With an eye on rivalling the success of the Volkswagen Up! GTI, Kia has redesigned its smallest and cheapest car, the Picanto, and added a turbocharged GT-Line S version to the line-up, said The Daily Telegraph. “It’s a recipe as old as time, but it works. Take a small car, sling in an engine from a bigger one, add sporty bits on the outside, and serve.” In this case, the result is a great, spacious car that is undeniably a lot of fun.
The Picanto is a “good-looking, dinky thing”, said Autocar, if a bit top-heavy from some angles. There are lots of options for paint colours and it has a sporty interior trim. The kit inside is also impressively generous for a small car: Kia’s latest infotainment system – complete with an 8in screen and smartphone mirroring – comes as standard, and there are plenty of physical buttons alongside the screen.
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