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2017 Kia Picanto (3rd Gen)
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Does this Picanto fall in the same class the the Etios?
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Coming Q3.
Update: New Kia Picanto Coming to SA in Q3
Kia has revealed its all-new Picanto city car at the Geneva Motor Show and it will go on sale in South Africa in the third quarter of 2017.
The Kia Picanto is one of the brand's more popular cars and it's now in its third generation. Kia has an interesting strategy of building design studios outside of Korea and the result is that the Picanto brings a youthful, European-style to the A-segment.
A new turbocharged 1.0-litre T-GDI engine with 74 kW and 172 Nm of torque will be the headlining act in the new Picanto. This engine will be paired to a 5-speed manual transmission and acceleration from zero to 100 kph will take 10.1 seconds with a top speed of 180 kph.
A 49kW 1.0-litre engine will also be offered alongside a 62 kW 1.2-litre petrol engine. A 5-speed manual transmission is standard for these engines while a 4-speed automatic will be offered on the 1.2-litre derivative.
Kia SA has confirmed the new Picanto for our market and it is expected to arrive in the third quarter of 2017.
http://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/update-new-kia-picanto-coming-to-sa-in-q3/42959/
Update: New Kia Picanto Coming to SA in Q3
Kia has revealed its all-new Picanto city car at the Geneva Motor Show and it will go on sale in South Africa in the third quarter of 2017.
The Kia Picanto is one of the brand's more popular cars and it's now in its third generation. Kia has an interesting strategy of building design studios outside of Korea and the result is that the Picanto brings a youthful, European-style to the A-segment.
A new turbocharged 1.0-litre T-GDI engine with 74 kW and 172 Nm of torque will be the headlining act in the new Picanto. This engine will be paired to a 5-speed manual transmission and acceleration from zero to 100 kph will take 10.1 seconds with a top speed of 180 kph.
A 49kW 1.0-litre engine will also be offered alongside a 62 kW 1.2-litre petrol engine. A 5-speed manual transmission is standard for these engines while a 4-speed automatic will be offered on the 1.2-litre derivative.
Kia SA has confirmed the new Picanto for our market and it is expected to arrive in the third quarter of 2017.
http://www.cars.co.za/motoring_news/update-new-kia-picanto-coming-to-sa-in-q3/42959/
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Only launching UK in May. Wait at least 3 months after that for local availability + price.
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[video=youtube_share;6y1RDDy_5yg]https://youtu.be/6y1RDDy_5yg[/video]
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[video=youtube_share;wifg6d6-buM]https://youtu.be/wifg6d6-buM[/video]
Fro
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I hope the size increase improves the stability at 110+ km/h. If the wind picks up, which frequently happens in PE, the car (2nd gen) goes nuts.
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[video=youtube_share;pNdToPB92bk]https://youtu.be/pNdToPB92bk[/video]
Still no price?
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Too soon to call. It's *just* being released in EU markets. My guess we need to wait till Q3 for a price.