Test Drive Kia Rio Cinco 2001 - 2005
Required condition
This unpretentious at first view of the Korean baby is enough full of adult trumps to remain one of the leaders in the Russian market. What is common in hot pies, fresh beer, cold popsicle and car KIA-Rio? True, all this uses frantic demand: on a lunch break, on a football match, in summer heat and in the domestic car market. The latter circumstance seems a bit strange. Korean supermini seems to not apply to the latest new items and sold for quite a long time. But it is now that the demand for Rio resembles the similarity of the avalanche. Buyers literally sweep the cars from the wheels of auto transporters. And the attractive price explanation is only partly.
Calculate together
Rio Korean car, the assembly of which they are engaged in Kaliningrad, the autotor plant. From here and selling prices in rubles, available for Furnishing on the company's website on the Internet. On the auto Rio assemble with two types of body: a classic 4-door sedan and a 5-door sedan-hatch-beek. Engine one in any case. This is a 1.5-liter row fourth of 98 liters. p., which can be equipped with both mechanics and machine gun. All cars are shipped in the only LS performance. In this case, it implies not a set of standard equipment, and above all the external car design: Kaliningrad Rio is affected by the bumpers, rear view mirrors and thresholds. It is good or bad, let's talk later, while we are interested in the first price.
So, the cheapest Rio Sedan for $ 10,780, the Hatchback is $ 200 more expensive. Code number 178 (for convenience we will call it with a complete level of level 1) is not so bad, in which you can make sure, looking at the plate on page 17. But still a few today will be filled with a new car foreign brand, not equipped although Would be air conditioned and an electric package. All this plus the central castle is in the setting of the 2nd level worth $ 11,700. Finally, the version of the suite for $ 12,920 for fans of modest chic. There is already a passenger airbag, and ABS, and disks made of light alloy, and covered with skin steering wheel. The first two points are very useful, others are not very. It is more important that the automatic box available for versions of the second and third levels costs about $ 870. Even if you forget that the prices are only recommended, and real cars in the salons of dealers will cost somewhat more expensive, Rio is not so suite. At least its main competitors in our market Hyunde models of the Getz and the emphasis are approximately the same. Moreover, considering the program of discounts and special offers on the full coil of the Ford, for 14 pieces it is possible to buy a good equipped Vsevolozhsky focus car class above. Then what is the matter?
The reason is one who has become an unkind tradition increases prices for vase products. When the buyer, aimed at an inexpensive wagon, learns that the basic eleventh stands under eight thousand, and the version with the handicraft hydraulic agent is selected to ten, he begins to look for an alternative. And if, as in our case, you wanted a wagon, then Rio, no matter how surprisingly, the only way to go left.
The emphasis is available only with the body of the sedan, and the heter hatchback, let's say, the classical species, which also visually seems noticeably less than the tenth family machines. Another thing is Rio. After all, 5-door kia and hatchback called the natural wagon error. In some countries, by the way, it is called Rio Wagon. Therefore, we immediately admit: according to our deep and unshakable conviction, Rio must be a 5-door. Believe me, never another $ 200 over the price of the sedan did not turn out to be so favorable investment of capital.
Individually
Rio popularity in Russia led to a fairly predicted price increase. KIA dealers use the recommended autotor retail prices as the amount to which you need to add. And how much each seller decides individually. By calling three very popular Moscow dealers, we found out that the hatchbacks visited our test with an automatic kit in the 3rd level costs from $ 14,200 to $ 14,850. That is, at least 500, and even a thousand dollars more expensive prices.
List of standard equipment
Complete set of 1 level
Sedan $ 10,780
Driver airbag
Power steering
Adjustment of the steering column over the corner of the tilt
Tachometer
Caps wheel
Moldings, bumpers and rear-view mirrors
Audio preparation
Digital Watch
Height adjustable seat belt
Hatchback $ 10 980 (optional):
Wiper fifth door
Luggage rack
Complete set of level 2
Sedan $ 11,700, Hatchback $ 11,900 (optional):
Air conditioning
4 power windows
central locking
Electric and heated mirrors
Complete set of 3rd level
Sedan $ 12,560 (optional):
Front passenger airbag
ABS
Light alloy discs
Steering wheel finish and lever KP leather
Hatchback $ 12 990 (optional):
Fog lights
Realinki
AKP
(for the 2nd and 3rd levels) + $ 870
Outside...
