Recent years the company Kia are characterized by rapid development and wider distribution, both in Europe and in Russia. From the beginning of 2011, the company announced a new third generation passenger cars of class B named after the Kia Rio. The basis for the creation served as the Hyundai i20 and Hyundai Solaris. In mid-August was presented specially created for Russia, the model Kia Rio. She presented a version of the Chinese car market, Kia K2, adapted to the Russian conditions.

The new Kia Rio has acquired a new design. It was created by a German team under the direction of Peter Schreyer, designer of the merits of which are universally accepted long ago. Appearance Rio came out beautiful and expressive tailored to European customers . The "face" of the car has lights, made in an interesting form, the fog having its own individual form, a characteristic Kia grille, and large air intake below the bumper. The wings made the slits having only a design direction. The flanks are tucked up, thereby giving the car more elegance. Wide, high-mounted taillights make the look even more unique, not similar to other cars of the same class. Small wheels 15 radius entirely fit into the overall design. Having an unusual shape opinions about the wheels diverge.

In the cabin we see a fabric seat, with an interesting texture. They are regulated both in length and height, a sense of lateral support, the seats thus declared itself from the best side. The wheel, as expected, was comfortable. However, it is adjustable for height only, unlike other class B vehicles where there is an adjustment of departure. In this regard, not every driver manages to adjust completely under itself. Elegantly made dashboard Rio. A large speedometer is located in the center, chrome contours, beautiful font, good brightness and readability give the expensive look tidy. For an additional 35 thousand rubles you are ready to install multimedia system, under the proud name of "KIA Rio Navigation & Multimedia". She just has not received positive reviews, and this is due to the slowness of the system (such as a long switch tracks), Matt blecause screen, small print menu. Seats in the back a little, tall people will be cramped. Sufficiently large and roomy trunk, which amounts to 500 l. has acquired a wider aperture unlike his ancestor . Overall, the Rio interior is very high quality, the quality of materials, build and sound worthy of praise.

On the road the car behaves very confident. Even when it is busy it will not lose its stability on the road. But the ease of turning the steering wheel it is possible to twist, and this will lead to the fact that a car will be plugit. Rolls almost not observed, actually like beats on the steering wheel. Supplied Kia Rio 4-four speed automatic transmission, which is not new, does not allow to reveal potential of a powerful engine, and 5 speed manual transmission, which can add dynamics and reduce fuel consumption. But the choice of gearbox, as always, remains with the buyer. The petrol engine volume of 1.6 liters. and a power of 120 BHP Rio is able to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 11,2 sec. Claimed fuel consumption is 8.6 liters in the city driving and 5.2 l on the highway. Well, the maximum speed is 180 km/h.

The Kia Rio sedan we are offered in three trim levels : Comfort, Luxe, Prestige and Premium. The cost of the sedan ranges from 480 to 660 thousand rubles. The main advantages of the model we would like to include:

Attractive appearance, cheerful, engine displacement 1.6 l, the possibility of consumption of 92-octane gasoline, high-quality interior, good sound insulation and stability on the road. Cons as there are, and mostly they are all budget cars class B: high price of the basic set, no adjustment on the flight, 5-year warranty includes only the engine and gearbox.

In the end I would like to note that the new Rio was a great step in company development. The car is designed more for the pleasure of driving, more widespread on the European market. The competition among low-end models are present, and lots of them. But thanks to the quality of the materials and their Assembly each time increases. So Rio is most likely a very popular means of transportation.