2017 Kia Rio Review - Inside Lane

This is the all-new 2017 Kia Rio and it aims to take on the Ford Fiesta and Skoda Fabia. The B-segment hatchback has grownup considerably with a mature premium design. Our test car was the First Edition equipped with a 118bhp 1.0 litre turbocharged engine. Kia claim 60 MPG combined.

The interior of the new Kia Rio is sculpted and mordern. First Edition cars get matte red inserts further boosting the design. A new ergonomic touchscreen infotainment display is fitted to the centre console. A spacious interior boasts a 325 litre boot.

The 2017 Kia Rio costs from £11,995 and goes on sale today.

[Ambienfinity]

Kias and Hyundais look more and more polished and refined with each generation. Fab review, smashing little car.

[carolinebiddle]

Just bought the threespec 1 Ltr turbo.Fab little car with nearly all the Gizmos of the special edition. I actually wasn’t keen on the red trim anyway! As most of my driving is in town didn’t want a sixth gear either. Very comfortable especially the heated seats!

[glasscorp]

Good review and thanks for making the effort of pulling up shots of the old models for comparison.

[ThePANDA]

Great review and this is on my shortlist when I change car later in the year. I like the fabia with the DSG gearbox, but the appeal of a long Kia warranty will certainly influence my decision. I also think this Rio looks very grown up - a really classy but subtle design. Full credit to Kia.

[jamiep]

Great Review and I like the First Edition Model you tested but your right Grade 3 Models are the Pick of the Range

[KG-eill]

Where can I get the fog lights kit? I'd love to install on my lx model

[JTheAndroidFreak]

Nice review however my Fiesta ST-Line 1 Litre 140 bhp engine still beats this 1 Litre Turbo GDi. I love the kit on the Kias though. They are always so well equipped and I wish Ford had the same level of equipment. However I am more about the engine performance and Driving experience. Ecoboost engines are hard to beat though but how do you generally rate this against the Fiesta ST-Line if I may ask? Thanks 😜👍

[zeljkoradman]

I have to say I watched this review really carefully because I am a big fan of small, city cars. This car is my future car.
I own a Hyundai i10 from 2009 with a 1.1 (66hp) petrol engine and I am very satisfied. I have 261.000 kilometers on my kilometer scale without a single engine problem. I wanted to buy Kia Picanto that year but from some reason it wasn`t avaliable. I am thinking to buy a new car and the new i10 is ok but the problem with Hyundai is that they have this way of making a new models less attractive than the previous one. Of course, this is a personal preference but I like my i10 better than the new one in the terms of design.
Kia Picanto however looks amazing in this GT Line S trim. I see a lot of people here are concerned about the power of the enigne. I find it perfect for me because I am not very keen of 3-cylinder engines. I think they are not reliable such as 4 cylinder engines. I expect to drive as much kilometers with a new car as I did with my previous one and no find that 3-cylinder engine falls appart in pieces. Don`t get me wrong, I treat my car as a baby - visit to a official service every 15.000km (changing oil and etc etc) but I like to drive and the car is economical in fuel consumption.
Sometimes I could use more power and that s why this engine will be a perfect match. 3-cylinder turbo engine will not be my choice just because of the scare of reliability and price as well.
1.2 gives solid acceleration and I really dont need higher speed than 173km/h.

Great review!

[chiquita]

What mpg were you getting on the review from 1.0 turbo? I heard the claimed 60mpg but would have liked review to cover actual mpg.

[nicknite]

"speaking of little monsters" look whos talking...you're like 5' 3" dude