Test Drive Kia Rio 3 Doors since 2012 Hatchback
Kia Rio 1.6 AT. Prestige Price: 609 900 p. On sale: since 2011
Six months have a close acquaintance with Kia Rio passed without incident. Even traffic cops never stopped. Is there sorrows from parting? I think, yes. A modest, benevolent comrade did not let anything, did not disappoint anything. Kia Rio 1.6 AT. Prestige Price: 609 900 p. On sale: since 2011
Statistics for six months almost no accumulated. Nine thousand kilometers run. Three lifts of the hood for the fill of the non-freezing fluid. One shipping Christmas tree and one packing of long boards. Tens of miles. Three dozen dressing. Ordinary urban life. An extraordinary event can be considered only the traditional five-wheeled mileage in Karelia, which fell to the late autumn, when halfway had to slip through the leaky grader, generously smeared wet clay. But I coped with it.
If nevertheless, the figures are a little more detail, then the non-freezing had to be addressed rarely due to the large volume of the tank, which accommodates the whole canister. And refueling, on the contrary, it was necessary so often due to the small size of the gas tank (43 liters). The linked two-meter Christmas tree, and then the boards of the same length fit into the salon at one and the back of the front seat. It was not necessary to fold a portion of the rear back, so the half-meter stock of the length remained in immunity. In the trunk, the full-size shovel was traveled all winter, which took advantage of only times the other machine. Another excess passenger trunk was a compressor. Did not come in handy.
With bright sunlight Information on the display is visible bad
On such a boring background of our relationship with the car, the consequences of washing in a strong frost were the consequences of washing. The event was forced because Rio had to participate in the photo shoot. After washing, all the gum wrapped up with a cloth, held the doors and the trunk open until everything was dry, and there were no problems with the face. However, after a day, another car began to shake while driving. This was especially manifested during the trip along the ring road at speed for a hundred. Vibration was such that if he wanted to sing, then Demis Rousse would be discovered. But I did not want to sing, even it was difficult to talk from this shaking. The reason is simple. On the inner side of the wheeled disks, dirt accumulated (it seems mostly corporate Karelian), she splashed on the sink and slid down, and then frosted. Wheels were unfailed and please. We tried to clean them on our own, but no matter how turned the steering wheel, it was not possible to bring the cut out of the wrong disc. Decided that it was easier to call on the tireage. At first, they cleaned and at the same time only the front wheels were unbalanced, drove, the vibration decreased significantly, but did not disappear. They did the same with the rear immediately felt the difference. The car on the highway as if fleeing exactly, silently, obedient. In general, to get rid of such an attack, it is necessary to clean the wheels in the winter on the wash in the winter.
Armrest would like more
For six months, it was not possible to get used to the fact that after jamming the washes on the windshield, the wipers do not turn on immediately automatically need to make another movement with a right-hand drive switch, i.e. Run the brushes forcibly. It is done, as if, in order for the dirt on the glass first splashed, and then it was already written. But it would probably be effectively if the jams were evenly fans, and they beat here in three trickles each, and there is little sense from this pause. Well, constantly pull the switch once again in the demi-season slush tedious.
In the daylight, information from the display of the radio tape recorder does not have enough contrast. The clock in the upper right corner of this display in sunny weather is not visible at all. In the evening, everything comes to normal, no complaints. In general, a list of what there is no complaints about, big. Trunk, visibility, clearance, lighting, seat, suspension, fuel consumption, speaker all by rank, in class. And the equipment in our configuration is noticeably higher than the standard set. The appearance is worthy, such a body comes any factory color.
The hood was opened only for the fill of the wash
The acquaintance turned out to be pleasant, but the time of the additional test came to the end, and the renewed Kia Soul becomes the next object of our tests. Reports on the operation of this model in the nearest log numbers.
Operating costs
Mileage car for test time, - 7750
Fuel consumption (medium) mixed cycle, l / 100 - 8.0
Fuel consumption (medium) urban cycle, l / 100 - 11.0
Periodicity of maintenance, km / me - 15 000/12
The cost of the official dealer (TO-1 / TO-2), rub. - 4203/7067.
The one in which the replacement of the drive belt is required, km / rub. (mileage / cost) - not required chain
Cost of Osago * for this car, rub - 3050
Cost value for this car, rub. - 35 002.
The cost of the mileage, taking into account fuel, CTP, CASCO and transport tax **, rubles / km - 4.80
Transport tax rub. / Year - 4305
A source: Journal 5 Wheel [June 2012]