Hoovey689

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2012 Kia Rio sedan confirmed for New York Auto Show

Our man Jeremy Korzeniewski is attending a Kia event in Phoenix, Arizona this week, and during a press briefing this morning, JK learned that the Korean automaker will be unveiling its 2012 Rio sedan at the 2011 New York Auto Show. The four-door Rio will complement the hatchback bodystyle that bowed at the Geneva Motor Show in early March.

Four powertrains will be available on the Rio overseas – two gas and two diesel – and while mum's the word on which engine(s) will be available here in the United States, we're putting our money on the 1.4-liter gasoline four. This mill produces 108 horsepower and 100 pound-feet of torque, mated to either a six-speed manual or four-speed(!) automatic transmission.

In other news, Kia also let slip that the KV7 concept from this year's Detroit Auto Show previews what's in store for the next-generation Sedona minivan. We hinted at this after a conversation with Michael Sprague, Kia's vice president of marketing, though it's still unclear exactly what elements from the KV7 will be incorporated into the next-gen Sedona. The concept focused on a more traditional conversion van setup rather than the family-centric Sedona that currently graces our streets.

Gallery:
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-rio/#3870888







http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/31/2...ork-auto-show/

UberNoob

very european

the koreans have came a long way

IS-SV

^ I agree, looks pretty good. Making a car attractive that is a 4 door small hatchback is not easy to do.

tofu_house

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very vw gti-esque

i like it.

spwolf

it is a lot like old gen seat leon... beats their old one by several generations.