New 2021 Kia Picanto facelift || Interior, Review, Price // Base model features

New Kia Picanto 2021 facelift - interior, specs and price.
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The new Picanto brings with it a suite of advanced safety technology from Kia’s larger cars, making it among the safest cars in its class. It also offers Kia’s new ‘Phase II’ UVO Connect telematics technologies, enhancing vehicle connectivity and control to take the stress out of journeys. Enhancements to the Picanto’s gasoline powertrain line-up include Kia’s optional new Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) for a smoother drive.

Depending on trim level and market, the Picanto’s cabin is offered with black cloth or synthetic leather seats, with the upgraded model finished with a range of new upholstery textures for a more contemporary, higher quality look and feel. The cabin is finished with black, silver or gloss black highlights in the door, on the dashboard and around the gear selector.

The upgraded Picanto is also available with a range of trendy interior colour packs to enhance customers’ ability to customise the cabin of their car, depending on vehicle specification and market.

Powertrain
The new Picanto 2021 is available in Europe with three new ‘Smartstream’ gasoline engines, each maximising efficiency and lowering CO2 emissions compared to their predecessors. The engine line-up features a 1.0-litre T-GDi (turbocharged gasoline direct injection) engine producing 100 ps, or a pair of naturally-aspirated 1.0-litre or 1.2-litre DPFI (dual-port fuel injection) engines, producing 67 ps and 84 ps, respectively.

Among other innovations, the 1.0-litre T-GDi engine features a more efficient 350 bar high-pressure fuel injection system. Meanwhile, the two naturally-aspirated engines replace multi-point injection with new dual-port fuel injection technology, with optimised injection timing for maximum fuel efficiency. They feature improved exhaust gas recirculation lines and optimised intake valve timing, for maximum fuel efficiency improvements.

All three engines are equipped with a new Integrated Thermal Management System (ITMS), which provides more effective combustion chamber cooling. ITMS varies engine cooling characteristics based on the engine’s operating point.

The updated Picanto is the first model equipped with Kia’s new Automated Manual Transmission (AMT). The AMT is based around a five-speed manual transmission with clutch and gear shift actuators to automate clutch operation and gear shifts. Using a single dry clutch, the AMT is a cost-effective option for customers who favour the convenience and ease-of-use of an automatic transmission, without sacrificing the fuel efficiency of a conventional manual transmission.

Price (UK market)
Picanto ‘1’ 1.0 66bhp 5-speed manual ISG - £10,745
Picanto ‘2’ 1.0 66bhp 5-speed manual ISG - £12,245
Picanto ‘2’ 1.0 66bhp 5-speed AMT ISG - £12,915
Picanto ‘3’ 1.0 66bhp 5-speed manual ISG - £13,745
Picanto ‘3’ 1.0 66bhp 5-speed AMT ISG - £14,415
Picanto ‘X-Line’ 1.0 66bhp 5-speed manual ISG - £13,395
Picanto ‘X-Line’ 1.0 66bhp 5-speed AMT ISG - £14,065
Picanto ‘X-Line S’ 1.0 66bhp 5-speed manual ISG - £14,795
Picanto ‘X-Line S’ 1.0 66bhp 5-speed AMT ISG - £15,465
Picanto ‘GT-Line’ 1.0 66bhp 5-speed manual ISG - £13,395
Picanto ‘GT-Line’ 1.0 66bhp 5-speed AMT ISG - £14,065
Picanto ‘GT-Line’ 1.0 T-GDi 99bhp 5-speed manual ISG - £14,395
Picanto ‘GT-Line S’ 1.0 T-GDi 99bhp 5-speed manual ISG - £15,795