TESTED 9.2.21, SUSSEX ON SALE NOW: KIA RIO

摘要

Supermini gets new engine with, in pricier form, economy-minded accoutrements. "Basically, it's Kia's Fiesta," is the way to explain the anonymous shape of the Rio, which remains largely unfamiliar to the public despite having been sold in the UK since 2005 and twice since reinvented. This is the updated version of the Rio that arrived in 2017. The range opens at ￡14k, but we're at the other end, where the new 1.0-litre three-pot engine gains a turbo and Kia's first mild-hybrid system. At ￡21k in range-topping GT-Line Strim, the Ford comparison is surprisingly valid. You might still grimace at the prospect of a 1.0-litre, but while the power output remains at 118bhp, this unit is 16% torquier than its forebear, giving an unexpectedly strong 148lb ft.