When Kia introduced the facelifted Rio for Europe a few weeks ago, the press release briefly touted a clutch-by-wire six-speed manual transmission that would improve gas mileage and reduce CO2 ...

Kia's small car receives a big round of updates for Europe that likely foreshadow changes for the US model. It all started with Gran Turismo. From those early PlayStation days, Sean was drawn to ...

Kia’s budget-friendly Rio compact doesn’t typically stand out in a crowd. The commuter is aimed largely at budget buyers interested in attractively priced means of personal transportation. However, ...

Kia has decided to produce a limited production run of 2013 Rio SX hatchback models equipped with six-speed manual transmissions, undoubtedly responding to the demands made by consumer interest. Up ...

Small cars are truly no longer synonymous with cheap and nasty. In order to move any non-rental-fleet units at all over the past decade, manufacturers have had to race to give their small cars higher ...

Never let it be said that run-of-the-mill hatchbacks and superminis don’t deserve our attention. Yes, a mid-life refresh of the fourth-generation Kia Rio may not sound like the most exciting news ...

Yes, yes, we know that these days the vast majority of new vehicles sold in New Zealand have automatic transmissions. And we agree that's the way motoring should be heading, because many of our modern ...

Why are you looking for magna version of i20, it has very less features as compared to asta variant.In-spite of features, just make a test drive, the smoothness of i20 will not make you move to any ...

Here in the land of plenty, where pickups, SUVs, and crossovers generally see the most sales action (Ford’s F-series sold 576,334 units in the first eight months of 2017 alone), it’s easy to forget ...

Once the domain of cheap and cheerful runabouts, the light-car segment in Australia, where the 2020 Kia Rio sits, is facing a double strike of cost pressures. Buyers expect more technology and ...