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#3 of 5 ? by harrychezt Mar 17, 2007 (9:48 am)
So, this was at Geneva already? Wonder why there was so little press(internet) about it, then?   Anyhow, I Hope this makes it to production, and gets to the USA within a year. Sounds like it mgiht be heading this way.   Hyundai(Kia) was touting the Accent and Rio hybrids,and they were supposed to have been out in USA already, last Spring-Summer! The story was that due to the currency differences, they would Lose Money on such vehicles, so they decided to not build them, at the time( that's a shame... I'd trade in my 04 Sonata for a Hybrid Rio today!).   Hybrid Civic is over 22K MSRP. 50-51 MPG. Rio getting 53+ mpg, for less money, plus, you might get to add, or not add options(like all Kia's have)? Same 0-60 time as the hybrid Civic? If all I need is MPG, and room for 3- 4 people, tops... and Under 20K? Where do I sign up? Here's Hoping they decide to sell some, maybe NLT 1 year from now. Like I said, if they had some here now, for 17-18K, I would even take the upside down deal on my loan of 2-3 K(could afford to, at this price, vs 22-23K msrp for other Hybrids), and still be ahead(especially on money saved on gas). 24 MPG avg, combined, for 04 Sonata, vs 50+ for Hybrid Rio? That's an easy decision. I have heard rumors of Toyota saying they would have hybrid versions available, for all of their cars that sell 100,000+ units per year, soon, in USA? If this is true, that should be some incentive for Kia to get moving, and offer something in a simlar MSRP, MPG-range, etc, asap.   take care/not offense.
#4 of 5 Kia rio hybrid link by ilovemykiario5 Nov 03, 2007 (10:04 pm)
Try this link instead. This is probably the only car I would trade my 2006 Rio5 in for!   http://www.cargurus.com/blog/2007/03/12/kia-does-its-research-the-2008-rio-hybri- - d/
#5 of 5 Wow... by iluvmysephia1 Nov 04, 2007 (1:44 pm)
Kia is testing 4,000 Kia Rio hybrids on the streets of South Korea? That really should help them work out any kinks from Engineering to Manufacturing to real-world driving. I like the Kia Rio and I will be watching this one through it's development on the internet.

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