These are the first official sketches of Kia's all-new Picanto, released ahead of its official debut at the Geneva motor show next March.
The new car is instantly more recognisable than its predecessor, sporting more masculine styling and the now familiar 'tiger’ face, penned by the firm's design chief Peter Schreyer, and seen most recently on the firm's striking 'Pop' Paris motor show concept.
See the first sketches of the new Kia Picanto
Although these sketches indicate concept car looks, with features including large alloys with low-profile tyres, the car that will be presented at Geneva will be production ready. Sales will start in the UK soon after, reaching showrooms around Easter.
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The new Picanto will again share its platform with sister firm Hyundai's i10 city car. No interior sketches have been released, but a Kia insider has described it as being "good looking and funky".
Engines are expected to include an all-new three-cylinder turbodiesel.
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Re: New Kia Picanto - first pics
They are coming on leaps and bounds. When you say i30 and i40, I assume you are referring to the Hyundai counterparts? Their small cars are generally stronger than the large ones, but the Sportage is pretty good.
I had a Cee'd estate for a couple of days, 2 years ago and was very impressed. It wasn't quite as good as my Focus, but wasn't far off either, and it's a lot cheaper.
As for these Picanto pics, they look very promising, but I wouldn't waste too much time on the diesel; small capacity petrols are more important.
Re: New Kia Picanto - first pics
That is a 200% improvement on the outgoing model....well done Kia.
I think it will sell well on its new image.
Re: New Kia Picanto - first pics