Scheduled to go on sale starting September this year, the new Kia Rio comes to the UK customers with an OTR price of £10,595 and a total of four engine choices. Under the bonnet, the new Kia Rio is powered by a 1.25-liter Kappa engine able to deliver 83 horses and 121 Nm of torque. Secondly, there is a more powerful 1.4-liter Gamma engine producing 107 horsepower and 137 Nm of torque.
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On the other hand, Kia provides two diesel units, a 1.1-liter CRDi engine offering 74 horsepower and 170 Nm of torque but also a 1.4-liter CRDi delivering 89 horses and 220 Nm of torque.
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As diesel units, they return an improved fuel efficiency ranging from 3,2 liters/100 km for the first diesel to the 4,0 liters/km for the more powerful CRDi. According to the official details, the fourth-generation Kia Rio will be available only as a five-door model at debut while the three-door variant goes on sale next year.
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In order to improve even more the fuel efficiency, Kia fitted all the diesel engines with low rolling resistance tires, rear spoiler, an improved front grille and Intelligent Stop & Go system.
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