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New car lines
publication date: Jan 5, 2011
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author/source: Robin Roberts
Kia has released the first photos of the next
generation Picanto city car.
Completely
redesigned and re-engineered, the new car has grown in overall length and
wheelbase Kia's Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, said, "In profile,
new Picanto features significant sculpting and a very prominent rising
character line. The result is a layering of light and shadow and this
breaks up the height, giving the car a more sure-footed stance." |  |
While the current
Picanto is available only as a five-door hatchback, the next generation version
will be offered as a five-door globally but a sportier three-door body style
will also be made available in the UK and European markets.
The new Picanto will
feature four all-new powertrains in 1.0- and 1.2-litre displacements, all
boasting class leading CO2 emissions levels. In addition to the
standard petrol engines, LPG, bi-fuel and flex-fuel variations will be
available depending on local market requirements.
The next generation
Picanto will receive its official unveiling at the Geneva International Motor
Show on Tuesday March 1 but its arrival in the UK market is yet to be decided. | | | |  | Unlike most car companies, Subaru UK will not be
passing on January's Value Added Tax increase to the majority of its
customers.
The All-Wheel-Drive
Japanese manufacturer will absorb the 2.5 per cent rise in sales duty in most
cases.This means that
prices for 80 per cent of the Subaru range will remain unchanged for
2011. For example, the
Forester SUV range will still start at £21,295 for the entry level 2.0X and
rise to £28,995 for 2.0D XS NavPlus. |
The Legacy Tourer
range will cost from £24,795 (2.0D S) to £29,295 (2.5i SE Navplus
Lineartronic). Crossover Outback models will continue to be priced at
£26,795 for 2.0D S, rising to £35,795 for the top-of-the-range 3.6R.
Elsewhere, the
recently launched 2011MY STI WRX (above) stays at £32,995 (for both the four and
five-door) and the last remaining few Cosworth Impreza STI CS400 models are
still priced at £49,995. |
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