Kia Picanto 2019 review: X-Line

The Kia Picanto sounds fun, right? And it looks fun too. A very small car that has competitors like the Mitsubishi Mirage and Fiat 500, it doesn’t exactly scream family car. But if you’ve already got one larger car, the Picanto could potentially be a second runaround. You know, the back up, when you really need something to get from A to B with.
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[@darrell3O87OO]

It's not designed as a family car. It's a city car, a young person's first car, an excellent 'L' learner's car, or an elder's downsizing car for bingo and the pokies.

[@nicholastahan7670]

Could be a prize at bingo. Beats the meat tray.

[@realjohnboxall]

When I was a child, my mother had a Moke with a back seat bolted in. The Picanto is fine for you and your kids.

[@rameez328]

people are stupid and fussy these days.....

[@MichaelSmith-kr9qw]

@@rameez328 Isn't that the truth ! I can remember sitting on my Dads lap driving in our car with no seat belts on or riding in the back of our station wagon or even riding in the back of a pickup truck across the United States...California to Florida times have changed but it weeded out the weak.

[@wesley3545]

I will agree the car will be fine as well. The video is Australian made, the safety rule and mindset of Australians are a little over the top. I was like "wtf" almost all the time when I was driving there.

[@gregburville3368]

And the kids always whining about no air conditioning vents in the rear.. Waa Waa Waa Waa

[@urabusliberty9258]

Ok boomer

[@dariopaolini7748]

So much wrong in this review. How did Kia agree for their micro car to be featured in a family car review series? Why does the reviewer think that small = unsafe? As others have said, in days not too long ago many of us put up with much worse as our 'family cars' and in other parts of the world this is actually a great family car.

[@Prasius]

Dario Paolini - agreed, anyone who equates modern small cars with lack of safety is only showing their own ignorance.

[@rogerbourne4377]

So easy to park she says as she parks in a space you could fit THREE articulated lorries!

[@SuperMan-em7nh]

Lol

[@rotoehu9266]

I appreciate you were open that your opinion was subjective, but it is a theme in this series when you drive smaller, compact cars - they aren’t for you and your family (fair enough). But I’d suggest these types of cars should be tested by someone else at Carsguide who doesn’t have such a fundamental objection - the conclusions would have more value.

[@wesley3545]

Her video was about family and driving around as a family. Her review is actually quite accurate to the theme of the video.

[@gregburville3368]

I'm waiting for her seven day review of an MX5, where her kids give it 0/10 because they had to stay home all week.

[@wesley3545]

MX5 will probably not be reviewed as family car. HAHAHAHA funny tho

[@carsguide]

Thanks for the feedback, but you might be surprised how much Nedahl likes some smaller cars - stay tuned for more reviews coming soon.

[@StevieCooper]

I have the original 2017 version picanto and it’s amazing! It’s just me so I don’t need a lot of space. I can stow my phone away and safely send instructions to Siri via voice commands. The reverse camera is amazing. The warranty is HUGE and servicing is cheap. I LOVE this car. It’s not fancy, but Apple car play standard is just astounding. First Kia I’ve bought and I always recommend them. My parents now both own Kias, a picanto and sorento. Value for money +++

[@azad_siddik]

Value for money....... Hell yeah

[@lukuscannon9697]

My cousins daughter purchased one of these about 12 months ago and she does weekend country driving about 300 km round trip and she said she absolutely loves it on the highway but she is a single person obviously

[@bluerose19ll]

This is my little family car and I love it.

[@MrBenHaynes]

"I don't feel safe with my kids in the back" says Nedahl. This is why there are so many lumbering, gas guzzling Range Rovers and Land Bruisers being used to tote the kids about. Shamefully inefficient and environmentally reprehensible. In many asian countries, a Corolla is a big family car (and not just for economic reasons). Don't get me started on the scourge of the diesel dual cab ute being used as predominantly town cars. Other than my first comment, I enjoyed the review. Thanks.

[@michaelallen3918]

@@cretsiah2 actually your Prado comes in at 2073 kg. Toyota's specs not mine. Land cruiser is about 2800kg empty

[@HuntaKiller91]

My wife loves this car..really good in cramp city environment,might look into this car once discounts goes to $10k

[@rarrpss7878]

A family car can be any car. It does not need to be a sedan, SUV, etc. Depends on each individual person. Keep in mind that those cars we call small, such as Toyota Corolla, have grown a lot in size. Same goes for city cars. Even crash test certification authorities do not test any cars for rear end crashes. Even if they do it, it is only for to check if there is any fuel leakage.

