Kia Picanto 1.0 T-GDi GT Line S | 3 Good 3 Bad

The previous king of cheap thrills – the Suzuki Swift Sport – now has a price tag too high to be considered ‘cheap’. Cue the Kia Picanto GT Line S. With a rev-happy 1.0-litre turbocharged engine and 1,020kg kerb weight, it zips around with glee. What’s more, it has cheeky styling to match, Kia’s usual generous array of equipment, and carries a price tag of £15,000. The only drawback is limited space, being a supermini.

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[leestockton]

I've just traded my '16 plate SEAT Leon 2.0TDI FR Technology (150bhp) for a Kia Picanto GT-Line S as it's my wife and myself at home now.
I picked up a '21 plate special edition "Bumblebee" which was the last models with the old badge; it has black alloys and 110bhp which gives it a 0 - 62 time of 8.5 seconds - same as the Leon and a similar 50mpg! FANTASTIC!!!

[James-hrl]

….got exactly the same car for the daily commute. Probably one of the best cars I have had and its great fun to drive. Love it!

[JMB]

Have the same car, plenty quick enough for what it is. Would disagree about cabin quality, yes it has some hard plastics, like the dash, but the rest don’t feel any worse than the mk8 Fiesta I drove before. The only niggle I have is no digital speedo and the seats aren’t very supportive.

[garethstroud]

See I was looking into an Up! GTI and then discovered the picanto GT line S. Basically the same car but you get much more for your money at KIA with only the loss of good styling from VW. Definitely think I'm going for the KIA at 4k cheaper (2nd hand)

[willmclean]

I got mine recently! Commented earlier! Loving the car the only downside is it seems to eat petrol!! I get like 34.7 mpg driving it carefully! What do other people usually get?

[cheungman]

What other compact mini that is also fun & cheap to drive?

[danwright]

I’ve got one of these as a run around and Ceed estate for the family stuff. Perfect 2 car garage for me

[willmclean]

I got one and I love it! Only downside is the engine is slightly loud! Like when your pulling away in first it does get quite noisy and seems to have a loud turbo injection ticking sound! But other than that! I genuinely can’t fault how amazing this car is!

[thomashoejberg-DK]

Got one with a plugin box. Pulls nice. Great car and i'm very satisfied

[NB_NB_NB]

6 gears would destroy the turning circle. Bluespark plugin box will take the engine to over 130bhp

[Relumer]

I’ts a great micro car, love my GTturbo