KIA Rio · 1.4 X-tra · Hatchback · 2007 ‐ 2008

From 2007 KIA started manufacture of cars type Rio, modification 1.4 X-tra and closed it in 2008. This auto has 5 doors, the body chassis is in the form a hatchback, weight 1.1 tons and length 4 meters, which allows a seat 5 people in sum.

«Rio 1.4 X-tra» car with a 4-speed automatic gear shift is connected to the front wheels. 4-cylinders petrol motor with «multipoint injection fuel system» can generate output 97 horsepower at 6000 rmp, which allows you to accelerate the auto in 14.5 s to 100 km/h and obtain ceiling speed of 168 km/h.

Fuel tank volume of this vehicle is 45 l of petrol, thereby when medium fuel rate is 7.2 l per 100 km (5.6 l on the suburban, 9.9 l in the city), accordingly allows drive roughly 625 kilometers unrefuelled.

The front wheels of this auto have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the underframe with help of suspension «Semi-independent, coil springs». Tires have the next size - 185/65R14.

In accordance with the results of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of KIA Rio got the great quantity of stars - 4, which indicates that it is a enough safe vehicle. Furthermore to passive safety features (passenger, driver airbags), it is also equipped with active systems of safety such as EBD, ABS.