[@fivish]

I downsized from a 520D to a Picanto 3 automatic. Its great for town and motorway. Does 37 mpg. The blue ( no extra cost colour) is for the over 80's women drivers! Go black or white if under 80 years old. The reviewer is so wrong on everything she said. And its small car of the year, beating VW, Toyota, Citroen , Peugeot, Suzuki, Fiat, Hyundai etc.

[@carebear8655]

I’m young and love the sky blue colour. I think it’s a lot cuter than boring and basic colours like black or white

[@zapher007]

Things don’t add up. She said her and her husband only just fit in and her kids didn’t like the back as it was cramped. I’ve travelled in one of these and I’m 6 foot 3 and sat comfortably in the back behind a 6 foot 1 driver. Then she said she has a pram for her kids. If they are so tall why does she need a pram for them? And who puts a 5 and 7 year old in a pram anyway???

[@rogerbourne4377]

I woke up screaming. I had a dream I married her over night in a casino in Las Vegas.

[@danlugo4365]

I have one, you wouldn't even fit a pram in the back. She made this entire review up on the spot.

[@bayleydavis5553]

3:31 It's on three wheels turning slowly into a shallow corner jesus take the wheel!😂

[@msgeen]

omg I never thought a 11 month old comment would make me laugh so hard 😂😂😂😂😂

[@joelcarterramadge183]

I’ve been scrolling to find one even after 4 years

[@lucasdimond5968]

I've got the 2020 version X line, I use it 100 miles a day for college so I find it's pretty good on the open road

[@anthonywalsh2520]

Would have been nice as you keep comparing it to what you normally drive to tell us the make and model of your normal drive.

[@HoofHearted2DAY]

Yeh when comparing to other options I'd probably consider something else for a 'family' car, especially when you can get something like a used I30 or Corolla for the same price. I don't have kids but I can only imagine the feeling of 'what if' that would always linger in the back of your mind - rear endings do happen, it's happened to me twice by distracted drivers & it's been by chance that my small old cars at the time had strong structural mounted towbars! I used to work with these little things at the shipping yard & can tell you they're actually a decent car for the money as a new proposition, when you consider the ridiculously confident warranty & low running costs.

[@josefpoole]

I'm not sure which state you are in but in NSW, as far as I can remember, your phone has to be in a cradle or away ie not loose within the vehicle like you've advertised doing. So perhaps instead of worrying about family safety maybe look at driver safety to prevent those accidents.

[@GregTyson]

Very annoying reviewer - please consider less narcissistic characters for your reviews - will give your channel more cred.

[@fivish]

A very bad review given that its car of the year!

[@danlugo4365]

You are a car reviewer and you didn't think 4 people would fit? Seriously?

[@IBY-zx2jp]

I still don't understand the difference between the GTline and the Xline, they both look the same, and made in the same year 🤔

[@stickers8447]

Maybe you could review the GT2 RS next and put the kids.. oh wait... not everything is a “family car”

[@varahn87]

Not really a review , just her opinions

[@letsseeif]

This is where Hyundai should use the original GETZ as a template (the exact dimensions and shape) and rebuild it with all the safety tech & extra airbags to get an 5starANCAP rating. If you're a vigilant driver, you'll see GETZ's every time you go out (posh suburbs included). We should know. We've driven an '03 2 door GETZ all over Australia & in those years, total costs being two light globes, one set of 'recommended' 185 tyres & annual service. Ideal as a town & shopping car, my young teen g'kids fit back fine & boot is ideal! Our primary car is larger, and whilst we can afford 'Euro' badges, experience had us opt for another Hyundai. ps. we still punt the GETZ around Melbourne. The Picanto looks slightly more vulnerable than the GETZ & I'm not sure why. Maybe width or perhaps they've no access to the perfect light car mould that was (& still is) the Getz.

[@jamie74gemini87]

Nope, said second run around car too many times for my liking. Back to ya SUV it’s clearly where you feel safest.

[@ruzzelladrian907]

That's a really cute car.

[@cyclingjase]

Why are you reviewing a micro car as a family car?

[@carsguide]

Because not everyone wants/needs a big car, and many can't afford one but still want a strong ownership plan and good standard inclusions. Cars like the Picanto can be family cars, even if they're not the first choice for many people. Cheers Matt

[@danlugo4365]

@@carsguide Sorry Matt but that's nonsense. The Cerato can be gotten for 19,990 drive away. Nobody has to buy this as a family car, it makes no logical sense whatsoever.

[@misterhamez]

can you review a swift as a luxury car next week? seems to be the deluded theme of your reviews

[@dariopaolini7748]

😂😂😂

[@carsguide]

Let us see what we can arrange.

