New 2024 Kia Picanto Review | What Has Changed?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- Today on Buckle Up, Jasper and Rob take the freshly facelifted Kia Picanto out for a spin to see what's changed, and if it's still as good as they remember. With styling now inspired by the Korean brands flagship model (the EV9), a new selection of engines and trims and some lovkey green paint is the Picanto a good car to buy?
Does this feisty hatchback stack up against its closest rivals - the VW Up!, Dacia Sandero, Toyota Aygo X, Citroen C3, MG3 and Hyundai i10?
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We have the 1.2 2019 model. The gearchange, as mentioned, is excellent, sound insulation is great, turning radius small, nice roadholding, a very comfy suspension (175/65/14 tyres ), decent enough space - especially in the front and the trunk, a superb city car. Only slight complaint is it's relative slowness in the low revs and it's rather short ground clearance.
Glad to hear you seem to like yours! Thanks for watching!
It’s mad to think this latest Picanto starts from £15,500 and reaches £20k! I had the last generation model from new in 2015 and it was £7.5k… the car hasn’t fundamentally changed much at all since then. And the Picanto is still at the lower end of the price range for a City car…
Yep, inflation is a killer
I agree. It's the same with hyundais too.
@@MarthaMansbridge Money printing and paying people during lockdowns to stay at home has its downside.
That's not the only reason that things cost more now than they did 10 years ago
@@BuckleUpShow Okay , but two of the biggest.
I simply love it, it's fit for purpose for so many people and I really hope these Jack of most trades cars become popular again 🤞😀
We love these cars too!
I had a Picanto 3 1.2 manual from 2019 until mid-2022 and was generally pretty happy with it. It did all I required of it and was reliable. The SatNav & Bluetooth etc was a welcome addition to my previous car. In mid-2022 I switched to a Stonic GT Line S and this is just a little larger with a bigger boot, which I had come to want + the heated steering wheel, which I hadn’t had before, but have come to appreciate - my next car, in 2025, is likely to be another top-of-range Stonic, or perhaps a Sportage. I do like Kia as a brand, my previous cars were a Toyota Auris (similar in size to the Stonic in fact), which I kept for much longer than previous or indeed subsequent vehicles, before that I had several Honda Accord saloons. Now Kia represents good quality and reliability at a somewhat lower price point than Toyota and Honda, which have in any case gone in a slightly different direction for their models.
Have you considered the new EV3? Looks like a very compelling package.
@@BuckleUpShow No. I have no intention of ever buying an EV, for both practical & frankly ethical reasons (Stonic is in fact a ‘mild hybrid’ however so not entirely immune from the ‘con’ that are EVs 😉).
Ah here’s us thinking you were a nice, rational person. That’s too bad.
@@BuckleUpShow .. and here was me thinking you had done your research, and are not just a virtue-signalling twonk 🤡😳.
If by research, you mean you’ve been watching GBbeebies and reading the Mail, then I’m afraid it’s you that’s been conned, Bill.
How come you’re ok with owning a mild-hybrid? Why doesn’t that go against your supposed ethics?
Not buying a battery car for ethical reasons sounds pretty woke to us, Bill.
Very good,comprehensive and useful review.I love the new design of the Picanto GT-line.Although the engine is a stepback regarding the previous generation and it's not a cheap car anymore,I find It one of the most attractive and beautiful fronts in the market.I've already ordered mine...can't wait to drive it
Thanks for watching!
Greetings from Melbourne Australia. We recently traded in our 2004 beloved and hyper reliable Hyundai Getz. A great shopping car and as a second car. A fa cry from my old E Type Jag..
So the E type is your daily and this is your weekend car right?
@@BuckleUpShow I bought a new E Type in 1961. I only sold it as it only was a two seat coupe and with baby on the way, we sold it. p.s. I'm 85. Thank for your post . Thanks again.
Thing with a small city car is, they are great at what they do but slap in a baby seat with a support leg (as grandparents sometimes have to) and the passanger seat has to come all the way forward to accommodate the seat.
The biggest problem with ' small cars" is unless you really need a short car, there is no driving cost savings as such over the next class up car, gone are the days of cheaper road tax at £0 or £30 , large wheels means expensive tyres, so for a few £££ savings in fuel and insurance requires alot of potential pit falls regarding size and stability.
Each to their own I guess. There’s definitely still a place for small cars like this, but we accept they have obvious shortcomings regarding practicality.
Great video and a fantastic lovely little car 👍.
It is indeed a lovely lovely, sweet sweet car.
I Australia our KIA warranty is 7 years and unlimited kilometres, Wonder why its 100,000 miles in the UK?
Warranties always have mileage limits in the UK
Guess you've never driven British roads or experienced British weather! 👍
Have you tested the automated manual ? Richard Fanders seemed quite impressed with it on his youtube channel.
No we haven't, but as a concept they're fairly flawed
A Dyson Hand Held vacuum cleaner has more power than this.....bring back the 1 litre turbo, its the best engine for this car.....
Yes, but it weighs less than a Dyson too. It’s great fun to drive.
My thoughts too
If they get the turbo engine back in it I'm sold!
Only in the i10 right now, hopefully soon!
It's a lovely car, but with an underwhelming engine in which I think has something to do with the emissions around the town or city. good review nevertheless. Thanks
There’s a turbo in the i10 if you want this car with more umph
I'd sooner get the i10 n line with the 1.0tgdi 99bhp engine and heated steering wheel and heated seats
That engine power is not available anymore. It’s 90ps now and you can get heated seats on the top spec Picanto too.
@@BuckleUpShow my bad, but I would still rather have the turbo charged engine in the i10 but I do like the looks of the Picanto. I guess the turbo petrol was axed for emissions reasons?
It's actually 90 bhp
I think this pair are on Kia's payroll
Because we happen to like a small, relatively inexpensive, brilliantly designed car?
What about Fiat panda Cross?
Not currently available new. When the new Fiat Panda is released, we’ll get one on the channel!
Kia Pi'crap-o. Serious error of judgement by Kia getting rid of the GT-Line S 1.0l 99bhp turbo; the new model is slow, dull and boring.
I'll stick with my current version
That engine doesn’t meet emissions criteria anymore. The Hyundai offers a revised 90hp version on the i10 for now.
Underpowered sadly.
But underpowered can actually be quite fun