We bought our Rio new thanks to the trade in scheme, and have been very pleased with it so far! We opted for the diesel model, something I would highly recommend due to the increased power, reduced road tax and the extra m.p.g. I drive quite a lot, over 1000 miles a month, and the car is comfy on the motorway, happily cruising and with enough guts to pull away even in 5th gear. To add to this, the car will give 60 m.p.g., something that is very handy with the ever increasing fuel prices! Around town the car is nippy, not too big and will economically cruise around in 3rd or 4th gear. The car is actually quite narrow for its size which makes it easy to park and ...  Read the complete review

Sometimes it's hard to know how best to write a review. Do I go for a 1 star rating and concentrate my speel on how basic this car is and how it has ignored all technical advancements of the last fifteen years or do I give it a higher rating and concentrate on it's good points e.g price and reliability. If you are in your teens or twenties then you will probably not look twice at this car. It has nothing to impress members of the opposite sex, the interior is dreary, the exterior shape boring and the acceleration from a standing start is at best sluggish. On the other hand if you are a bit older or don't care about such things then as an A to B car the Kia Rio ...  Read the complete review