[@SuperTorquemaster]

At least it has a bigger boot than the Corolla !

[@Memoboutique]

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@letsseeif]

Nadahl. I'd really appreciate if you probably with the CarsGuide Reviewing Crew could do a Light/Micro car comparison between (as you say) the main competitors such as the 'Kia Picanto, Suzuki ignis, Fiat 500', Toyota Yaris, and the Mitsubishi Mirage (& other v smalls, such as VW Polo, Honda Jazz, BMW 'Mini' & even v small SUV, the Hyundai Venue). I hold that as our cities get bigger and denser, there'll soon be a revival of this largely neglected sector. Such cars were around in past years & the trend of auto makers to annually enlarge the size of each model, sees, for instance, the small car category 'C' encroach on mid size vehicles. An addition is 'affordability'. Some of these very little cars will be eminently affordable eg. first car buyers, older 'pensioner' shoppers, & 'cashed up' inner city types, the latter category being those who want 'tiny' but can afford 'premium' too. The lesson is that of changing mini car buyer demographics where very small/micros won't always be cheap & cheerful & indeed, may be similarly sized as Mico/Light but 'Premium' too.

[@letsseeif]

Did anyone reply. No.

[@azad_siddik]

Not feeling safe with my kids in the back ......😒 Gonna participate in a death race or what 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@omallezo]

She just doesn’t like small cars then?

[@vagosxou]

Change the title to a mother's review

[@coops6621]

Christ, does she normally smoke round in a chieftain tank?

[@farhansaleem7049]

Nice car

[@melcanuck5951]

5:40 ... point noted but...does any of the Picanto's rivals - listed above: Fiat 500, Mirage - offer more security? I doubt it. Not a convincing review. Like saying a bicycle has only 2 wheels! (when I want 4)

[@silcosilva]

Did the wheel just 'hop' at 3:31..? Anyway, in Asia, these are used as a family car, lugging 4 to 5 teenagers and/or adults at most time... Body structure wise, it should be okay as the passenger cabin has been designed to cocoon impacts, though one thing I also dislike about small hatchbacks and MPVs are the small distance between the rear/last row seats and the tailgate, the small bumpers on these also doesn't do any justice to take on even small impacts... No 1.0L turbo engine available there in Australia..?

[@carsguide]

There is a 1.0L turbo with a manual transmission in the GT model

[@jl4260]

This lady gives me major SUV soccer mum vibes, so of course she's not going to like it lol. But at the end of the day I don't think anyone is using a Kia Picanto as a family car to begin with. I live in the inner city and have no off street parking, so I'm looking for a compact vehicle to zip around in that's easy to park and economical on fuel. I'm the target consumer for a micro car like this. To be fair on her, they shouldn't have given her this car as part of a "family guide".

[@justindividual7496]

What is the fuel consumption in city?

[@johnd3982]

Good reliable car but had to replace all brakes and rotors at 50000 km at a huge cost. Just the front brakes are over 800 dollars au. Never replaced rotors on any cars at such low km, Kia needs to improve this. This is a deal breaker for me if I had to buy another Kia.

[@RufNek21]

Looking at the latest brochure, it looks like the xline was removed from the picanto lineup?

[@bennyboost]

It has been removed. As has the GT. Only got Standard & GT line now.

[@anujchandkapoor]

The way you are driving you shouldn't be allowed to drive children in any car. Its euro NCAP rating 4 and 5 in Australia, What more do you want from a car. People owning BMW's and Mercs should not review small cars for normal people.

[@letsseeif]

I get your drift. I'm not knocking Nedahl but I'm sure she's more familiar with larger vehicles. After all, like my sons in law, her very tall husband needs one. And as for the BMW's & Mercs you mentioned, they're for the rich, not for we 'invisible others' the conservatives only ever care about at election time.

[@urabusliberty9258]

3:31 the rear wheel lifted up

[@jannipakos1614]

Wonderful tiny Car 😎👍🙏😎😘🤗🍀🌹

[@XQoozMii]

Looks like the Performance Blue from the i30N. Threw me off for a second!

[@johnduffy500i]

Anyone else find it odd that it cocked a wheel when she turned left?

[@letsseeif]

Surely the Picanto X Line is slightly tallerthan it's brethren ((I think 1.5cms not much :-) ) but it's worth mentioning.

[@Megijamarta]

How did she get her parking licence if she can’t park in parking spot for 1 car not 3 ?🧐

[@genelakenetau]

3.32 on 3 wheels. Good effort.

[@leocogin7049]

I have to ask - why ask someone who clearly does not want this kind of car to review this kind of car if they cannot come at the review with an objective mind? I'm looking for a small car - I'd like a review from someone who is reviewing a small car fairly as a small car.

