The Kia Rio is an important model for the Korean brand, but some markets are more inclined to a booted car. Which is why Kia makes a sedan version of its B-segment hatchback for markets such as China and Russia. Malaysia and Indonesia also received a Rio Sedan from the previous generation.
This is 2017 Kia Rio Sedan for the Russian market. It’s the booted version of the latest fourth-generation Rio hatchback, launched in Malaysia yesterday. Measuring 4,400 mm long and 1,740 mm wide, it’s 30 mm longer and 20 mm wider than the previous sedan. The 2,600 mm wheelbase is 30 mm longer.
While immediately recognisable as a current Rio, the sedan’s face is not a carryover from the five-door hatch – there’s an independent LED DRL strip above the foglamps, and the headlamp cluster has a long “tail” that flows into the wings. The hood is unique, too.
The latest Rio Sedan is more square-cut than the previous car, and that carries on to the simple profile and the back. The rear end is similar to that of the China-market Kia K2, a similarly sized sedan with an Optima-style face. Like the K2, it gets tail lamps that are slimmer and connected via a bridge, although the bumper is unique to the Russian Rio. The above-mentioned headlamps also look similar to the K2’s. The interior too, which looks more contemporary now.
Two engine options are available in Russia – a Kappa 1.4 litre MPI and a Gamma 1.6 litre MPI. The smaller petrol engine makes 100 hp and 132 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm, while the 1.6 litre pushes out 123 hp and 151 Nm of torque at 4,850 rpm. Russians get to choose from a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic.
The Kia Rio Sedan is available with projector headlamps, LED DRLs, LED tail lamps, 16-inch alloys, leather seats, automatic air con, a heated steering wheel, heated seats plus a seven-inch infotainment system with navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
GALLERY: 2017 Kia Rio, Malaysian spec
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Front like Almari, side like city, rear like Saga3.
Sack the designer!
It doesn’t look anything like you said…
Check again. Kia is power of copy and modify sana sini
Take a chill pill john. Weekend’s here cheers.
Every passenger car in the world looks generally the same.
Not too long ago Kia was struggling with Sephia, Spectra, Carens…but now
It ditch trying to have own identity and instead copies design elements from other brands. They probably sack all their designers long time ago and got their accountants to do it instead.
Now they’re struggling with the Rio, K3, K5, Sportage, Sorento, Carnival—-here in Malaysia at least.
I saw Nokia 3310 lcd screen on the dashboard
They should have introduce RIO with Gamma 1.6 liter MPI engine in Malaysia to overcome the under powered 1.4 liter engine. But this can rectified with the potent booster plug-in device in order to release the full engine potential of the 1.4 liter engine.
This new Rio sedan looks rather European in design and classy too. I have no doubt that Kia cars are now world class. But then Naza tend to bring in the wrong models and also tend to be over ambitious in its pricing of their cars. Not to mention the ridiculous second hand value of Kia cars in Malaysia. Scary!
give a bigger entertainment screen.
bring the 6 speed here.
Looks good though!
this RIO SEDAN looks good…. it doesn’t looks like reincarnated from a HATCHBACK much much better than Pugs 207(Msian Market) or even that Swift Dzire(Indian Market)…
At least auto is a 6 speeder. Unlike the new Rio offering in Malaysia with ancient 4 speeder while priced at 80k. What a joke!
Very proportionately designed B-segment sedan.. same cant be said about many of the best-selling models in the market for this segment