Kia Picanto 3-door unveiled
16 Aug 2011|10,395 views
The three-door Picanto was first previewed at the Geneva Motor Show alongside the new five-door version, and Kia has now offered it for sale, with the Picanto three-door available in Europe starting from August. Kia says it created the three-door Picanto because city car sales are rising worldwide and are expected to grow to 2.4 million in 2014 and 3.3 million in 2015, and around a million of these will be three-door cars. In the UK, the split between body styles in the segment is 55:45 in favour of five-door models.While identical in size with its five-door counterpart, the three-door Picanto features new front doors, bumpers, rear panels and glass rear of the A-pillar, along with a larger front grille that's available with silver or red trim surrounds, visible exhaust tail pipes and different alloy wheel designs. The Picanto three-door is offered with two petrol engine choices, a 1.0-litre three-cylinder unit developing 68bhp and 95Nm of torque, and a 1.25-litre four-cylinder with 84bhp and 121Nm of torque.
There are four trim levels available for the three-door model, two of which, the "1" and "1 Air" are carried over from the five-door Picanto, and the Halo and Equinox that are new. Standard features on all models include a trip computer, height-adjustable seat, a tilt-adjustable steering column, a RDS radio and CD player with MP3 compatibility, electronic stability control (ESC), anti-lock brakes (ABS), electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), and emergency brake assist system (BAS).
The Halo and Equinox models both get USB and AUX ports, an iPod cable and steering wheel-mounted audio controls, alloy wheels, Bluetooth connectivity with voice recognition, automatic lights, LED front daytime running lights and LED rear lights. In addition, the Halo version gets unique 14-inch alloys, heated front seats, heated steering wheel, reverse parking sensors, alloy pedals and a Supervision Cluster, while the Equinox trim level features premium red ‘Chilli’ upholstery with a contrasting high gloss black fascia and gear knob, 15-inch alloys, automatic air conditioning and a smart key with a start/stop button.
The three-door Picanto was first previewed at the Geneva Motor Show alongside the new five-door version, and Kia has now offered it for sale, with the Picanto three-door available in Europe starting from August. Kia says it created the three-door Picanto because city car sales are rising worldwide and are expected to grow to 2.4 million in 2014 and 3.3 million in 2015, and around a million of these will be three-door cars. In the UK, the split between body styles in the segment is 55:45 in favour of five-door models.
While identical in size with its five-door counterpart, the three-door Picanto features new front doors, bumpers, rear panels and glass rear of the A-pillar, along with a larger front grille that's available with silver or red trim surrounds, visible exhaust tail pipes and different alloy wheel designs. The Picanto three-door is offered with two petrol engine choices, a 1.0-litre three-cylinder unit developing 68bhp and 95Nm of torque, and a 1.25-litre four-cylinder with 84bhp and 121Nm of torque.
There are four trim levels available for the three-door model, two of which, the "1" and "1 Air" are carried over from the five-door Picanto, and the Halo and Equinox that are new. Standard features on all models include a trip computer, height-adjustable seat, a tilt-adjustable steering column, a RDS radio and CD player with MP3 compatibility, electronic stability control (ESC), anti-lock brakes (ABS), electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), and emergency brake assist system (BAS).
The Halo and Equinox models both get USB and AUX ports, an iPod cable and steering wheel-mounted audio controls, alloy wheels, Bluetooth connectivity with voice recognition, automatic lights, LED front daytime running lights and LED rear lights. In addition, the Halo version gets unique 14-inch alloys, heated front seats, heated steering wheel, reverse parking sensors, alloy pedals and a Supervision Cluster, while the Equinox trim level features premium red ‘Chilli’ upholstery with a contrasting high gloss black fascia and gear knob, 15-inch alloys, automatic air conditioning and a smart key with a start/stop button.
While identical in size with its five-door counterpart, the three-door Picanto features new front doors, bumpers, rear panels and glass rear of the A-pillar, along with a larger front grille that's available with silver or red trim surrounds, visible exhaust tail pipes and different alloy wheel designs. The Picanto three-door is offered with two petrol engine choices, a 1.0-litre three-cylinder unit developing 68bhp and 95Nm of torque, and a 1.25-litre four-cylinder with 84bhp and 121Nm of torque.
There are four trim levels available for the three-door model, two of which, the "1" and "1 Air" are carried over from the five-door Picanto, and the Halo and Equinox that are new. Standard features on all models include a trip computer, height-adjustable seat, a tilt-adjustable steering column, a RDS radio and CD player with MP3 compatibility, electronic stability control (ESC), anti-lock brakes (ABS), electronic brake-force distribution (EBD), and emergency brake assist system (BAS).
The Halo and Equinox models both get USB and AUX ports, an iPod cable and steering wheel-mounted audio controls, alloy wheels, Bluetooth connectivity with voice recognition, automatic lights, LED front daytime running lights and LED rear lights. In addition, the Halo version gets unique 14-inch alloys, heated front seats, heated steering wheel, reverse parking sensors, alloy pedals and a Supervision Cluster, while the Equinox trim level features premium red ‘Chilli’ upholstery with a contrasting high gloss black fascia and gear knob, 15-inch alloys, automatic air conditioning and a smart key with a start/stop button.
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