Name Kia Rio Sedan
Engine 1,396cc; inline-4 DOHC
Transmission 4-speed automatic
Max Power 108 hp @ 6,300 rpm
Max Torque 137 Nm @ 4,200 rpm
Price (OTR with insurace) RM73,000.00 (estimated)

PERFORMANCE

The Rio Sedan shares the same powertrain combo as in the hatch. A 1,396cc four-cylinder mill is mated to a four-speed automatic, sending 108 hp and 137 Nm of torque to the front wheels.

SAFETY

On the safety front, the Rio Sedan is fully kitted with six airbags as standard. That certainly put some cars in the bigger segments to shame. ISOFIX anchor points can also be found in the rear seats. Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) and all-round disc brakes with ABS ensure a safe drive, while Hill-start Assist Control and reverse sensors lend a hand in the day-to-day driving.

lets talk talk on this new B segment sedan.... value for money package.... but the size may not on par with Vios, City or Almera..... Will Kia able to get a slice of B-segment market share since the japanese had dominated this segment for very long time.....

This post has been edited by aaron1717: Jan 27 2016, 12:03 PM

haha possible... but B-segment cars usually design for comfort driving from point A to point B instead of powering through the highways... maybe the engine more fuel saving also compare to larger CC.....

true... kinda surprise they didnt try to match the engine performance of city or vios although the safety features are very impressive for the price tag.... engine cc slightly different... but its obvious for us car drivers...

basically this reli a buff up version of rio hatchback... nth chg from the spec except size... haha.... thats why they cant price it too high also....

Maybe some sales agents can come convinced the users to buy this car? since they are competing in one of the most crowded segment in Malaysia... hahahaha

yeah.... most of the import cars have to cut some corners in order to achieve certain price tag.... but the safety features quite impressive for this price tag.... which is a norm for korean cars nowadays.... underpower full spec car... lol....

yeah... depends on individual preference as Malaysia market B segment, not really that much people are looking into performance of a car. Here in LYN we discuss the technical term performance of a car, whereas most of the common buyers out there only look for design, affordable foreign car with full spec equipment and they will buy it already. Most of the car manufacturers knew that we used to this kind of sub-standard engine but we want more toys to come with it.

any new owners or kia rio sedan? can share the story of that car? can they compete in the crowded B-segment?

by which country? korea?

overall... i feel kia rio sedan... and the specs vs money is quite ok for a B-segment car.... but I had always been bias towards Kia be it cerato k3 or k5.. i preferred kia over hyundai.... if talking only about B-segment... underpower or whatever handling issue.... i dont think the T and H handling and performance were really doing extremely better also... its just a B-segment car after all.... other than value for money and RV... i wont even bother commenting about engine performance or handling issues...

you can Buydirect..... he might have better deal for this car for you..... hahahah....

This post has been edited by aaron1717: May 13 2016, 09:10 AM

but anyhow... if you doesn't emphasize on brand names.... or maybe super huge space with higher a bit engine power... i still feel this car is worth the price.... rm66k the spec better than almera... at this price point... almera 1.5 also underpower like hell.... at this price point... u can only get a kosong almera.... so its okay to go on with kia rio sedan....

from the kia rio page... doesnt seems to be lot of problems.... maintenance might be slightly higher than Japanese car... but consider it as B-segment... the fees difference is negligible.... the only think that concern when buying a new korean car is after sales services... but i believe there also good workshops out there if you find hard enough... every brand will have their own bad workshop as well to be fair...

http://www.carbase.my/car-comparison?id=2y...REUw,BS5K5CaCDM,
not really big difference

yeah... malaysian still need ample spacing on their car.... we are family valued community after all... but did you told them... pricing will be huge different dy? even almera and city have to be full spec which means easily 10-20k difference only able to take on the spec of rio sedan here....

hahahaha... then no choice already... and their traditional mindset.... get a japanese car ba.... too bad.... my parents also objected me when i buying Renault... typical mindset of Japanese must be the best... but i say i paid for the car... my call.... hahahah

timing chain... nowadays new car... i think only proton using timing belt for their cars.... korean reliability for sure on par with japanese car... those days where they are not reliable are long gone... and they are no where unreliable as a conti car...

my fren owned one only... haha... I didn't owned it... for personal experience... would be better for the real owners to comment on... anyway... its come from Kia Rio hatchback.... so I would say the bugs should have sorted out long time ago on the hatchback... this is just extra boot version of Rio... maybe the suspension and handling might different... other than that should be the same... you can take a look of Kia Rio thread and see their comments....

well for 62k... the toys and safety provided.... the old engine and gearbox never mind lo... still better than almera... even at 62k also kosong gila and also old engine and gearbox....

i see the general kia rio owners... still okay... compare to the feedbacks from almera owners... cincai choose one day... u can see few owners complaint about their almera car one... haha.... i think tan chong really didn't do enough QC on the almera... comparably their x-trail grand livina those still quite reliable...