The mid-term facelift Kia Picanto is significantly upgraded inside and outside

Kia Picanto 2019 calls it Morning in South Korea. This urban minicar was launched in 2017 and has now entered a mid-term facelift cycle. A few days ago, Kia officially released the revised Morning, which is now called Morning Urban. Compared with the current model, the appearance and interior design of the revised new car have been improved, mainly by adding convenient functions and advanced driving assistance systems.

In terms of appearance, the facelifted Kia Picanto uses an upgraded tiger-nosed radiator grille with a chrome trim in the middle; the newly designed headlights now have LED daytime running lights; the front bumper has been redesigned, It looks more sporty, and the chrome-plated fog lights are now in the lower grille, where bright black trims are installed.

Turning to the rear, the modified Kia Picanto is equipped with 3D LED images and horizontal reflector tail lights, the bumper has been redesigned, and a small rear lip is integrated on the fake chrome-plated dual tailpipes. In addition, Kia also introduced a new "bee" color, new 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels, chrome trim at the bottom of the side window, and black trim at the bottom of the door.

In terms of interior, the changes in the facelifted Kia Picanto are not so obvious. It just adds colorful decorations. At the same time, the 8-inch UVO infotainment system provides navigation functions, 4.2-inch instrument cluster screen, Bluetooth Multi Connection (connecting two Bluetooth devices at the same time) Voice recognition etc. In addition, advanced driving assistance technologies include blind spot collision avoidance assistance, rear intersection collision avoidance assistance, rear collision avoidance assistance, lane keeping assistance, front collision avoidance assistance, and driver attention reminder systems.

In terms of power, the revised Kia Picanto only offers one engine option. The 1.0-liter SmartStream naturally aspirated three-cylinder gasoline engine has rated output of 76 horsepower and 95 Nm respectively. The official fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is 6.3 liters, becoming the fuel consumption of similar products in Korea. Lowest model

As early as 2018, we received Kia Picanto’s patent application drawings, but this mini-car has not been officially put into production in China, most likely because its size is too small to meet the actual needs of Chinese consumers .

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