The platform of the 2018 Kia Rio 5-Door is all-new and firmed up by the use of lighter, more rigid steel. Kia, like Hyundai, is proud to point out whenever it can that it has its own steel mills ...

With the subcompact market growing more crowded with the arrival of the Ford Fiesta, the Chevrolet Sonic, the Mazda 2 and the new Hyundai Accent, the timing couldn't be better for Kia to roll out ...

When a car company actually listens to feedback and responds. Case in point is this 2013 Kia Rio 5-door SX equipped with a six-speed manual transmission. When the latest generation Rio arrived for ...

1. Powered by a direct-injection 1.6L 4-cylinder the Rio makes 138-hp and gets 30/40-mpg. 2. Models equipped with Kia’s Idle, Stop and Go (ISG) start-stop system will get a 1-mpg improvement in ...

Both the Rio sedan and the Rio 5-door also benefit from a revised spring and damper setup that Kia says will make the vehicle more compliant and comfortable. Advanced high-strength steel increases ...

What’s more, the 2018 Kia Rio 5 doors will be one of the safest cars in its class thanks to 32% more advanced high-strength steel than the previous generation, Kia says. Believe it or not ...