Compact Kia Picanto hatchback will soon be replaced by a generation, it was officially announced at the head office of the Korean brand. The first teaser images of the novelty, on which, at least outwardly, little remains of Kia Picanto previous generation. Officially, this model of the compact Korean "pyatidverki" referred to as Kia Morning (which in translation from English means "Morning"), but in some car markets, including ours, the model is called Italian Kia Picanto. New generation compact "pyatidverku" Kia Morningaddressed to the domestic, Korean market will officially be presented in a couple of weeks, in January 2017. According to the established tradition, brand managers announce the technical details of the new product almost a day or two before the presentation, or even drag out the intrigue until the very day of the official show. Therefore, at the moment nothing is known about the technical and technological improvements that will distinguish the new generation Kia Morning model from the previous one. Thank you for even teasing pampered. 
Judging by the published images Kia Morning/PicantoBy the way, already the third generation, will have a more "Korean" - narrowed head optics, headlights now harmoniously merge into the pattern of the radiator grille. The rear signal optics of the new compact hatchback received the original C-shaped lines, consisting entirely of small LEDs. If you look into the interior of the novelty, you will find a similarity of its design with that of the new-generation European version of the Kia Rio. Here we see the same control unit for the climate system and a multimedia panel towering above the main console. When will the versions be developed? Kia Picanto for car markets in other countries, the Koreans have not yet reported. Experts suggest that the European version of the new-generation compact hatch will be demonstrated not earlier than March of next year, and most likely this will happen at the Geneva International Motor Show, which is scheduled just for the beginning of spring. 
Today's compact hatch Kia Picanto You can buy from Russian dealers ranging from 540 thousand rubles. In the three-door body, the model is no longer supplied to us, only the "five-door" remained. Under the hood, in the current Picanto, liter and 1.2-liter gasoline engines are installed with a corresponding capacity of 66 and 85 horsepower. A weaker engine is paired only with a manual gearbox (pyatistup). And the one that is more powerful - combined only with a four-speed automatic.
The current generation of Kia Picanto
In addition to the new generation Kia Picanto, in early 2017, Koreans will show the world another new development - the so-called fastback; it was created on the platform of the conceptual model GT.
