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Kia Rio hybrid makes an appearance, should be here in 2009

Posted May 21st 2007 at 8:58AM by Sam Abuelsamid

Filed under: Hybrid, Kia


Back in March at the Geneva Motor Show Kia, displayed a hybrid version of their small Rio sedan. They are building about 4,000 of these for a field test fleet for the South Korean Government and a full production run is expected to be available for 2009. Initially the Rio Hybrid will have an 88hp 1.4L engine with a 16hp electric motor with a 1.6L /20hp electric option available as well.

The hybrid system will be a mild hybrid of the type used by Honda where the motor sits between the flywheel and transmission. In this setup the motor provides power boost and regenerative braking capability but can't drive the vehicle on its own. The 1.4L version should get about 42mpg.

[Source: AutoExpress]

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Geneva Preview: Kia's Rio Hybrid

Posted Feb 21st 2007 at 5:58PM by Sebastian Blanco

Filed under: Hybrid, Kia, Geneva Motor Show



Kia comes to Geneva with three new vehicles in tow. The cee'd will be available for the first time in final production-ready form and Kia also has "a striking new concept car, which will indicate the options open to its European design and manufacturing bases." We'd like to know more, but we'll have to wait a while for all that.

It's the third vehicle, the Kia Rio Hybrid, that we know the most about. The car's been rumored for years, and it's not hard to find spy shots of the car, but Geneva will be where Kia gives us some details on the hybrid and how it's going to be tested.

Called "a new vision for the future of clean motoring from Kia," the Rio Hybrid has a 1.4-litre 90 PS petrol engine mated to a 12-kW synchronised electric motor. Almost 4,000 will soon become part of a huge real-world hybrid test for the Korean Ministry of the Environment.

Gallery: Kia Rio



[Source: Kia UK]


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