2019 Kia Picanto GT 1.0 turbo: Detailed review (POV)

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2019 Kia Picanto GT
1.0-litre turbo three-cylinder
74kW and 172Nm
Five-speed manual, front-wheel drive
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[@rogerbourne4377]

This Picanto is just as fast as the Alfa Romeo 1.5 Sud TI I had in the 80's.and is just as much fun.Take it from me that's fast enough in today's congested and speed camera controlled motoring world. All the car that most drivers really need.

[@anthonybelton-ford3124]

This is my new approach to cars I think. Currently have a accord 2.4, its smooth and nice but.... no space to open her up

[@joshinthecity]

Great review. Thank you for not putting annoying background music over the engine noise, in this, and you're other reviews 👍

[@peter58murray]

Wife has the line S model...keyless...heated seats and steering wheel..digital climate control..elec roof.....wireless phone charging ....spec is insane for a small car

[@kingken0460]

I have an 09 picanto and I think this would be an ideal upgrade. Really nice review

[@jamesralph5908]

I've been waiting for this car for 2 years now and I can't wait to get it, it's the perfect first car for me

[@ismet_sxv]

Yeah boii, keep it up with the POV's please. Good review as always

[@xconankunx4530]

POV is a good genre, nah sayin' 😏

[@tomlarsen2133]

This is an excellent review,, to the point that you've actually convinced me to look into actually getting one, that impressed with your review, my missis has just bought a 2019 Cerato which ain't really my cup of tea, but this little picanto would remind me of nutting it through the lanes of rural Surrey in me 81 Ford Fiesta XR2 , Fun, being the operative word..

[@debtempleton9424]

Great review and very informative. Thank you. I'm test driving an x model tomorrow although it's automatic.... hopefully it will be as much fun. Cheers, DEB T (NZ)

[@alanimals]

Excellent review my friend, tell it as it is.

[@Spaxxist]

Good thing is you can tune them to make 105kw pretty easily. The same engine is used in the Rio and cee'd and in some configurations it makes 95kw(or something) already. But it has been down tuned. I've seen a couple clips where it's on the Dyno and they say you can really see the system is trying hard to keep power under 75kw

[@peter58murray]

Wife just bought one yesterday and we pick it up this Saturday.....it’s pretty nippy for a 1.0.....

[@johnw2698]

i hope shes skinny

[@alanimals]

@@johnw2698 Well she won't be as fat as you that's for sure.

[@maxmorris9874]

Very good review, what would the insurance be like for a first time car (18 year old)? And also, how reliable are these 1.0L turbos because they're great engines?

[@leestockton9367]

It's called the GT-Line S in the UK which has 99 bhp and it's brilliant for zipping around our narrow, windy roads; and for darting in and out of traffic in town. A bit noisy on the motorway though owing to only having five years; but great, great fun

[@josefpoole]

Interesting what you say about the suspension etc. A few other reviews I've seen have stated that the GT in Aus comes with slightly stiffer suspension and slightly tuned steering. Would be good to know for sure though

[@weeksy68]

Great review 👍

[@limewhite71]

The stiffest springs available, tuning from the local Kia Australia suspension guru and a quicker map for the steering. All of this unique to the GT and, I believe, readily available information.

[@samuelcheng2u26]

Same number plate with my car😁. But i am using jazz for 3 years already. Consider of changing to this sporty picanto GT cause it look cool.

[@letsseeif]

X Line is about 7.6cms higher, hence the hilarious claim that it's a "Crossover" [ie. a cross over to a small SUV]. Personally, I'd love Kia to REALLY do a properly true jacked up micro X Line based on Picanto but built to look rugged like the slightly too wide Hyundai Venue.

[@jgfer8270]

Y LOVE this car,y use engine 1,25 ,, 4 cl,,84hp atmosferic 2gears 95k/h.. good strong brakes ,,good agility,,1year the use and perfect y from Spain

[@toml1652]

The scratchy plastic, where you can put your phone, has a wireless charger in the EU version and a rubber mat.

[@briangriffiths114]

In a couple of years time this will make a good replacement for my Renault Twingo GT which has a very similar power to weight ratio but is no longer sold here in the UK. I would guess the Picanto will do 0-100 Km/h in about 9.5 seconds or a little less in your performance tests. Very informative review, BTW.

