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New models - Kia - RioKia tops off Rio line-upLight fantastic: Kia's facelifted Rio line-up started to trickle into dealerships in January (left), but the SLi and Sport (below) complete the range. Top-grade three- and five-door Rios arrive to cap off Kia's light-car line-up24 Jul 2015 KIA has capped off the mid-life update to its Rio city car line-up, with the introduction of the SLi and Sport variants, following the rest of the range that went on sale in January. The two variants land as flagships for the Korean car-maker's light hatch range, with the three-door-only Sport starting at $21,490 plus on-road costs, while the five-door SLi is available from $22,990. Kia says the Sport replaces the old SLS variant, and it will sit above the only other three-door in the Rio range – the 'S' – which kicks off the entire Rio line-up at $15,990 with a manual gearbox (the auto adds $2000). Standard safety gear in the Sport includes ABS, electronic brakeforce distribution, brake assist, ESC, traction control, vehicle management system, hill-start assist, six airbags, three child restraint anchor points and seatbelt reminders. Attempting to live up to its name, the Sport gains alloy sports pedals and front seatbelt guides, leatherette trim seats with red stitching and the availability of a “bespoke exterior hero colour”, Digital Yellow. The five-door SLi includes the aforementioned safety features but adds rear parking sensors and rear child locks, while the seats are leather and cloth and have height-adjustable seatbelts. Further standard equipment includes rain-sensing wipers, climate control air-conditioning, and privacy glass for the rear windows and tailgate window. Premium paint adds another $520. Power for both new variants comes from Kia's 103kW/167Nm 1.6-litre GDi petrol engine matched with a six-speed automatic transmission. Kia has not released fuel economy figures but under the bonnet of the five-door Si, it consumes 6.1 litres per 100 kilometres on the combined cycle. The rest of the updated Rio line-up went on sale in January in S, S Premium and Si guise ahead of the arrival of the SLi and Sport, and brought with it a lightly refreshed exterior and updated cabin. Despite the refresh at the start of the year, Rio sales have fallen by 29 per cent in the first six months of 2015 compared with last year, to 3060 units, sitting well behind segment leaders such as the Mazda2 (7692), Toyota Yaris (7567), the resurgent Honda Jazz (5139) and Volkswagen's Polo (4744). Kia will add another tiny contender to its line-up later this year or in early 2016 when the Picanto micro car arrives to do battle with the likes of the Suzuki Celerio, Mitsubishi Mirage, Nissan Micra and Fiat 500.  Read more14th of July 2015  Kia finally set to give Picanto green lightSmallest Kia to do the hard yards in Australian's tough micro car marketAll new models Alfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chery Brabham Chrysler Chevrolet Cupra Citroen DS Dodge Fiat Ferrari Foton Ford Great Wall FPV Haval GWM Honda Holden Hyundai HSV Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Pagani Opel Porsche Peugeot Ram Proton Rolls-Royce Renault Saab Rover Smart Skoda Subaru SsangYong Tesla Suzuki Volkswagen Toyota VolvoRio pricingMotor industry news GoAutoNews is Australia’s number one automotive industry journal covering the latest news, future and new model releases, market trends, industry personnel movements, and international events. |
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