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The fuel consumption is extremely high.
Contrary to the positive write-ups on fuel economy, I could only obtain 10 Km per liter for town usage.
Surely 10 litres/100 urban driving is not THAT BAD for an automatic? With such a tiny engine the auto box is not the best choice, unless of course you have physical reasons for needing an auto. Keep us up dated about other things too please.
I am shocked. My 1.5 cc wira has similar fuel consumption around RM 10/100 km and that is killing me for daily drive to Putrajaya from PJ. I thought I could booke a Picanto to save cost.
Just a quick comment, somebody says about a wira with RM10,100km...that's impressive as it translates to about 14km/litre at current fuel price hike... and you are complaining about that???...try driving a 9km/litre vehicle everyday... oh well...I love my car anyhow.
10km / litre is quite high for a small car like Picanto. I am expecting around 12km / litre from it. My current kelisa 1.0 auto can go around 13km / litre.
I always doubt Korean technology. My Nissan March 1.0 automatic (1996 model K11) can go up to 15km/l on 70% highway and 30% urban driving.
In my humble opinion, the Koreans are fast catching up, BUT they are still not there yet. If I would to be shopping for a budget car in the next 2-3 years, my choice would still be Japanese and it would either be a Honda City or a Toyota Viol, never Korean or Malaysian.
I got my Kia Picanto (A) recently and am quite happy with the fuel consumption. It rounds to 14Km/Litre in highspeed driving. Though the pickup power may seem a bit sluggish at first, it is quite OK once I adjusted to it. After all, it is a small car with automatic transmission.
On the other hand, I remember the brochure indicate there is ABS built into Picanto. Somehow I can't seems to 'feel' it when I tried it last week on a sandy road with speed of 40Kmh. I kept my feet all they way down, but felt nothing (there should be some kind of strange noice plus tyre track to identify the working of ABS, right? Perhaps I should go a bit faster for ABS to kick-in?). Will check with the technician during servicing.
Anyway, it is a good car after all.
I have had my new Picanto since late September and I am delighted with it. It is excellent value for money, looks good and feels good to drive. My previous car was a Kia Pride which I bought when 1 year old and kept for almost 10 years.
The only problem I have had is that when only two weeks old my handbrake suddenly failed when parked and my car rolled back into another. When I got into the car to move it the handbrake was still on, so if buying a Picanto always leave it in gear as the brake is not reliable.
My Picanto EX 1.0 (I'm from the Netherlands) is doing poorly on the fuel, when the dealer says it can do 1/18 my car only does 1/15,5.
I used to drive a Ford Ka and that one did what the brochure said, but the Picanto doesn't do the trick.
Today there is a program on Dutch television that has taken interest in this case and will have the importer in the program along with people who have a complaint about the difference in brochure and real life fuel consumption.
Fuel mileage... My Picanto LX Automatic has a fuel mileage of around 18-20km/L in highway driving, crawling down to 13-14km/L in city driving. Average mileage is an impressive 16.2km/L.
The gas tank however, is small- only 35 liters. Maybe this is why you think you're getting "10km/L".
I agreed with 2004 manual transmision Picanto gasoline only 1/15 in high way with avarage 160 km/hours.Very fast car on the 3500 rpm for the engine 1100 cc. Urban could be 1/20 with 40 to 60 Km/H. Specially used 95 gasoline.
Hello all,
Well it's a bit out of line for me to comment since I still haven't received my picanto (will be in a few days) but this is what I gather from tech specs about the cars. First there is a huge difference between 1,0 SOHC ; 1,1 SOHC and 1,1 SOHC with auto trans when it comes to pull strength and fuel con. the 1,0 with manual tran. is the middle weight and should go 14km/l in town or rather 18km/l outside. on the other hand 1,1 with man. goes something like 12 - 15 and the 1,1 auto 10 - 13
the main reason for this is not the cylinder volume which is quite similar (990 - 1086) it's the torque or rather rpm you need to set your car to run smoothly. it differs between models rapidly going from 2500 rpm to the 4500 rpm wich is almost double fuel consumption while the dealer will always show the lowest possible consumption (in the same manner they say that picanto is safer cause it has ABS & EBV while this is true only for 2 models I've seen btw. ABS activates around 50km/h and your clutch needs to be pressed.). Also a great part depends on the transmission cause automatic spends something like 10 -20 % more than manual. also if you check the tech specs you'll see that the weight of the picanto goes from 850 - 950 kg which can mean a 5-10 % difference in fuel consumption. In the end you could always strip your ride of the things you don't use to lower it's weight or replace parts of the hub with carbon fiber.
I'm probably making a purchase a month or two from today... a Picanto, that is. But I'm not sure yet what would be the best Kia Picanto "model" for me. I lived in Northern Europe. We have more sun here than snow in a year. And perhaps, for the many decades to come!Would it be a smart idea to buy a "diesel-driven Picanto",or a "benzin-driven one?" An automatic over a manual?I go to work (public transportation) everyday for about 20km.Urban environment. This will be my FIRST car here in Europe. Thank you.Honest opinions (based on experience or data) are greatly appreciated. troubled client.
My advice is to buy a European or Japanese car instead.
The Picanto is the best car so far from the manufacturer, but it is woefully poor when compared to its rivals. Try a VW Fox, Toyota Yaris / Aygo, New Clio etc etc and you will see.
Good luck.
In Manual I don't think the fuel consumption is so bad. In Singapore, the mean average FC is 15kml, the lowest is 13kml, the best FC is around 17kml.
It varies, after 10,000km mileage with your oil change to full synthetic. you will see the improvement.
Auto is at mean average 12kmL, worsytis 10kmL, best is at 14kmL.
Enjoy your ride ;D.
Kia Picanto is the undisputed good value for money small car. My manual Picanto can easily fetch 17KM/litre driving at speed averaging 100km/hr in the city. I have read a few Taiwanese car magazine reviews on Picanto and every time it turned out to be the most economical car to drive and own. The Taiwanese Picanto sales slogan goes something like this: "You don't need to buy a diesel car to save fuel cost, just buy a EuroStar!" Picanto is called EuroStar in Taiwan. Wish you love your Picanto as much as I do.