2012 Kia Rio sedan confirmed for New York Auto Show
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/new-york-auto-show/" rel="tag">New York Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-rio/"><img alt="2012 Kia Rio" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/rio34frontbstatic-1301593737.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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2012 Kia Rio - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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Our man Jeremy Korzeniewski is attending a <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/kia">Kia</a> event in Phoenix, Arizona this week, and during a press briefing this morning, JK learned that the Korean automaker will be unveiling its <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/rio">2012 Rio</a> sedan at the <a href="http://autoblog.com/category/new-york-auto-show">2011 New York Auto Show</a>. The four-door Rio will complement the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/02/2012-kia-rio-geneva-debut/">hatchback bodystyle</a> that bowed at the <a href="http://autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show">Geneva Motor Show</a> in early March.<br />
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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.<br />
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In other news, Kia also let slip that the <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/kv7">KV7</a> concept from this year's <a href="http://autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show">Detroit Auto Show</a> previews what's in store for the next-generation <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/sedona">Sedona</a> minivan. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/13/kia-says-kv7-concept-presages-some-sort-of-production-model-ham/">We hinted at this</a> 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.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-rio">2012 Kia Rio</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-rio/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/01-2012-kia-rio_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Kia Rio" title="2012 Kia Rio" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-rio/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/02-2012-kia-rio_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Kia Rio" title="2012 Kia Rio" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-rio/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/rio34fronta_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-rio/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/rio34frontbstatic_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-rio/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/rio34rear_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/31/2012-kia-rio-sedan-confirmed-for-new-york-auto-show/">2012 Kia Rio sedan confirmed for New York Auto Show</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/31/2012-kia-rio-sedan-confirmed-for-new-york-auto-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19898980/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/31/2012-kia-rio-sedan-confirmed-for-new-york-auto-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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