Kia Picanto hatchback review - CarBuyer

Latest-generation Picanto offers a more upmarket feel than the car it replaces. Bold, chunky styling helps to give a more premium appearance, while the classier interior is well laid out and looks expensive. It's now offered in three and five-door bodystyles -- the former has a sporty appearance, the latter provides extra practicality.

[barrygreen]

Who's seeing this 10 years later lol

[bmc]

The hardest car I've ever driven out of a Mini Cooper, Renault Clio, Seat Leon, Ford Fiesta, Toyota Prius and a Ford Escort was a 2006 Citroen C1... I still have it and when you mentioned the jerky clutch I'm actually thrilled. The responsiveness is amazing! Which is the problem for some. You get use to it after many stalls.

[CunningFoxxyKitten]

I test drove one of these yesterday, the 3door '1'. The clutch and gearbox were smooth as silk (I thought I was going to stall it having been used to a 10 year old KA's clutch and gearbox but I didn't) the "Grabby" brakes came in very handy when I had to stop suddenly for an ambulance speeding around a round about. Have to say I felt extremely safe in this little car and am VERY excited to get my brand new one hot off the production line in September.

[yui]

I was not expecting to enjoy this video as much as I did...

[neilmartin]

Had a kia from 2005. Fantastic car never had anything go wrong with it. Looks I’ll be test driving one of these thanks for the review.

[areasevenpro]

Just bought my Picanto 1.2 about three weeks ago, and I love it. Sure, it's more expensive than the i10, but it looks a lot better and has plenty more amenities loaded in. And it looks really sexy in black.

[lesego]

Are you kidding me... that steering wheel is beautiful, even Mercedes Benz stole the idea on the S class

[xBuzz]

when he said that the clutch is jerky, it's the truth. It's soooo jerky, that I don't dare to stop completely so I can still go in the second gear because starting from a stand still in first gear nearly impossible. It's exactly like Mat said, it's just like an on/off switch. The brakes aren't that jerky, you just have to get use to it

[SoloFraggersGaming]

Well matt changed a lot over the years, now he has a Merc G class as a daily hahaha

[oliverleonard]

Going from a 1999 Clio to a 2014 Picanto was a bit of a change - took me a while to get used to the clutch but now it's perfect. Seems faster as well which is odd considering I was driving a 1390cc Alize vs a 998cc VR7.

[ArtemiyPavlov]

I don't care which car Mat reviews, I will watch it just because I love how he does it!

[milhan]

The happiest review on the net ! Love this guy !

[ddrodwell]

Extremely accurate review. I've had my picanto 2 1l for 6 months and pros and cons match exactly to the review. Only wish he had mentioned about how fantastic on mpg it is though as this was a major buying point for me :)

[weskitten]

The bird @ the KIA dealership, Jan 2016, Australia. I looked at a RIO. I said it's a bit big for me. Don't worry, she reassured me: "the PICUNTO is coming in April!" Ok, I said...

[peter]

I have to agree about the clutch and brakes, but the roadholding is ok on mine and so is the body roll. For a litre car I think the performance is great and no problem with overtakes either.

[matthewhaverly]

Breaks and clutch feel weird or too sensitive because you're not used to driving the car!!! People who own it.. drive it for weeks/months are just fine...

[ndawg]

1. U dont put boots the the glove box. They go in the boot.
2. U dont put ur phone in the side of the door. U put that where the cup holders are.

We live in a society, we're not animals.

[bhl]

1:35 hahaha even til this day, Mat always finds time for a 1.5l water bottle check

[smokegames]

Picanto 2015 still running strong my ecu got repaired last week and it runs awesome again

[oddities-whatnot]

Car reviewers are obsessed with 0-60 times. Does it really matter how long it takes to get to 60 in real world driving? Its not a race is it. As for problems overtaking, ive mentioned this before. You dont need to overtake anybody in most situations. For example, If you are behind someone who is doing 40 in a 50 zone, whats the problem in the grand scheme of things. You wont gain anything on your journey time if you did overtake. Secondly, on the motorway, plan ahead. If you are doing 70, use you observation skills to decide when to pull out and move back in again. If people cannot adapt their driving style in low power cars then they are bad drivers.