[@vangestelwijnen]

Twingo 2 TCE GT- owner here too. Great little car. 125BHP/205Nm after remap. 955kg of fun. This Picanto needs a bit more oomph, but the quality is better. Nice little car.

[@sussex_reef559]

How do you find the twingo GT I'm torn between the two. What do you think?

[@briangriffiths114]

@@sussex_reef559 For avoidance of doubt, I own the Twingo GT 2014 0.9 Tce version with the 110 hp engine. The first three gears are very low and it accelerates up to 60 MPH as quickly as the Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6 I drove in the late 1980s. Handling is good and the traction control masks that it's a rear engined car. I find it great on a long run and the totally flat torque curve between 2,000 and 5,000 revs give it diesel like hill climbing ability whilst still returning 44 mpg. But I would defer to the mark 2 version as a proper warm hatch as it is ultimately faster and has better handling as it is front-engined.

[@MzwandileHarmans]

I saw the skeleton engine under that bonnet. Looks very light weight

[@hoju.namja.]

I have a Suzuki cappuccino. And I think I'll be buying one of theses soon.its a good car

[@zooks3894]

What about the new swift sport? That's a great car to.

[@hoju.namja.]

@@zooks3894 is the new swift a 3 cylinder or have a turbo. And the price of a swift it's up there for the turbo one

[@zooks3894]

@@hoju.namja. i was thinking of the sport version, but there is a big price difference. The picanto is a good city car and great value, plus its looks great.

[@hoju.namja.]

And I'm in to my 3cly cars I've had 2 miras one with a turbo and it was fast. And now I got my cappa and that is great

[@purple2275]

Power to weight ratio is pretty good. It barely weighs a ton!

[@jry.....why.1605]

Sounds interesting for me,1.0cc turbocharger is getting smile in my face. Well,..it not supercars,but it okay for me,..it like a delicious meal for myself.😀😀😀

[@TheRiderGuider]

Waiting for my 2023 astro grey - due December 2022 or January 2023. I'd argue for younger buyers this may not be seen as a hot hatch but for us petrol heads born in the late 60's or early 70's, our dream car was likely a Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6, which performance wise is not that far away from this, power to weight wise. All the red highlighting, alloys, fun handling etc amount to a hot hatch for us oldies. Oh and economy that's hard to beat if you just bimble. That's why I ordered. Plus it looks ace.

[@leestockton9367]

Peugeot 205 1.9 GTi, you could wheel spin it in fourth gear, there was so much power going to the front wheels! 😮

[@TheMitsos123]

How the reflect of the sun in front of the stearing weal goes throught your eyes?

[@SamSayaz]

Could definitely be modded up a bit and definitely turned into the hot hatch it needs to be

[@TheHayabusa09]

And with a simple and safe flash tune, you'll get outputs of 98Kws and 227 NM up from the standard, 74Kws and 180NM!

[@anthonybelton-ford3124]

Remap or tuning box?

[@TheHayabusa09]

@@anthonybelton-ford3124 Tuning box from the UK, although the '21 model doesn't have a wiring harness yet due to covid.

[@sugarnads]

If its a map pocket, how could the DRIVER reach if its behind HIM/HER. MAP POCKET IS correct on passenger side.

[@ivan73ivan73]

good car

[@4039byrne]

Love the fact he compared a picanto to a Clio RS 😆

[@francescoaufieroful]

The best car in the world

[@joshuaminke6629]

A stage 1 remap will get this running at 140hp, and 230nm. Bet it would be quite fun to drive with those numbers

[@gvtshorts2024]

Where do you get this done in Australia?

[@JerryYeo]

110km/h at only 2500rpm? wow

[@wellw7006]

Here in Brazil with is the worst possible place for car enthusiasts this car would be a fortune, about 80.000 reais

[@dookieday1]

In Europe you get this car with 140 hp go with the 1 litre engine.

[@danlugo4365]

I have that exact one (GT Line auto)

[@movo721]

Me too, the 1.0 GT turbo, it’s awesome.

[@VaporyAbyss]

Don't know why they didn't just give this the same tune in the Rio gt line. 88kw would've made this much more fun

[@PDriveTV]

Yes, great point. That would be perfect.

[@josefpoole]

Rio still have the same torque though ;) I'd say they've cheated a smidge and extended the redline on the Rio. Plus they've got that DCT to power and extra weight.