Many dealers are not shyring to name Rio Golf Class model. This, of course, is not the case, but nevertheless, this KIA unequivocally does not look a fear. Hatchback in any case. By the way, in the dimensions of the 5-door Rio is completely inferior to the VAZ-2111 not more than seven centimeters in length, well, in terms of the portion of the lubricant face, it is necessary to catch up Koreans not only a vase. Rio is one of the first independent developments of Kia designers, it is also one of the most successful. Especially good, the car began after restyling two years ago, then stupidly looking outward headlights were replaced with strict and solid optics. Against the backdrop of an amorrant hatchback, a sedan, who, by definition, should emphasize the prestige and status, looks like a wolfhon after hungry wintering: Slender and kuts.
Hard plastic mudguards Truly Achilles Fifth Rio: Fastening Pistons Pour almost on every border
However, Rio style brightness, in our opinion, in some places it would be nice and muffled. Still, for the city car, the lack of black protective linings on the bumpers and plastic skirts around the perimeter of the body unnecessary shock. Such is performed by Rio-L, which, alas, are not assembled on the autotor. Well, at least that the set of mudguards at the Kaliningrad Korean is already in the basic configuration.
Raligations not only give the sulidity of the appearance, but also allow you to carry 50 kilograms of cargo on the roof
The outdoor handles of the doors, also, of course, painted, only seem small. In fact, they are very comfortable. But if you open the doors of one pleasure, then it is completely different: the clarity of this process leaves much to be desired. Well, though, about a loosely closed door, you will definitely report the enthusiastic beep, which, however, ignores the fifth door.
... and inside
The design of the interior of Rio can be viewed from two points of view. A person who has already learned by no ephemeral joy of inexpensive Europe and Japanese women, of course, will not be impressed with gray plastic, swamp color illumination of the dashboard, a large trolleybus steering wheel and simple, like boxes of matches, upholstery doors.
But tell all this not spoiled by the style of Peugeot, the owner of the Vazovskaya classics, and he will only twist his finger at the temple: they say, who needs it, this is your pont design. And indeed, from this point of view, the interior of Rio does not cause rejection. It is qualitatively assembled here you will not hug the upholstery clips, you will not find the slots between the panels in the finger of the thickness, and the ceiling does not fall under the weight of the plastic lighting flap. And it stands dear.
The level of equipment of Rio causes a sense of respect for people who boosted the package of Russian options. Immediately visible the pro. There is all that (and even a little more), the easily to lure the inhaled buyer. For example, a mirror in the sun visors, a double door seal and the hood, so that dust and dirt do not penetrate the inside, highlighting the windows buttons. The chip, on which Koreans loved to save until recently. Preventive inscriptions in Russian regarding the work of airbags, permissible tire pressure, fuel grade. Let with grammatical errors.
It is gratifying that the operating manual is also printed on great and mighty, albeit a bit of heavy language. It is a pity that the buyer learns about annoying gaps of the configuration, already running out of the salon. After all, a seamless seller will not say that the rear janitor has no mode of working with a pause. And returning late in the evening with the cottage, when the headlights of the loaded Rio will illuminate the tops of the trees, you can, be regretting the absence of hydrocorographic headlights.
The mirror in both sun visors will appreciate women
Climatic installation control knobs rotate with different effort
Pleasant trifle on the most expensive version serves a full-fledged alloy disk
But what was pleased without fools, it is visibility. Despite the thick rear body racks, maneuvering with reversal on the hatchback is not a problem. Firstly, first, good mirrors, both outdoor and internal, but most importantly, you know exactly that the body ends immediately behind the janitor of the fifth door. But on the Sedan Rio with its low and long trunk, the parking sensors are not a fear, but a real remedy for contact parking. But you hopefully about the sedan and do not think?
Strange solution: When the button lock is pressed, you can not even open the driver
The work of the rear wiper is headed by two buttons to the left of the steering wheel is not too comfortable.
