The Picanto GT-Line got its own moment of fame on The Grand Tour, racing James May and Richard Hammond around an office car park.
Lead trim: 1.0 Kappa II MPI · up to 99 hp
Kia Picanto JA2017–present
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FactThe Picanto GT-Line got its own moment of fame on The Grand Tour, racing James May and Richard Hammond around an office car park.
The third-generation Picanto made its official global debut at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show, designed under Peter Schreyer on the Hyundai-Kia BA platform. It was equipped with a choice of three engines: the outgoing model's 1.0-litre Kappa II three-cylinder in multi-point injected and turbocharged direct-injected versions, and a 1.2-litre four-cylinder; the 1.0-litre engines came only with a 5-speed manual, while the 1.2-litre was also offered with a 4-speed automatic. It won the iF product design award and the Red Dot award in 2018, and What Car? named it Best City Car in 2018. A mid-life facelift was introduced in June 2020, with a five-speed automatic replacing the four-speed, and a second refresh was unveiled in South Korea on 4 July 2023.
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Trims & Figures
3 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0 Kappa II MPI | 2017–present | 1.0 L Inline-3 | 66 hp | 71 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.0 Kappa II T-GDI turbo | 2017–present | 1.0 L Inline-3 | 99 hp | 126 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.25 Kappa II MPI | 2017–present | 1.3 L Inline-4 | 83 hp | 90 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
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Photographs
The Picanto GT-Line got its own moment of fame on The Grand Tour, racing James May and Richard Hammond around an office car park.
Kia marketed this Picanto with the world's first nail-art animation — over 900 artificial nails and 1,200 bottles of polish, each nail hand-painted for two hours.
Kia put World Rally champion Marcus Grönholm in the ads for this first Picanto — an odd pairing for a budget city car.
Rivals
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