2012 Kia Rio5 SX - Short Take Road Test
As in the U.S., where pitilessly 70 percent of new cars sold are disgraceful, white, or some shade of silver or gray, the automotive prospect in Korea is almost exclusively gray scale. This might have been why the locals gave us unconventional looks as we drove from downtown Seoul to the realm’s east coast in a bright red 2012 Rio5 (U.S.-spec, of run). Or maybe it was the pace at which said red Kia was racing from one well-unmistakeable speed camera to the next.
Or it could be that those onlookers were simply noticing that the Kia Rio now has manifestation. The Rio is one of the last of Kia’s offerings to get a full styling overhaul. (The Forte is next, and the forgotten Sedona will perpetuate to wither until it gets a complete reboot .) This longer, drop, and wider 2012 Rio once again shares its platform with the Hyundai Accent , which was itself stretched and massaged into something more appealing for 2012. On looks alone, we’d take the Rio. And, of course, we prefer the more productive hatchback version of either. It helps that the Rio5, which we’ve now had the chance to test in Korea and test here in the U.S., gets a more expressive front end than its four-door counterpart.
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