Test drive Kia Rio 5 doors since 2011 hatchback
Kia Rio 1.6 AT. Prestige Price: 609 900 p. On sale: since 2011
Six months of a close acquaintance with Kia Rio passed without incident. Even the traffic cops have never stopped. Is there sadness from parting? I think, yes. The modest, friendly comrade did not let down anything, did not disappoint. Kia Rio 1.6 AT. Prestige Price: 609 900 p. On sale: since 2011
Statistics in six months have not accumulated almost no. Nine thousand kilometers of run. Three rises of the hood for pouring non -freezing fluid. One transportation of the New Year tree and one packaging of long boards. A dozen sinks. Three dozen gas stations. Ordinary city life. An extraordinary event can only be considered a traditional five -wheeled mileage in Karelia, which fell in late autumn, when halfway had to slip along a holey grader, generously smeared with wet clay. But they dealt with this.
If, nevertheless, the numbers are a little more about the numbers, then the non -freezing had to be added rarely due to the large volume of the tank, which contains the whole canister. And to refuel, on the contrary, it was necessary so often due to the small size of the gas tank (43 liters). A tied two -meter Christmas tree, and then boards of the same length placed in the salon with the front seat of the front seat. It was not necessary to fold part of the rear back, so the half -meter supply of length remained intact. In the trunk, a full -sized shovel was traveled all winter, which was used only once by digging another car. Another extra trunk passenger was a compressor. Not useful.
In bright sunlight, the information on the display is visible poorly
Against such a boring background of our relationship with the car, the consequences of washing in severe frost were a real event. The event was forced, since Rio was to participate in a photo shoot. After washing, they wiped all the elastic bands with a rag, held the doors and the trunk open until everything dried out, and there were no problems with fringation. However, in a day or two, the car began to shake during movement. This was especially manifested during a trip on the speed road at a hundred. The vibration was such that if I wanted to sing, then Demis Russos would be called. But I didn’t want to sing, it was difficult to even talk from this shaking. The reason is simple. On the inside of the wheeled discs, dirt accumulated (it seems, mostly branded Karelian), on the sink she got wet and crawled down, and then froze. The wheels were unbalanced and please. We tried to clean them on our own, but no matter how they turned the steering wheel, it was not possible to crawl to the inside of the discs. We decided that it was easier to call on tire fitting. At first, only the front wheels were cleaned and at the same time, they drove, the vibration decreased significantly, but did not disappear. They did the same with the rear immediately felt the difference. The car along the highway seemed to fly evenly, silently, obediently. In general, in order to get rid of such a misfortune, you need to ask the sink in the winter on the sink carefully rinse the wheels.
I would like the armrest more authentic
For six months, it was not possible to get used to the fact that after a sparkling washing on the windshield, the wipers do not turn on immediately automatically, you need to make another movement with the right steering wheel switch, i.e. Run the brushes forcibly. This was done, as if, in order for the dirt on the glass at first it got wet, and then it was cleaned. But this would probably have been effective if the spills were evenly fan -fan, and here they beat three streams each, and there is little sense from this pause. Well, constantly pulling once again the switch to the demi -season slice is tiring.
In daylight, information from the radio display is poorly read, there is not enough contrast. The clock in the upper right corner of this display in sunny weather is not visible at all. In the evening, everything returns to normal, no complaints. In general, the list of what there are no complaints about is large. Trunk, visibility, clearance, lighting, seats, suspension, fuel consumption, dynamics all according to the rank, in the class. And the equipment in our configuration noticeably exceeds the standard set. The appearance is worthy, any factory color is on such a body.
The hood was opened only for filling washing
The acquaintance turned out to be pleasant, but the time of additional test came to an end, and the updated Kia Soul is the next object of our tests. Reports on the operation of this model in the nearest issues of the magazine.
Operating costs
Car mileage during the test, - 7750
Fuel consumption (medium) mixed cycle, l/100 - 8.0
Fuel consumption (average) city cycle, l/100 - 11.0
The frequency 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) - no chain is required
CTP Cost* for a given car, rub - 3050
The cost of CASCO for a given car, rub. - 35 002
The cost of the run, taking into account fuel, compulsory motor liability insurance, CASCO and transport tax **, rub./Km - 4.80
Transport tax rub./Year - 4305
Source: Magazine 5 wheel [June 2012]