[@GhostsnGoblins]

OK I have owned the kia picanto gt for just over 12 months and its quick and cheap for the class but there has been some warranty issues. The a/c has stopped cooling twice, the car some times wont accurate i have to take my foot of the pedal and then it will accurate, I have had all the yellow aeb and abs lights come on and the brake lights stay on I have to put my foot under the pedal and bring it forward to turn them off. Other then that its a great car what can you expect for the car its cheap and fast I am sort of happy with the car. The car has done 11000km's.

[@nightstorm9128]

She said her 5 year olds knees were squashed in the back.....well in this picture she has plenty of knee room in the back....her 5 year old must be over 6 feet tall if he can't fit in this car......he must suffer from gigantism....

[@tk4270]

Does this come in a fully automatic version.

[@starwater9828]

Yep, it does

[@loveyouforlife]

Why does she keep going on about not feeling like her family will be safe - then goes on to say she imagines a vehicle smashing into the back of it with her kids in there?! What is wrong with you lady?! Absolutely bogus and biased review!

[@akimalu]

Please review toyota tarago

[@fivish]

The Aygo is ugly and has almost no boot.

[@toi3213]

Dont do another review.

[@ronaldoroda403]

0:07, oh no you dooont! ;p

[@ercushkakulmetov7458]

how many cylinders?

[@zeeshan_engineering_services]

Four cylinder engine 1.25 liter Xline

[@buttbuttyao]

4:31 failed to stop at the stop line! $$$ fine pls

[@richardsoos8902]

The speakers are of marginal quality. I replaced my speaker and amplifiers. To the sound system installer's surprise, each of the 4 speakers was just 4 inches diameter, where 6 inches is the norm. Also, there were No front tweeters. Anyhow, with the sound upgrade the car is cool. The installer also said he was surprised at how well the panels fit together, rather than being gappy and bolted together.

[@sunilayya8948]

Pay a bit more and get a swift instead. You are worth it!

[@osamehammadi9167]

❤👍KIA👍❤

[@jctv7334]

fiat 500? rmz city confirmed

[@MuzikAficionado]

Its a cutie whose design seems to be copied from and improvised upon the front body of Toyota iQ, but apart from that and its seating, I wonder how does it beat iQ.

[@fivish]

It has 3 more seats for starters.

[@MuzikAficionado]

@@fivish haha! IQ has 4 despite its size ;-)

[@periklisdrinias4177]

Πολύ όμορφο !!

[@6BRENO6]

Not everyone has kids though ...

[@Tdawgg.]

To those who are hating on this chick in the comments, where’s your review? Thanks 😚

[@hl8685]

Its reviewers like you that prevent channels to grow.

[@carsguide]

Actually, we're up 10,000 subscribers this year, and Nedahl's reviews punch above their weight in terms of views, comments and engagement. Cheers, Matt

[@hashemeshanouq7351]

Civic ride fair

[@johncarr9375]

Just to let her know, I’m one of the peasants who’s getting one of these. I don’t have kids. I don’t like kids. Sorry she had to slum it to do the review. Bah

[@Prasius]

I care or need specific details about your family. Just review the bloody car.

[@TheAshishDdaviddShow]

Hahahahaha

[@dondont2033]

Hot!!! You look like someone that can take big ones!!!😁

[@jh-a7167]

Don Don't lol 😂 the comment sections

[@francescoaufieroful]

What a beautiful car! What a beautiful girl!

[@amc1156]

辣妹配辣車

[@SUBKBA]

Soo pretty u & u voice

[@jawl1997]

The Most Gorgeous lady i ever seen

[@Rehash84]

She is unbearable.

[@callumbalodis1760]

Complete Junk, plastic everywhere. It’ll be 4-5K in 3-4 years and 80,000K on it.

[@rogerbourne4377]

I think your comment is aimed at the VW UP isn't it?

[@jh-a7167]

roger bourne boom 💥 haha

[@callumbalodis1760]

Fiat 500 are better quality and safer.

[@rogerbourne4377]

Are you Kidding?? I had one SO UNRELIABLE !! Get rid before it kills you.

[@danlugo4365]

Italian vehicles are absolute rubbish. The resale on them is nonexistent

[@fivish]

The 500 is much smaller and has no boot. And its a Fiat!!!

[@catherinewilson3880]

Lol, you're kidding right? Or do you work for a Fiat dealership?

[@colinbennet2367]

Just another woman doing a mans job. Not a good reviewer too opinionated to her needs. Would not watch any video she presented again.