Rio 5-Door in long-roof hatchback format spins off Kia's Rio 4-door notchback sedan, which has been rebuilt for a third generation in the Class of 2012. Each Rio 5-Door model features a sleek package design with pronounced wedge profile and a prominent prow with gaping lower grille divided into three sections, edgy contours on side panels and wheelwell flares which turn into sculpted shoulders. Read More »
The 1.6-liter four-cylinder CVVT plant produces 110 hp and employs a five-speed manual transmission or optional electronically controlled four-speed automatic. Read More »
That number attached to the nameplate denotes a tail-side fifth door added for accessing the aft cargo compartment on a hatchback variation of Kia's redesigned Rio sedan. Read More »
The body on Kia's new Rio economy car looks OK except for the big, ugly strips of black plastic that adorn the sides and bumpers. It's like a magazine cover model dressed in Hefty trash bags. Materials and construction seem below par in the Rio's cabin, but what can you expect with a $10,500 base price? You get what you pay for. Read More »
Kia from South Korea, now grouped beneath the corporate wing of the larger Korean automaker Hyundai, continues to update its portfolio of products. A make-over design for Rio arrives in 2006 riding on a longer wheelbase with a wider track plus an engine pushing boosted horsepower. Read More »
New Car Review of the 2005 Kia Rio Compact Sedan and 2005 Kia Cinco Description: Compact Sedan and Hatchback Sedan Base MSRP Range: $9,850 – $12,390 Invoice Price Range: $9,460 – $11,715 Where built: South Korea Best-selling sub-compacts from Kia are promoted as bottom-dollar cars with feisty power and too-cool styling, inside and out. Rio is a four-door sedan, while ... Read More »
Best-selling sub-compacts from Kia are promoted as bottom-dollar cars with feisty power and cool styling inside and out. Rio is a four-door sedan, while the hatchback version is called Cinco -- a word in Spanish that translates into English as the number five, which happens to be the count for all doors. Read More »
Kia's sub-compacts promoted as the bottom-dollar cars in the country sport a feisty new engine and revamped styling inside and out. Read More »
