Kia Picanto III – key ready!

20 February 2017

Kia presents in Geneva the third generation of the subcompact model Picanto

In addition to the new sports-, super - and hypercar for which giant Palexpo in Geneva has already become like home, will be in March and premiere easier, for people. For example, Kia Motor planned in Geneva for the first public viewing of the new, third generation of the subcompact model Picanto.

Novelty, contrary to trends in the global automotive industry to increase the dimensions of the new car has not changed in length (3595 mm) but the wheelbase has increased to 2400 mm (+15 mm to the current generation that is sold also in Russia). The Luggage compartment volume increased to 255 litres (up from 200), but with folded rear row of seats under the Luggage available 1010 l 870 vs the "second" Picanto.

Styling Picanto III – result of joint creativity of the main design center Kia in the South Korean and United Namanga European design Studio in Frankfurt. In General, radical solutions to designers escaped, in the second "Pikanto" looks even more dynamic, but the similarity with the new Rio (for Europe) is available. Interior – completely new, though, and kept the youth effort aimed at a key audience, Central to the literal and figurative senses is a 7-inch (!) screen media system with all connectors, Bluetooth, LTE, interfaces Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, as well as new navigation.

The range of upgraded engines Kappa II – or 3-caligrafia 1.0-litre engines are available with turbo and direct injection (100 HP, 172 HP) or naturally aspirated with multipoint injection-MPI (67 HP, 96 N∙m) or 4-cylinder MPI engine that develops 84 HP and 122 nm. the Choice of transmission is only a 4-cylinder engine instead of the base 5-speed manual gearbox you can order a 3-speed automatic transmission, and 3-cylinder engines are content with only the "mechanics".

The chassis is also revised with an eye on the youth – pendant enhanced with new stabilizer bars, and with a new track rod wheel to rotate at smaller angles from lock to lock now the 2.8 speed instead of 3.4 at Picanto Mk II. New stabilization system – now with thrust vectoring in the corners. In addition to the basic version presented and a sports version of the GT Line with contrast panels on the body and color accents in the interior. Sales in Europe start in the spring of 2017, initially without turbulence, and closer to the summer will be clear and the fate Picanto III of Russia.