The ACP selector on the most expensive version will trim the skin
Driving and on the sofa ...
There are pleasant order in Rio surprises. One of the main cool driver's seat. Do not understand everything, nothing out of a row. But still not every day in the superminious class, you meet the vertical adjustment of the pillow and the lumbar emphasis is already in the standard. In general, thanks to a long pillow and a chain of upholstery, liked the chair itself. If he is missing something, then only a clearer side support.
Noting a full-fledged driver's seat, do not forget to praise and the range of its adjustment. If your friend under the meter is ninetyly declared, he refused to buy Rio just because it was not possible to comfortably get driving, you can not doubt. The only inconvenience of the steering wheel adjustable only on the corner of the tilt partially overlaps the top of the speedometer. The same dashboard itself does not induce model appearance, impeccable for the convenience of reading. Especially pleased a visual indicator of the operation of transmission modes.
Controls
1. Window block. 2. Turning on the fifth door windshield. 3. Control light headlights. 4. Clock. 5. Alarm switch. 6. Inclusion of foglights. 7. Ventilation and heating control unit. 8. Cigarette lighter. 9. ACP selector. 10. Handle unlocking the hood.
Dashboard
1. Block of control lamps. 2. Tachometer. 3. Speedometer. 4. Run meter. 5. Indicator of operation modes ACP. 6. Cooling fluid temperature pointer. 7. Fuel level index.
But according to the rear at the rear in Rio like all the supermines of the late 90s. That is, closely. The struggle for the living space of the rear passengers in the class B began quite recently, after the birth of our hero. With its 185 cm, I could not sit normally, the knees literally dug into the back. It's a shame, considering more than a generous stock over your head. So in the role of the driver on the route Mosknepeter to the rear sofa, no one would not let any above 175 cm. From compassion. Talking about three passengers in the back sofa and nothing at all: two, no more.
... and in the trunk
The standard equipment of all Hatchbacks Rio enters the shelf twisting in the roll over the trunk. However, this regiment serves not so much for booties, how many protection against curious views. Nothing other than newspapers and a pair of soft toys, which often live in cars of beautiful ladies, there is still no you lucky. But to hide the contents from Kleptomanov, whether they are nonladny, please. Moreover, in the trunk of Rio, which, if frankly, the most in the classroom, you can carry a lot. It is good for its minimum volume of 450 liters. And the maximum 1275 liters is quite the official record of the supermina class. Less even with full-fledged wagons based on Peugeot-206 and Skoda-Fabia, not to mention the goetz and accent.
And who at the sight of such a spacious trunk for supermini will turn the language to call the 5-door Rio Hatchback?
Feel the difference The modest cargo talents of the Rio sedan determines the narrow opening, but the main thing, the uninstalistic back of the sofa
Of course, the trunk itself for the current standards is equipped without clauses. Large tumors of the rear suspension eat a useful volume, and the sofa backs of the sofa form a step. You can complain and relatively narrow opening and greater loading height. Be complain if you want. In any case, a more roomy hatchback (read: universal) in the class not to find. For such a price and is suppressed.
And how little pale on this background looks like a trunk of a sedan. Watch yourself. In his narrow and shallow chest, do not really make anything. And instead of a comfortable family car for different occasions of life, at least in the country, even in the store for the TV, at least on the journey you get a close car with a 2 + 2 seats and a small trunk. What could be the pros? I hope you do not think that class B sedan is prestigious and emphasizes the high social status of the owner?!
Dimensions of the car, mm
Salon dimensions, mm
Go? The possibilities of a 1.5-liter gasoline engine with a power under a hundred horses for supermini should be enough for the eyes. And it is quite fair for Rio. True, with a small reservation for Rio with a manual transmission. With her Kaliningradets a very active participant in the urban movement. Starts from the traffic light are given to him at least at no worse than the 16-valve vases. But often decisive when choosing Rio becomes just the presence of a machine. It was such a hatchback and visited our test.
