Kia Rio new generation: now the spies caught the hatchback

The new family will be introduced this year. Both the “four-door” and the hatch will look much more solid than their predecessors.

We have already seen the next generation Kia Rio sedan disguised in spy photos. And now the question of whether the five-door modification will go into the new generation has disappeared by itself: the hatch was caught in Korea (but the family is not sold there, in the homeland of the car brand they are only run in), the pictures were posted on the local Naver online platform in the MotorJason community (aka 남차) .

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Before us is the global next Rio, that is, the successor to the YB series model, while the current Russian hatchback and Kia Rio sedan carry the FB index (the closest relative of our Rio is the deceased Chinese model Kia K2). Well, let us recall that in the Russian Federation the release of state employees was stopped last year after the start of well-known events. Judging by the websites of Russian dealers, the cars are still available, but the new Kia Rio is unlikely to shine for us. By the way, it is possible that Rio for Russia, if it had changed generations, would have been unified with the “world” model. jpg» />Be that as it may, the next compacts will have a more solid design. The silhouettes will stretch, the headlights will become narrower, while vertical blocks of either running lights or fog lights will be placed under the head optics (perhaps all at once). The hatchback will also get «fanged» taillights. It was still not possible to look into the paparazzi salon. However, it is already clear that there will be a virtual tidy and a large screen of the multimedia system — perhaps in a single housing. jpg» />

There is still no information about the technique. For example, in the countries of Latin America and the Middle East, the current Rio is equipped with four-cylinder gasoline “aspirated” 1.4 and 1.6 (similar engines in the Russian Federation), and the range of models for Europe (only a hatch is presented there) includes an atmospheric “four” 1.2 and a “turbotroika” 1.0 , plus the «old-world» compact comes in the form of a «mild» hybrid. By the way, due to the next tightening of economy standards, a fresh state employee may not reach European buyers.

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As previously officially announced in the company, the new Kia Rio will debut in the fourth quarter of this year, the cars will be made in Mexico (the current «world» model is also produced there).