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Kia Rio - Frost Testing
The week outside the city at a 30-degree frost, Kia Rio of a new generation is frozen-frozen to Silent-blocks of levers, if the car for some reason does not start now, then it will be a real catastrophe of the neighbors in the country no, the nearest civilization is kilometers in twenty. So, the key to the start, and ...
In principle, on this all scandals and intrigues are over, NTV can relax. The car was started with half a turn. Well, okay, not with the floor, the motor took a whole turnover, but after that the 1.6-liter unit began to threaten as it should be. Recall that Kia Rio of the new generation is in our edition on a long test from December. We very much hoped that during operation in the conditions of cold and snowy winter, all weak vehicles will appear. But we were waiting for a light disappointment with Kia Rio there were no problems.
Rio is equipped with an indicator of low leveling fluid. Very useful, by the way, the function of the car warns you in advance that the washback will soon end, and it would be necessary to immediately call the store or for gas stations for the new
Unlike some other modern cars, which warm for a very long time, Kia Rio coped well with this task. Even with minus 20-30 degrees there was enough five minutes away, so that the driver and the passenger stopped trembling from the cold. True, it is necessary to make one amendment. Fast warming was noted only if the car was moving, but when the engine was at idle, the cabin warmed noticeably slower. What is logical.
Now about the preparation of Kia Rio to the Russian conditions. Our car in the middle configuration had not only heated rear window and side mirrors, but also heated the zone of wiper wiper. However, the function of the insulation of the janitors seemed still insufficient for our harsh winters a much more efficient solution offers the same Ford, which puts on the windshield windows with heated. Yes, they are more expensive (let's say, on focus 7500 rubles.), But but the heated lobuga and nozzles of the washer washer is comfortable! And since Kia makes his cars in Russia and for Russia, it would be nice to offer something similar.
Heated front armchairs has a two-stage power adjustment. The thing, as you yourself understand, good, and during our winter you can even say the necessary. And in the case of Kia Rio, it is also effective if you turn on the maximum mode, then very soon your back will begin to roast. True, here there is something to complain Kia Rio with a 1.4 liter engine (107 hp) for sale only in the complete set of Comfort (469 900 rubles with mechanics and 509 900 rubles. With automatic transmission). And for some reason heated the seats, it is not necessary to obtain it only in the LUXE version with a volume of 1.6 liters (123 hp). And this is already at least 529,900 rubles.
A couple of words should be said about the battery in many respects, precisely thanks to him the car and started without problems in severe frosts. But when studying the technical characteristics, questions arose. Kia on its official website assures that the machine has a battery of an increased tank (48 Ah). Only 48 amps-hours? And what is so little? But then one nuance found out. Here is a quote from the KIA forum: in Russia it is customary to evaluate the battery capacity when the discharge cycle mode is 20 hours. In Korea, it is customary to measure a 5-hour cycle. Therefore, according to Korean standards, the capacity of the battery is equal to 48 Ah, which corresponds to the Russian standard of the capacity of 60 Ah. Well, 60 amps is another matter of the batteries of the same container, for example, for crossovers.
What motor prefer? This eternal question is asked by many buyers. The new Rio put two power units: 1.4 liters (107 hp) and 1.6 l (123 hp). Immediately I need to say a 1.4-liter engine showed itself quite worthy. At least, the car goes better with it than the old Rio (he also had a 1.4 l motor, but with a capacity of 97 hp). Kia Rio 1.4 is correctly accelerated, confidently feels on the highway, although the speakers do not have to count on some wonders. And if you plan to save, then the basic Rio will be quite a worthy choice (although it is worth it to emphasize in such a car there is no heating of the seats and places of rest of the janitor, and there is also no full-time music). But the car with a 1.6-liter engine produces a completely different impression! For its volume, this is just a magnificent power unit. It is even strange that according to passport information, the maximum speed Rio 1.4 and Rio 1.6 with mechanical boxes is absolutely the same in 190 km / h. The sensations behind the wheel of these two cars are very different.
The 1.6-liter atmospheric engine allows you to hooligan on the road and confidently overtake cargo trucks on the track. Moreover, this motor does not lose its nature, even with a machine gun in this we could make sure during the Hyundai Solaris test, which is also equipped with the same power unit. And with the mechanics of Rio, it is generally burning. Of course, the constant holding of the tachometer arrow at the level of 3-4 thousand revolutions does not add comfort the sound of the engine starts to put pressure on the ears. But the dynamics turn out to be excellent. In addition, it is worth just starting to go in a calm pace, how comfortably becomes everything in order Rio has surprisingly decent for its class noise insulation. As a result, at idle motor turnover practically not heard!
There were no special questions. At least up to minus 15-20 degrees. And if it was colder, the first few kilometers the suspension worked too hardly fascinating all over, Rio shock absorbers do not like strong frosts
And many Kia Rio buyers are interested in the problem of rear shock absorbers, it is no secret that in Hyundai Solaris, which appeared on the market before Rio, shock absorbers worked not in the best way, and the car at high speed started walking. But several months of operation Rio showed that there are no problems with this model! Koreans drew attention to the shock absorbers in time, and, without exception, the Rio had an already upgraded suspension, which combines a good handling and comfort for its class. Plus, add intelligible steering and adequate brakes. And we get a very decent car. In addition, as we were able to make sure the personal experience, Kia Rio tolerates the Russian winter well.
Denis Smolyanov
Stock Foto Author and Vitaly Kabysheva
A source: AUTO.Mail.Ru.