Kia Picanto facelift (Malaysia)
The second generation Kia Picanto was
unveiled in a facelifted at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and launched in
Indonesia in July 2015. A year later, the new Picanto has started reaching the
company’s Malaysian dealerships ahead of an imminent launch, spyphotos from the
Kia Picanto Owners Club Malaysia Facebook page have revealed.
Compared to the outgoing Malaysian-spec
Picanto, the facelifted Malaysian-spec Picanto features tweaked tiger-nose
grille, new bumpers, tweaked foglamp housing and repositioned reversing light.
On the sides, there are new dual-tone 14-inch wheels.
Inside, changes are rather subtle. New
meter graphics in silver trim on the instrument cluster, rearranged
steering-mounted audio controls, relocation of the trip computer and reset
buttons round-up the changes.
The facelift will bring no mechanical
changes to the Kia Picanto. The second-gen model will continue being powered by
the 1.25-litre Kappa II Dual CVVT four-cylinder engine that produces 87 PS and
120 Nm of torque. However, from the current 5-speed manual and 4-speed
automatic transmission options, the latter is said to be dropped.
