufactured in Gwangju, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Rondo 7 was powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. […]
Review: Kia UB Rio (2011-16)
Review: Kia UB.I Rio (2011-14) Overview The Kia UB Series I (UB.I) Rio was initially available as a five-door hatchback from September 2011, with three-door hatchbacks and four-door sedans following in February 2012. Manufactured in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Rio was available with either a 1.4-litre petrol engine for the S variants or […]
Review: Kia YB Rio (2016-on)
Overview Released in Australia in December 2016, the Kia YB Rio was a light, five-door hatchback. Manufactured at Kia’s Sohari plant in South Korea, the front-wheel drive Kia YB Rio was powered by a 1.4-litre petrol engine that was mated to either a six-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. Upon its release, the YB Rio […]
Review: Kia JD pro_cee’d GT (2013-15)
Overview Released in Australia in October 2013, the Kia JD pro_cee’d GT was a three-door, hot hatch. Manufactured in Zilina, Slovakia, the front-wheel drive pro_cee’d GT was powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine that was mated to a six-speed manual transmission. Turbocharged C4FJ engine Shared with the Hyundai FS Veloster , the 1.6-litre C4FJ […]
Review: Kia DC Rio (2000-05)
Review: Kia DC.I Rio (2000-02) Overview Released in July 2000, the Kia DC Series I (DC.I) Rio was available as a sedan or five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Rio was powered by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. B5-DE […]
Review: Kia JB Rio (2005-11)
Review: Kia JB.I Rio (2005-06) Overview Released in August 2005, the Kia JB Series I (JB.I) Rio was available as a sedan or five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Rio was powered by a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. The […]
Review: Kia JA Picanto (2017-on)
Overview Released in Australia in May 2017, the Kia JA Picanto was a light, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Seosan, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Kia JA Picanto was initially powered by a 1.25-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. In April 2018, the JA Picanto range […]
Review: Kia TA Picanto (2016-17)
Overview Officially released in Australia in April 2016, the Kia TA Picanto was a light, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Seosan, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Kia Picanto was powered by a 1.2-litre petrol engine that was mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. Upon its release, the Kia Picanto had a recommended retail price of $14,990 […]