Let's just say, the 4-speed ACP on Rio reminispens most of all ... inexpensive Korean TV. In the sense that the programs catch properly, and the volume is adjustable, and colors. But do not look for the features in it in the picture, stereo sound, the shutdown timer, or 100-hertz sweeps on the models of the budget class does not happen. Do you understand? The AKP Rio will definitely relieve you from the extra pedal of clutch, and with it and from tedious televitations in traffic jams. But only. Winter mode, manual switching ability, ability to adapt to your driving style, the speed of reactions when activating the kick-down mode is not about it. What, however, given the price of the car, it is clear. It's a shame only that the Rio machine becomes noticeably dumber when overclocking up to a hundred plus almost three seconds and breeding 2 liters per 100 km of mileage.
Nothing mystical. Simply, Rio Rio AKP with a long major pair is initially designed for economical ride. And if you smoothly handle the accelerator pedal and allow the ACP to raise the transmission in the area of \u200b\u200b3000 rpm, then the motor appetite will not exceed the reasonable values. But in that matter, that in such a right mode for a long time it will not be possible to drive around the surrounding. And it is necessary to trigger the pedal as, jumping to the transfer, and even two down, Rio begins to unscrew the motor to the maximum 6200 rpm, which, as it is easy to guess, does not contribute to fuel economy. But still, it is possible to get used to the features of the box work, but it is somehow no desire arises at the front of noise insulation.
Even at idle loud whisper and light vibrations of the 1.5-liter four are obvious in the cabin. In the movement of vibration disappear, but the noise background is the opposite. Get the motor starts at 3500 rpm. You can imagine what will it be when it becomes when, with a stressed overtaking, the machine will hold the transmission to 6,200 revolutions? The length of the box allows you to maintain the cruising 120130 km / h in the region of 30003200 rpm. Here the ringing of the motor melts in aerodynamic noises the wind is covered around racks and mirrors, as well as in not too melodic bunting tire hankuk.
But at this speed, Rio is calm and reliable. The baby does not reach the roughness of the coating, it does not swing on longitudinal waves, and therefore, it does not annoy the driver. Say for this thanks you need a harsh suspension first. In the city and at low speed you hardly have to do, that Kia tells you literally about every lack of road surface, as if annoying professor, savoring every paragraph of a boring textbook. But outside the city the energy intensity of the suspension is already good.
However, confident keeping direct and gambling manageability is not the same. Yes, a harsh suspension does not allow frightening rolls in rapid turns, the first symptoms of the loss of control over the machine, but this does not mean that Rio feels on a mountain road in his element. Similar to that dependent rear suspension and amorphous steering wheel. Its trolleybus appearance is fully confirmed by the low sensitivity of 3.5 turns from the stop until it stops and extremely minor reactive effort. Speaking easier, in turn you do not know where the wheels are directed. Therefore, it is better to strip in Kia only on familiar roads. But in principle, it is better not to striking at all.
It is especially clear to remember that ABS is installed solely on the most expensive Rio. And although the braking dynamics of Kia pleased with a confident and easily controlled deceleration on a dry coating, the anti-lock system is too useful in the wet and icing track, so that it should be saved.
Engine
1. Glass washer tank. 2. Hydraulic steering tank. 3. Oil Property Engine. 4. Mascallastic engine neck. 5. Air filter. 6. The radiator cork. 7. Tank of the main brake cylinder. 8. Rechargeable battery. 9. Fuse block. 10. The expansion tank of the cooling system.
On the village ...
Road clearance of Rio will not call 15 cm adapted to Russian realities. And therefore, the protection of the crankcase on the car should stand necessarily. Well, in order to save painted, and most importantly, low bumpers, you will have to minimize the speed on the primer leading to the country village.
However, the same tough suspension will not allow you to quickly short. On the one hand, it will not allow the batch of the cause of the cause of torn bumpers and crumpled silencers, on the other, such a rodeo threatens complications along the osteochondrosis.
To top it off, looking under the bottom, you can detect an unusually low beam of the rear suspension. Of course, the continuous bridge is not an aluminum tip to be brought from the first contact with the earthly firm, but still it is better not to risk.
Security
Kia Rio after restyling 2002 became quite safe supermini. At least, so approves the American Commission for Testing New Car (USNCAP). On the crash tests of this organization, Rio earned four stars for the frontal blow, as much as he received the risk of coup. But with a side blow, everything is not so safely only two stars, which, however, is not surprising, given the lack of side airbags.
