- Doors and Seats
5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine
1.6i, 4 cyl.
- Engine Power
103kW, 167Nm
- Fuel
Petrol (91) 5.6L/100KM
- Manufacturer
FWD
- Transmission
Manual
- Warranty
5 Yr, Unltd KMs
- Ancap Safety
NA
2014 Kia Rio SLi Review
I've experienced only one small hiccup once when it almost stalled, but then it rectified itself. I'm that down to junk in fuel line. I disobeyed my own rule of not letting the tank get low on fuel which can suck up all the crap from the bottom.
- Features – auto headlights etc
- tech – adaptive bluetooth etc.
- Central locking strange – see review
- bouncy on speed humps
My uni-aged kids don't like how it handles speed humps. It tends to bounce over them if you're not travelling at a crawling pace.
It has heaps of features for the price. I drove a competitor's cheaper-grade SUV recently and missed the tech of my Rio. No DRL's. No auto headlights. Poorer quality cruise control, just to name a few.
The performance is good even in auto mode but I prefer to use manual mode most of the time. It handles better in traffic. I still have to say that a turbo would transform this car. Add extra tweaks to suspension and it would blow the doors off any Euro hot hatch.
The central locking is a bit strange, though. When picking someone up I have to turn off the door lock switch to let them in even when parked.
Service costs are reasonable. I still feel unhappy the sales spiel says service every 15,000km but log book suggests every 7500km. At least Kia still covers warranty if you go to 15,000km.
My next Kia may be in doubt with Kia's use of DSG now. I have had bad experiences with two such autos and will have to be convinced the problems have been removed before considering a car with one.
Other than that, I love my Rio like no other car I have had before.