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New Kia Rio 3 Door Now Available

For the first time in history you can now get the Kia Rio in a three door guise, and is available to order now.

The new three door Rio comes in the same ultra- efficient engines, with the same  trim levels and the same external dimensions as the five door, which went on sale September last year. The new 3 door comes with a £600 saving compaired to the equivalent 5 door and has a coupe like profile to add to its already appealing qualities.

You can choose from four engines, two petrol and two diesels that are carried from the 5 door version. The highly acclaimed 1.1 CRDi engine delivers a performance of 74 bhp and 170 Nm of torque available from a mere 1,500 rpm and all versions deilver co2 emissions of 99g/km or below and fuel economy of a least 74.3mpg.

The Stop & Go EcoDynamics technologie is a standard feature on all new Rio diesels, including the 1.4-litre models. Economy and emission figures are 70.6mpg combined and just 105g/km of Co2.

The are also two petrol engines in the new Rio, include the 1.25-litre Kappa engine which made its debut in the Picanto, this engine develops 83bhp and 121Nm of torque.  You can also choose Kia’s 1.4 Gamma engine this develops 107bhp and 137Nm of torque, buyers also have a choice of an automatic gearbox as an option to the standard manual.

All of the petrol manual versions of the new Rio comfortably exceed 50mpg, with CO2 emissions below the EU’s 2012 corporate average targat of 130g/km, even the automatic 1.4-litre version is capable of 44.1 mpg in mixed driving.

The Trims are offered in the same four easy to understood trim grades as the 5 door version, badged ’1′, ’1 Air’, ’2′ and ’3′. The entry model ’1′, standard features include Bluetooth, RDS Radio and CD Player, 12 volt power socket with MP3 compatibility, boot light, tachometer and trip computer, 15 inch steel wheels, headlamp levelling, speed variable front wipers, body coloured bumpers, door handles, door mirrors and daytime running lights. The ’1 Air’ includes the same features but also has air conditioning.

With the ’2′ grade trim, you can also include 16 inch alloy wheels, front fog lights, chrome radiator surround,  premium black cloth upholstery, a cooling glovebox, electrically adjustable heated and folding door mirrors with side repeaters, leather on the steering wheel and gearshift and a centre console armrest.

The top grade ’3′ adds heated front seats, six speakers instead of 4, automatic protection-type headlights, cruise control, rain sensing wipers, automatic air-conditioning with auto de-fog, LED daytime running and rear combination lamps and 17 inch alloys with low-profile tyres.

Of course all Kia Rios come with seven years or 100,000 miles warranty on parts and labour this excludes wear and tear items and is subject to certain conditions.

The Kia Rio 3 door starts at £9995 for  a 1.25 ’1′ version, and the top version 1.4 CRDI ’3′ EcoDynamics starts at £14,295.

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