Kia Picanto the big small Family Car; Economical: Comfortable: New Kia Picanto Review & Road Test

The Kia Picanto is an excellent all-rounder and one of the best in its class. Designed as a compact city car with a sensible approach to practicality and interior design, the Kia Picanto is sold as a five-door hatch and a decent little petrol power unit. Whichever engine you choose, the Kia Picanto is great fun to drive, with accurate steering, decent grip, some nice body control, the car feels agile but as well as planted through bends, but has a slightly firmer ride than some of its rivals.
There are seven different trim levels to choose from with the Kia Picanto: 1, 2, 3, X-Line, X-Line S, GT-Line, and GT-line S. The '3' is our choice as it represents the best bang for your buck. Thanks to a long warranty, seven years or 100,000 miles, the Kia Picanto makes for a fantastic used car and will maintain a decent residual value. New prices from around £11,000 and soar well above £15,000 for the top-spec Kia Picanto GT-Line S. The Kia Picanto is a great cioty car and feels compact on the road, letting you nip through gaps in traffic. The steering is light when parking and it is generally an easy car to drive.

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[pat]

I bought the same model last August and it's an excellent car. My wife and I took it fully loaded up to the West Highlands and it was perfect for us, we managed 69.9mpg for the 1100mile round trip. Just one thing there are 3 banks of 4 radio presets so you can save up to 12 stations.

[Xyratex]

An excellent detailed review, I've just last week ordered the GT Line S in Astro grey, the amount of kit you get for the money is excellent. ETA is the end of June. It's also worth mentioning the scrappage scheme that Kia offer on the Picanto which is worth £1, 700 on any car older than 7 years no matter what condition it is in. Our old Nissan is 14 years old with high milage and not in particularly good condition which had been valued at £500 at two other dealers.

[geoffnoyes]

What a very comprehensive and delightfully presented car review, thank you for your efforts!!

[keeshond]

I’ve got the 99 bhp Turbo version of the Picanto (20 plate) and I cannot believe this engine is that much different when it comes to fuel consumption. Driving on semi-rural and rural roads, so not stuck in traffic for the majority of the time, I can promise you that my car averages around 32-34 mpg, considerably less than the test drive figure claimed here. In short, it’s a lovely car which constantly needs refuelling even when you resist the temptation to let the engine rip too often.

[peteredwards]

My wife ordered a GT Line in April 2022, and was told to expect delivery in September, but this was then delayed even more. We have just been contacted to say that the car is on the boat and should expect the car no later than the end of November 2022. Your review was great, more informative than the dealer. Yes we went with the spare wheel.

[ghostieXbec]

this is my first car since passing my test i pick it up next week😁

[chrismorgan]

Engine sounds really smooth. Brilliant review, off to have a test drive. Love the simplicity of the car

[darkray]

Great review, just brought a gt line in grey from Brentford London Kia, delivery for March 2022. Second car to my Kia Sorento gt line S, had 30 mins test drive and fell in love with the styling. Got £1880 off which include £1000 pcp deposit. Great little car for my wife, new driver, 2a insurance, I think I will drive it a lot lol😀

[janeseal]

I'm so glad I find this video so helpful on all parts of the car you covered everything that someone would need to know

[darkray]

Great review, picked up a brand new gt line auto, matches my sorento gt line s, getting 55mpg over the last 2 weeks, the auto is pretty good as long as you don’t rush it and perfect for my school runs, this review is pretty accurate to my experience so far, great little car.😄

[AC-dbek]

nice review mate. I agree about the spare wheel and the steeringwheel telescopic adjustment. Both are very important. I'm 185 cm tall and I want a small car but none of them have telescopic adjustment. RIdiculous.

[Rick-velx]

I’ve got the yellow one. It averages mid 60 mpg but with very careful acceleration and gear changes and not exceeding 50mph, I’ve got 86mpg over a 12 mile drive.

[OfficialShaniMusic]

I'm looking to get my first car and I'm conflicted between a Kia Picanto and Toyota Yaris...This has helped so much😱 Although now my decision has been made a bit more difficult (Reliability more than anything else)

[demillo]

fantastic video, i appreciate the amount of effort and research you put into this!! well done :D

[ianmacfarlane]

Another great review, keep up the good work 👍

[ibsweet]

A detailed and current review, certainly. I ordered a Picanto X line last September from a Kia dealership. I was warned the microchip shortage was causing delays. The Picanto was a 3 cylinder, top of the range 3 and has safety radar but has no lane keep assist which is a good reason for this choice. I currently drive a Honda Jazz, which is massively over engineered and has to be programmed before I take it shopping or else accept the steering wheel being snatched from my hands should I cross a white line. Ok for motorways but dreadful in town. The Picanto has low CO2 emissions, quite low fuel consumption and is quite a good looking car now. My provisional ETA is end of March, nearly a seven month wait but it might fit in my garage!

[rezaomar]

fantastic review I'm looking to get this exact model for my first car

[XREmily]

Great video! I’m getting my Kia picanto in this colour on Thursday :)

[miatand]

My mother bought a GT-Line in 2020 and has been the car we all want to take for short bursts around town. It is a gem and way better than expected. I am thinking of getting one as a second car so I don't have to go to pick hers up when I want a bit of fun and ease of use. I have a 2016 mx-5 and I wouldn't buy another as it is far worse than I expected it to be and mazda is very poorly made.

[andrewfoster]

ive ordered a kia ceed trim 3 it doesnt come with spare wheel and isnt an option for one so thats gonna be fun but theres room for one, logic stick one in there id of paid for it but nope cant do that. great review of kia small car cheeky little cars love that blue.