Picanto News: Picanto Diesel Long Overdue
Ok Kia where's the diesel Picanto?
Its been two months since it made its debut at Frankfurt where Kia told the world about it, its dealers know all about it and in turn they have told all their customers about it. So where is it and what's the delay?
Your dealers are ready for it, your customers are ready for it and here in Picanto land, we are ready for it. So what are you waiting for Christmas??!!
Hmmmm...I may have just hit the nail on the head there as rumours are abound that the launch has been put back until December now. But nothing is coming from the Koreans about this so it may just be rumour. But what isn't rumour is that it's not here in the UK or even Europe for that matter.
What i will say though is that if the diesel engine is anything like the one that is in the new Kia Rio, then their onto a winner for sure. Although its only a 1.1 CRDi unit for the Picanto and 1.5 CRDi for its bigger brother, the power delivery is awesome. I have drove the new Kia Rio diesel and it's so quick and smooth that this car must have its rivals quaking in their boots. Honestly I am not biased when i say this, go and drive it for yourselves and for £7995 its a no brainer.
So come on Kia get your finger out and get this Picanto diesel out there amongst the masses where it belongs.
Its been two months since it made its debut at Frankfurt where Kia told the world about it, its dealers know all about it and in turn they have told all their customers about it. So where is it and what's the delay?
Your dealers are ready for it, your customers are ready for it and here in Picanto land, we are ready for it. So what are you waiting for Christmas??!! Hmmmm...I may have just hit the nail on the head there as rumours are abound that the launch has been put back until December now. But nothing is coming from the Koreans about this so it may just be rumour. But what isn't rumour is that it's not here in the UK or even Europe for that matter.
What i will say though is that if the diesel engine is anything like the one that is in the new Kia Rio, then their onto a winner for sure. Although its only a 1.1 CRDi unit for the Picanto and 1.5 CRDi for its bigger brother, the power delivery is awesome. I have drove the new Kia Rio diesel and it's so quick and smooth that this car must have its rivals quaking in their boots. Honestly I am not biased when i say this, go and drive it for yourselves and for £7995 its a no brainer.
So come on Kia get your finger out and get this Picanto diesel out there amongst the masses where it belongs.
posted by Tomauto at
10:30 AM
2 Comments:
The car is on special order here in the Netherlands so it can't be that far away from you guys in the UK.
Our specification over here is the LXe and EX and is available from 13.595 euro's upto 14.795 euro.
We get really high taxes on these cars so maybe thats why its special order only. We'll see.
Ryan
By
Anonymous, at November 21, 2005 10:23 PM
Thanks for that Ryan.
Why do you get taxed so high on diesel?
By
Tomauto, at November 21, 2005 10:25 PM
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