Test drives Kia Rio Cinco 2001 - 2005
Incorrect comparison
Compare Mazda 323 and Kia Rio? Yes, between them, the abyss of several thousand century! And nevertheless let's try. Yes, there are significant differences between these cars, but something and their relatives. This is something - an unusual five-door body: not the hatchback, not that wagon. In fact, such hybrids in the market ...
Rio de Korea
When I first heard the name of this car, I introduced myself ... a white convertible. In fact, the car turned out to be a small urban hatchback colors of evening lipstick. It was once the company Mazda a small machine - model 121. On its basis, the Koreans subsequently built their own - Kia Avella, which was even exported under the Ford brand (in ...
Oh, Rio, Rio ...
Infrequently Korean cars please the eye. However, the new Kia Rio hatchback, the assembly of which recently mastered the Kaliningrad autotor, a pleasant exception. When the Sofites of the last Geneva Motor Show went out, where the European Premiere of Kia Rio took place, the image of the Korean hatchback did not dissolve in the darkness of everyday life. Moreover, the direct heir to Kia Avella's small trampling over time began to look ...
In the dispute with authoriters
Oh and the hard fight will have to be new Kia Rio! The model, in fact, is at the junction of classes B and C, while the basic Rio is significantly more expensive than Hyunde-accent or Chevrolet-Aveo from the C-class. What are such ambitions based on? We decided to find out by taking Rio in an adult company: Chevrolet Latzetti and Ford Focus. V…
Repelling
Two years ago, we covered these cars in Eurasia-2003 run. Then they told in detail about them a year after traveling to Vladivostok (SP, 2004, No. 10). Cars served as a year. The majority mileage approaches 100 thousand km enough to objectively assess the reliability, judge the perfection of structures and ...
Three big differences
A good wagon is not only the capacious Baghnikhkod-Fabia Combi became the second version of the model, which debuting in the fall of 1999. Fabia Combi was first shown last year in Paris. By buyers in Europe, it became available in this spring, and in Russia - in the summer. Completed with gasoline engines from 1.4 to 2.0 liters (50-85 kW) ...
Winter vacation
Just, Christmas Quarants, Champagne, Olivier, Salute, Hot, Dancing, Great, Songs ... Question Outline: Dad, And where will we go? Vacation! Yes, anywhere! Letham, for example, to the Urals - beauty to see, skiing to ride, fly on the paraglider. At the same time, check in practice the frost resistance and other qualities of a couple of Russian Koreans - Kia Rio and ...
Sedians
They are one class, but completely different - not only at the price of Hyunda, the focus of the sample of 1999 is produced by Taganrog Automobile Plant (TagAZ) of the company Doninvest since 2001. Machine components come from the Turkish Hönde plant. Equipment only one is a standard set of equipment, including air conditioning, 1.5 liter engine (75 kW) and manual transmission. Price - ...
Two bodies, three cars
The premiere of the model Kia Rio, who replaced Avell, took place in November 1999. In February, it was shown at the Chicago Auto Show, and a month later - in Geneva. Rio is produced in the Republic of Korea with sedan and hatchback bodies, equipped with 1,3 or 1.5 liter gasoline engines, five-speed mechanical or four-stage automatic transmissions. How,…
Former hit sounds fresh
The debut of the car Kia Rio, who replaced the Avell model, took place in the fall of 1999. Sales on the European market began in January 2001. The car was successful, which confirms statistics. In the struggle for the sympathy of buyers, she was ahead of the previous bestseller firm - Kia-Sportidge. During the year, 123,372 copies of Rio were implemented, while the high-terrorist record was 110 ...