The 2012 Kia Rio S is a front wheel drive 5 Door Hatchback that was released to the Australian market on 9th January 2011 classified as a UB. The Kia Rio is regarded as a light built in Korea with prices from a dealer as a used car starting at $6,800.
The Kia Rio is a front wheel drive 5 door with 5 seats, powered by a 1.4L Inline 4 Cylinder engine that has 79 kW of power (at 6300 rpm) and 135 Nm of torque (at 4200 rpm) via a 6 Speed Manual. Kia claims the Rio S uses 5.7L/100km of unleaded petrol in the combined city and highway cycle while putting out 135g of CO2.