Kia Picanto World Cup Edition 2018 revealed for Malaysia – X-Line trim, AEB, leather seats, sunroof

Kia Picanto World Cup Edition 2018 revealed for Malaysia – X-Line trim, AEB, leather seats, sunroof

With the 2018 FIFA World Cup well underway, and Kia being one of the official sponsors of the football tournament, Kia Malaysia looks set to introduce a new variant for the Picanto called the ‘World Cup Edition 2018’. It is essentially a higher-spec version of the A-segment hatchback fitted with the X-Line get-up that we first saw in Frankfurt last year.

Inspired by the company’s crossover and SUV models, the Picanto X-Line sports a new bumper at the front which features repositioned fog lamps, larger corner “inlets,” and a small intake just below the signature “tiger nose” grille. There’s also a generous application of lime green highlights to go along with the sole colour option – Titanium Silver.

Progressing down the vehicle’s sides, you’ll find black plastic cladding fitted to reinforce the crossover inspiration, along with a rear “skid plate.” The Picanto X-Line also gets a set of 16-inch alloy wheels (with 195/45 profile tyres) rather than the 1.2 EX’s 14-inch units.

Aside from the aesthetic gains, the Picanto X-Line also comes with an improved kit list. The most significant additions are in the safety department, with autonomous emergency braking (AEB) and a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS) being present. The former has been featured previously in photos brochure of what is purportedly the updated Picanto line-up that includes a new base KX and high-spec GT Line.

Kia Picanto World Cup Edition 2018 revealed for Malaysia – X-Line trim, AEB, leather seats, sunroof

These join existing items like six airbags, anti-lock braking system (ABS), brake assist system (BAS), electronic stability control (ESC), traction control and hill-start assist.

That’s not all because the interior comes equipped with a flat-bottom steering wheel (also found on the GT Line trim) and a single-zone automatic air-conditioning system. The latter, along with leather seats, are an upgrade from what you’ll find in the 1.2 EX. Another notable addition here is the tilt/slide powered sunroof.

Mechanically, the car remains unchanged from the 1.2 EX variant currently on sale, with a 1.2 litre Kappa II naturally-aspirated four-cylinder engine making 84 PS at 6,000 rpm and 122 Nm at 4,000 rpm. Similarly, there’s still a four-speed automatic transmission with drive going to the front wheels.

For now, prices have yet to be announced but expect the Picanto World Cup Edition 2018 to cost more than the 1.2 EX, which starts at RM47,079 sans GST. Interested?

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Originating from the corporate world with a background in finance and economics, Gerard’s strong love for cars led him to take the plunge into the automotive media industry. It was only then did he realise that there are more things to a car than just horsepower count.

 

Comments

  • Jobdone on Jun 29, 2018 at 6:30 pm

    Not old 1.2 engine again???
    At least fit it with 1.0 turbo engine eh.

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    • Awang Selamat on Jun 29, 2018 at 7:10 pm

      We must thank Kia Picanto. It was the first cheap car in Malaysia to offer VSC and 6 airbags.

      When Proton saw this, they could not tanggung malu because all their cars had no VSC and 2 airbags, if not, some even none (wira).

      So they quickly launched Iriz to show Malaysians they also could give VSC and more airbags.

      Thank you Picanto for waking Proton up and for caring for Malaysians safety

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      • What the…? Wira? That model was out of market long before Picanto came in. And how the heck did you jump from Wira to Iriz? It sounded like you went into a cave during Wira days and finally emerged when Iriz was here.

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      • Nice fail-rytales but back in the real world, it was the market changing Iriz that introduced VSC & 6 airbags in small car segment. It was trully revolutionary and even made P2 freak out so much that they had to throw everything including the sink and bathtub into their Mivi3. Kia too took notice and and started equipping Picanto with VSC, and much later on 6 airbags.

        Commendable effort on an A segment car and certain puts Axia & Biza to shame. But it was all thanks to the Iriz that changed the market, and the market has never been the same again. Kudos to Iriz!

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      • DPcratt on Jun 30, 2018 at 5:47 am

        We must also thank our current govt in keeping car prices low with good safety specs.

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      • wira driver on Jun 30, 2018 at 9:33 am

        Meanwhile toyota P2 oni gip VSC after Iriz..
        And dun include dinaosors wira, it only shows you just crawl out from cave

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        • Awang Selamat on Jun 30, 2018 at 10:09 am

          you are right john, see who owns Perodua. It is UMW. Fully Government owned.

          Our previous Government never cared for our safety at all.

          In Europe, cars older than Wira had airbags and VSC….oh wai. Nothing to do with cave

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    • the turbo engine is mated to manual only

      the 1.2 engine is not bad actually, sufficient for a car this size

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    • kzm (Member) on Jun 30, 2018 at 7:03 am

      1.2 litre Kappa II not that old. Engine in vios n myvi is even older

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  • The AEB activates at 50kmph as compared to Mivi fake AEB of below 30kmph. Thats almost double the safety speed.

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    • Dylan Ch'ng on Jun 29, 2018 at 8:30 pm

      30km/h AEB isn’t fake. When companies started to implement AEB systems, many would not work at speeds greater than 30km/h

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      • At up to 30kmph, its as selow as I can brake myself. AEB purpose is to assist braking when the driver at speed misjudges the object ahead.

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      • vscless on Jun 30, 2018 at 9:37 am

        Then you just kike kunta comparing vscless wira with picanto, why not preve ? oh wait

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    • activates above 20km/h, works up to 80km/h

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      • If u were referring to Picanto AEB, I do appologise, but shocked that at up to 80kmph, Mivis 30kmph AEB is pitifully primitive and near useless.

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    • John May 9 Nangis on Jun 30, 2018 at 12:24 am

      Myvi sales is 5x that of Proton. This month alone Perodua sold 20,000 cars whilst Proton only sold 4000 cars.

      Malaysians know which car is the safest to buy. Sales figures speak for themselves.

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  • Maria on Jun 29, 2018 at 10:08 pm

    So, is this world cup edition(read x line) will be a limited edition or available to join ex trim and gt-line and kx trim soon??

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  • Ben Yap on Jun 30, 2018 at 1:35 am

    underpowered…. i bet the 0-100 sprint is more than 10 seconds.

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