First Drive - Kia Rio

The premium hatchback offers a taste of what the Korean brand is all about, on Indian soil

- Abhay Verma

When shooting a new car, I’m used to people walking up to me to enquire about the car. What I’m not used to is someone wanting to know how he can apply for a dealership of the brand, without referring to the car in front of him at all! No prizes for guessing the brand in question is Kia Motors. The Kia Rio you see on these pages is a premium hatchback that shares its platform with the Hyundai Elite i20, and Kia Motors let us borrow their Rio and Sportage GT that were displayed at the Auto Expo to experience the cars and also understand what the brand is about.