مصر موتورز مجتمع السيارات - Geneva 2011: 2012 Kia Picanto brings A-game to the A-segment

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/" rel="tag">Geneva Motor Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-picanto-geneva-2011/#3935660" target="_blank"><img alt="2012 kia picanto" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/kia-picanto-lede.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 4px 0px; width: 630px; height: 420px;" /></a><br />
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2012 Kia Picanto - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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Originally launched back in 2004, the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/kia+picanto">Kia Picanto</a> has gone through twoface lifts before arriving in its all-new form here on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/geneva-motor-show/">Geneva Motor Show</a> stage. The redesigned A-segment hatchback features the modern design language shared by the rest of the family, and it's offered in three-door or five-door form.<br />
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The 2012 Picanto is available with a choice between three engines and two transmissions. The base engine is a 1.0-liter three-cylinder unit that's offered in two forms; a traditional gas burner and a bi-fuel version that runs on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and gasoline. The standard gas version produces 68 horsepower at 6,200 rpm and 70 pound-feet of torque at 3,500 rpm. The bi-fuel unit generates 81 horsepower at 6,400 rpm and 69 pound-feet of torque at 3,500 rpm.<br />
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A larger 1.25-liter inline-four is also available, which produces 83 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 89 pound-feet of torque at 4,000 rpm. All three engines are mated to a five-speed manual gearbox and a four-speed automatic is optional with the four-cylinder. Those manual transmissions and tiny engines help the Picanto achieve excellent fuel economy. The<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>1.25-liter model earns nearly 66 miles per gallon in mixed driving while the 1.0-liter <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/kia/">Kia</a> nets 67 mpg. The bi-fuel engine achieves 48 mpg but only emits 90-g/km of C02, when equipped with Intelligent Stop and Go (ISG).<br />
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Check out our galleries below and the press release on this cheeky little not-for-U.S. hatchback after the jump.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-picanto-geneva-2011/">2012 Kia Picanto: Geneva 2011</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-picanto-geneva-2011/#3935656"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/08kia-picantogenflive_thumbnail .jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-picanto-geneva-2011/#3935660"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/04kia-picantogenflive_thumbnail .jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-picanto-geneva-2011/#3935661"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/03kia-picantogenflive_thumbnail .jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-picanto-geneva-2011/#3935653"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/11kia-picantogenflive_thumbnail .jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2012-kia-picanto-geneva-2011/#3935662"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/02kia-picantogenflive_thumbnail .jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-picanto">2012 Kia Picanto</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-picanto/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/01-picanto-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Kia Picanto" title="2012 Kia Picanto" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-picanto/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/02-picanto-1280_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Kia Picanto" title="2012 Kia Picanto" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-picanto/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/415825010311-1-kia_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Kia Picanto" title="2012 Kia Picanto" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-picanto/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/415831010311-1-a-kia_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Kia Picanto" title="2012 Kia Picanto" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-picanto/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/03/415828010311-1-b-kia_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2012 Kia Picanto" title="2012 Kia Picanto" /></a></div><br />
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