Kia put World Rally champion Marcus Grönholm in the ads for this first Picanto — an odd pairing for a budget city car.
Lead trim: 1.0 Epsilon (61 hp) · up to 76 hp
Kia Picanto SA2003–2011
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FactKia put World Rally champion Marcus Grönholm in the ads for this first Picanto — an odd pairing for a budget city car.
The first-generation Picanto was revealed at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show, based on a shortened platform of the Hyundai Getz, as a five-door hatchback built in Seosan, South Korea, from September 2003. It was offered with a 1.0-litre engine of 61 hp and a 1.1-litre of 65 hp, both with multi-point injection, and in Europe a 1.1-litre three-cylinder diesel with direct injection and a variable geometry turbocharger making 75 hp; an automatic gearbox was optional on the petrol units. The Picanto received a facelift in 2007, when the Italian market also got a bi-fuel LPG version, and a further facelift in 2009 with the Tiger Nose grille that was not exported to Europe. In Malaysia it was rebadged as the Naza Suria, renamed Naza Picanto in October 2009.
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Trims & Figures
4 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 Epsilon (61 hp) | 2003–2011 | 1.0 L Inline-4 | 61 hp | 63 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.1 Epsilon (65 hp) | 2003–2011 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 65 hp | 72 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.1 diesel VGT (75 hp) | 2003–2011 | 1.1 L Inline-3 | 75 hp | 113 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| 1.2 Kappa | 2003–2011 | 1.2 L Inline-4 | 76 hp | 86 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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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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