[@robertceroli3512]

Got a better idea they should have dropped the old 1.6 na they used in the Kia Rio and Hyundai used in the accent then it would have been a lot more fun and a serious warmmor hot hatch

[@helenpace9912]

Filming glare a factor here. Also, 1. is this the slightly elevated model and 2. does it have a Digital Speedo?

[@moisescalvo1692]

Will you do 0-100 test ?

[@PDriveTV]

Yes, it's already done. We just have to edit it together. Coming soon.

[@asdflux]

Head shot camera... Dizzy... And why not 1000cc 4 cylinder??

[@henrytoussaint7]

When's the 0-100 video coming? It's almost been a month!

[@PDriveTV]

It'll be the next video - later this week. Apologies for the delay. It's been a very busy month.

[@henrytoussaint7]

@@PDriveTV I've noticed, great job team!

[@PDriveTV]

Thanks. Video should be up in the next 24hrs or so.

[@rogerbourne4377]

0 to 100 kph is 9.9 seconds

[@henrytoussaint7]

@@rogerbourne4377 9.79 according to the channel.

[@rabidsminions2079]

This looks like the kind of car that Ali G would drive with the dof dof.

[@TheHayabusa09]

Also a shame that KIA Australia 'cheaped out' on some of the interior specs. Other markets get push button start, electric sunroof (great for our four seasons!) and heated seats and drivers only, cooled seat buttons placed ahead of the gear shift..instead we get 3, ugly blanked off bits.

[@anthonybelton-ford3124]

Its usually the other way around, here in the UK we never usually get the high spec options

[@osamehammadi9167]

❤👍😘KIA😘👍❤ Good car

[@TN_AU]

Not a complete review without the vrooom ssssss STU TU TU TU from the turbo. Would be nice if the turbo model came in a auto. The wife cant drive a manual so not a good option if she needs the car.

[@mohammadfaeez8664]

its 1.2 right?

[@PDriveTV]

1.0L turbo three-cylinder

[@elisano25]

Pls Touareg V8 TDI

[@HughesyTech]

My three door Hyundai getz from 2009 is longer in length than this Picanto haha That being said, this is a cute car

[@alexanderphiliphordern5802]

the engine is quite ticky tappy ive found, must be the unbalanced 3 cylinder

[@azharulkamil7551]

different with Malaysia's specs...

[@stanleyyeo9131]

We cannot get this model in Malaysia tho.. wish we could get that

[@Zim___]

It will cost a lot

[@larsk7708]

Horsepowers? How many?

[@TheSynecdoche]

74 kW. Horses don't exist anymore, in fact car salesmen are forbidden to quote HP in their documentation.

[@ctclothbagco]

100hp

[@hoju.namja.]

Did you really just stop in the middle of the road

[@PDriveTV]

It's a semi-private road with a dead end. There were no other cars.

[@disan9135]

This car would never sale in the USA. Subcompact cars are not popular.

[@rogerbourne4377]

You're wrong--they love it! Don't forget the US fell in love with the V.W Beetle in the 70's and 80's.

[@mehdi3520]

What about Chevrolet spark I heard it's a nice car and people love it

[@ashcosmo3854]

I see the point of these cars for young and old females but how any bloke can say they'd own one just confuses me. If you're interested in cars enough to buy the higher powered GT version how do you justify buying a car like this in the first place ?

[@tomlarsen2133]

Ash Cosmo hey you, I'm a fifty year old fella that's interested in this little car and I've had a lot of cars and the uniqueness of it is fantastic,, so your opinion is total rubbish, you don't know what you're talking about.

[@Cameron1411]

I'm 30, male, and I just bought one. Great fuel economy, 7yrs warranty and best car for the price point. Plus I wanted a manual, turbo is a bonus

[@NB_NB_NB]

you still loving the car? i'm thinking of buying one

[@sugarnads]

Not all of us need a car as a penis extension.

[@Cole_King]

75 kw with a turbo 😂😂😂

[@Skylda]

wtf. why kW, nobody need kW. just say it in HP....

[@sugarnads]

The whole world uses kw wanker

[@kxosdev]

how the hell ppl buy this cars, super insecure cars, they just get disappear in big accidents

[@madkidno]

Karol Arakelian that makes zero sense

[@utrak]

be a defensive and alert driver, and you'll likely never be in a major accident. I've been driving these mini cars for 20 years, hit a couple deer but that's it.

[@utrak]

@Awan Aseel correct, we only have polar bears and woolly mammoths

[@californialove4316]

What about SMART Moron