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Kia Rio Review - Car Review (2008 Jan)
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What they said when the Kia Rio was new… (Jul 11 2005) KIA is getting in carnival mood as the Korean car maker prepares to launch an all-new version of its Rio hatchback. Following on from the success of the Picanto, which has climbed towa... Kia Rio Review
Kia Rio road test - Car Review (2009 Jul)
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Bakelite, the plastic made from formaldehyde, came to mind as I hurried through a long S-bend in the Kia Rio. Not because the dashboard is tacky. The dashboard is attractive, thoroughly modern, made from pleasant-to-touch materials and everything is ... Kia Rio road test
Kia's left field supermini - Car Review (2011 Nov)
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A NEW Kia Rio has just been launched to great razzamatazz, boasting a best of 88 miles per gallon.But the last model is a cracking not so little car in either turbo diesel or petrol forms.Reasonable new prices undercut mainstream competitors by a lar... Kia's left field supermini
Kia Rio 1.4 - Car Review (2009 Feb)
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IT's name sound like a hotel, but if it were one, it wouldn't have a five-star rating.The Kia Rio 1.4 is too tinny to be considered plush in any sense of the word.It would a bargain B&B, I guess, and there's nothing wrong with that.Because the Rio do... Kia Rio 1.4
Kia Rio CRDi LX - Car Review (2006 Jul)
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THE price is right has always been the premise that has helped sell the Kia Rio.It may in the past have lacked something compared to more mainstream superminis but the value for money tag has always ensured success.Something, however, must have been ... Kia Rio CRDi LX
Rio is a cracking car - Car Review (2009 Oct)
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I'VE driven both turbo diesel and petrol versions of Kia's latest Rio supermini and it is a cracking not so little car.A very reasonable new price undercuts mainstream competitors by at least £1,500 and means that it also comes cheaper a couple of ye... Rio is a cracking car
Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi GS - Car Review (2005 Dec)
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KIA has broken the mould by introducing a diesel model that costs exactly the same as its petrol equivalent.It makes so much sense that you have to believe that other manufacturers will be obliged to follow suit.It overcomes the main problem with die... Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi GS
Right Car Right Price: Student living - Car Review (2009 Oct)
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Used Car Expert’s website has been receiving it’s annual requests from students for advice on how to blow their student loans on a car that will be cool and can be sold on again if they need the cash. We have also been receiving our usua... Right Car Right Price: Student living
Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi LX - Car Review (2006 Mar)
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BELIEVE it or not, 10 grand does not normally buy a great deal of car these days, but take your cash along to a Kia dealer and you can drive away with a fantastic-value Rio.With five doors, air con, central locking and a whole host of top notch stand... Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi LX
Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi LX - Car Review (2006 Jun)
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OVER the past 30 months, Kia has completed the regeneration of its passenger car range leaving the Picanto - launched only in 2004 - as the oldest member of the current Kia Club.At the beginning of this year, the Korean car maker gave the new car tre... Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi LX
Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi LX - Car Review (2006 Nov)
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TALLER, wider, safer, faster and still as cheap as chips.It's fair to say that Korean car maker Kia has taken a quantum leap with its revamped Rio, which also looks better and goes further, but the real story is not about its look.The major changes g... Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi LX
Kia Rio 1.4 GS - Car Review (2006 Feb)
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KIA has been plugging its new Rio 1.5 turbodiesel, but for petrol enthusiasts who aren't nervous of filling stations, here's the 1.4 alternative that's making its world premiere.And a bright little engine it is, too, a 96bhp 16-valve capable, via a l... Kia Rio 1.4 GS
Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi LX - Car Review (2006 Apr)
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THE name is Rio and it's really rather grand.In fact the latest version of Kia's supermini has so many plus points it's almost off the scale.For less than £9,000 this is a top-spec car with a diesel engine capable of averaging more than 60 miles per ... Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi LX
Kia Rio 1.3LX - Car Review (2003 Aug)
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IT'S A bonus Brucie would be proud of.Kia has played its cards right this year by revamping the Rio - while ensuring the car that's as cheap as chips doesn't cost any more to buy.So for a starting price of £5,995 you get the old Rio plus a host of im... Kia Rio 1.3LX
Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi LX - Car Review (2007 Feb)
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WE'RE in the middle of a supermini renewal season and here's a surprise, I was never smitten with the old Rio but ever-improving Kia has now produced a new version that puts it near the top of the class.To be honest, the new Rio hardly qualifies as a... Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi LX

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Rio kicks-off Kia carnival (2011 Aug)
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KIA is about to hit the big time with a little car which is good enough to rival the Ford Fiesta.The new Rio will be on sale in a couple of weeks setting a new standard for the fast growing Korean car maker.With a range of highly economical engines –... Rio kicks-off Kia carnival
Kia zaps Rio prices (2006 Jun)
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FOLLOWING the overwhelming demand for Rio Zapp! Kia has extended its offer to include the automatic Rio 1.4 litre petrol and 1.5 litre diesel versions putting both models in the showroom at £8,495.Since the introduction of Rio 1.4 litre Zapp! less th... Kia zaps Rio prices
New Kia averages 88 mpg (2011 Mar)
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A FAMILY hatch with world leading fuel economy of almost 90 miles to the gallon has been announced by Kia.With CO2 emissions of just 85g/km the new Rio will be the most frugal car on the road when it goes on sale in the autumn.Unveiled at the Geneva ... New Kia averages 88 mpg
Three doors for Rio (2012 Jan)
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FIVE into three will go – and Kia’s designers have proved it with the first ever three door version of the company’s Rio hatchback.The new three-door model has a striking, coupé-like side profile and offers a £600 saving, compared with equivalent fiv... Three doors for Rio
Confident Kia shines at Frankfurt (2011 Sep)
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IF size is any reflection of success Kia’s stand at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show means the Korean manufacturer is confident of the future.And why not? With a host of new models just introduced, more coming to the UK early in January and a sports ... Confident Kia shines at Frankfurt

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