All this is quite fair both for the Russian version. The standard requires a driver's pillow, five head restraints plus rear door locks and glasses from playful handles of your offspring. It is gratifying that in Kaliningrad Rio tools to be equipped with today the standard in the field of safety fasteners for children's arches Isofix. So the problems of installing such seats for you simply will not arise.
Operation, service
After-sales service conditions are one of the most serious trumps Kia. The fact is that Rio, as well as all the passenger kia, collected in Kaliningrad, employs a 5-year-old (or 120,000 km) factory guarantee. Very tempting. But everything is not so sweet, as it seems. It must be remembered that the guarantee is limited to smaller deadlines. For example, to repair or change the gearbox, shoes, air conditioning, steering rail and amplifier, as well as engine attachments will be only for three years or 100,000 km. And consumables like ball supports, brake drums and discs, silent suspension blocks and are limited to 12 months of warranty period.
What then is the meaning of the five-year plan? At least in the fact that from the engine stuck in the fault of the plant, you are precisely insured for the entire warranty. In Russia, today there are 58 dealers of KIA-Avtotor (19 of which 19 in Moscow and 5 in St. Petersburg), authorized to conduct warranty repairs. The interservice interval is 10,000 km.
We liked
Attractive appearance
Exhaustive equipment of the 2nd level
Comfortable holders
Driver Chair with a large adjustment range
And:
Freight opportunities
Guarantee conditions
Justified price
Cheerful motor (MCP)
Confident brakes
Decent for Supermini Cruising Speed
Good visibility
We did not like
No protective moldings
Low traffic clearance
Tight sofa
And:
Hard suspension
Weak noise insulation
Empty steering wheel
Fuzzy door closing
Kia Rio 1.5 A / T Hatchback
Total information
Body
5-seater hatchback
Curb weight, kg
940.
Full weight, kg
1470.
Speed, km / h
170.
Acceleration time 0100 km / h, with
14,2
Fuel consumption, l / 100 km highway / city
7.1 / 11.5
Fuel reserve
45 (AI-92/95)
Engine
Location
Front cross
Design
petrol, 4-cylinder, row, with one top camshaft
Number of valves on the cylinder
4
Diam. cylinder x piston stroke, mm
75,5х83,4
Working volume, SMZ
1493.
Compression ratio
9.3.
Power, hp at rpm
98/5500.
Torque, kgmm at rpm
13.5 / 4500.
Chassis
Transmission
front wheel drive
Transmission
automatic, 4-speed
Gear ratios I; II; III; IV; Z.Kh.
2.8; 1.54; 1; 0.7; 2.33
main gear
3,74.
Suspension:
Independent, with transverse stability stabilizers
in front
Type Mac Foodson
behind
Dependent spring
Steering
Rack with amplifier
Torkemose
With ABS, in front of disc ventilated, rear drum
Tires
175/65 R14.
Prices for spare parts (rubles) and then ($)
TO0 (1000 km) 83
TO1 (10 000 km) 126
TO2 (20 000 km) 208
TO3 (30 000 km) 158
Oil filter 84.
Filter Air 245.
Fuel filter 434.
Ignition Candle (1 pc.) 71
Timing belt 1421.
Brake front pads / rear 1199/859
Front suspension lever 1740
Front shock absorber / rear 1782/1529
Front wing 2207.
Wing rear 5451.
Hood 4395.
Front door 6573.
Door rear 6531.
Front bumper 5212.
Bumper rear 4723.
Windshield 3982.
Front headlight assembly 3004
Rear lamp assembled 2741
We decided:
Kia Rio decent, although not an outstanding small car. But only if we are talking about hatchback. Wagon in essence, it seems great than there is actually, and in addition to a bright appearance pleases the most capacious trunk in the classroom, a worthy level of equipment and a fully justified price. The choice of the gearbox is the case of taste, but here we really do not advise you with the body of the sedan.
Mikhail Medvedev, Maxim Potcharov
A source: Journal Buy Auto [13/2004]
