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#273 of 605 Re: And I never take what the [alpha01] by backy Dec 06, 2005 (7:44 am)
Replying to: alpha01 (Dec 06, 2005 7:28 am) Yes, I agree-very blurry. When is a car a hatchback vs. a wagon? For example, Edmunds.com considers the Rio5 and Audi A3 to be a "wagons". But they consider the Focus ZX3 to be a "coupe."
#274 of 605 Interesting, the '06 Kia Rio5 by iluvmysephia1 Dec 06, 2005 (4:37 pm)
considered a "wagon" by Edmunds. Hey, chuck1959, the '06 Kia Rio5 is a wagon after all!   Yeah, it is getting blurry as manufacturers try to hit the right notes with the most people as to what to call the cars and how to design the right look into them.   The '06 Kia Rio5 is just about exactly what we're looking for. The back seat will have ample room for the two Pomeranians and our son when he is visiting us. For a while I was toying with the idea of buying a Scion tC. I seriously wondered whether the small breed of dog (bred down from the sled-dog German Spitz varieties)would be able to see out the windows of the back seat of the Scion tC coupe. That won't be a problem with the Rio5. They should be able to peer out the back whenever they feel like with this new "Euro-designed" Rio5.   BTW-it really is a "Euro" look, IMHO. I see some VW Passat in it's headlights, I see some of the M-Benz crossover in it's overall body shape.   As to it looking "cheap" chuck1959, take another long gander at the Orange '06 Rio5 I have posted a few posts back. That doesn't at all look cheap to me. Mazda5, too? Whew! Kia designers were having some serious design-fun with this one. The 5-speed Tropical Red '06 Kia Rio5 is still on my local dealer's lot waiting for...someone to come along and take it home. Replies to this message: chuck1959 (Dec 06, 2005 6:21 pm)
#275 of 605 Re: Interesting, the '06 Kia Rio5 [iluvmysephia1] by chuck1959 Dec 06, 2005 (6:21 pm)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Dec 06, 2005 4:37 pm) I didn't mean to imply that the Rio5 itself was cheap. I just meant that the lower end "base" cars were usually hatchbacks.
#276 of 605 Re: And I never take what the [backy] by chuck1959 Dec 06, 2005 (6:26 pm)
Replying to: backy (Dec 06, 2005 6:17 am) The Pacifica is not a true hatchback. Yeah but those are not selling well, hence the reputation people see hatches as cheap.
#277 of 605 Hatchbacks by allfiredup Dec 12, 2005 (8:32 pm)
American attitudes toward hatchbacks are interesting. I've been to London several times and there are tons of mid-size hatches over there. They definitely value utility over all else.   When I started my car shopping, I was looking for a 4-door sedan. My favorites were the Honda Civic and Mazda3. As it turned out, I couldn't find a 3 4-door in the color I wanted with the equipment I wanted. I did find the color and specs in the 5-door, though. I'm getting it this week.   To get back on topic, Kia really has done well with their 5-door/wagons. The Rio5 and Spectra5 are stunning, especially given the price. Hopefully we'll start to see more hatchbacks in the U.S. They really do make a lot more sense. Especially if you think of them as tiny SUVs with much better gas mileage.
#278 of 605 The gas mileage is by iluvmysephia1 Dec 13, 2005 (2:02 pm)
what is pulling me towards getting the '06 Kia Rio5. That and the simple fact that I'm hooked on it's body style. Very well done, Kia.   I would love to go ghost town exploring here in Idaho in the spring and summer of '06 and the Rio5, with it's CVVT engine working for me, would give me the gas mileage I want. I go by the lone '06 Kia Rio5 on the local Kia dealer's lot every morning after getting off work on the night shift to admire the Rio5's angular, small and muscular look. Really starting to dig it. Replies to this message: spectraman (Dec 13, 2005 8:16 pm)
#279 of 605 Re: The gas mileage is [iluvmysephia1] by spectraman Dec 13, 2005 (8:16 pm)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Dec 13, 2005 2:02 pm) Iluv said:   "I go by the lone '06 Kia Rio5 on the local Kia dealer's lot every morning after getting off work on the night shift to admire the Rio5's angular, small and muscular look. Really starting to dig it."   set rodneydangerfield_mode on ;   Hey....maybe you two oughta get a room!!     set rodneydangerfield_mode off ;   Just kidding....   -SM
#280 of 605 No problem... by iluvmysephia1 Dec 14, 2005 (7:59 pm)
spectraman. It's just that it suddenly occurred to me that this car is the one that would do the best job for us other than the '01 Kia Sportage 4x4.   I'll tell ya what, our Sportage 4x4 is perfect for eastern Idaho's snowy winters. It has helped me on at least one occasion get cleared of the snow and ice. It has good factory clearance and seems to invite snow play. We may just hold onto it and quit looking the other direction.   Maybe the grass isn't greener in Rio5 pastures, eh?
#281 of 605 Shown as concept by carlovermda Dec 16, 2005 (2:18 pm)
Below is a link to a fabulous newly discovered website. Essentially here is the Rio5 being shown in concept form back at the 2004 Paris autoshow. It is funny how I remember seeing the pics last year but just occurred when looking at this site that this is pre-production Rio5. Only if that engine could have made it to production.   http://www.globalautoindex.com/news.plt?no=937#
#282 of 605 carlovermda... by iluvmysephia1 Dec 16, 2005 (2:52 pm)
yep, that's the one. Thank you for providing that link. That is definitely the car, it has those swirling crystalline taillights and that several-dimensional headlamp cluster in front.    Kia must've gotten some good feedback from people at the autoshows about the concept because they've produced a production model of it for 2006, as promised.

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