2009 Kia Rio5
Reviewers are on Positive Terms with the New Kia Rio5
The reviews are in for the new Kia Rio5 hatchback and overall the feelings are positive. What makes the Rio5 a steal is its long list of safety features that come standard, large cargo capacity, and nice seating features. The Rio5 seats five and can achieve between 27 MPG city and 35 MPG highway depending on the trim you buy. Each 2009 Rio5 is equipped with a 110 hp 1.6-liter DOHC 16-valve CVVT four-cylinder engine. U.S News Rankings and Reviews reports, "..the Rio5 is a great practical choice in its class for its generous cargo capacity, long powertrain warranty, and six standard air bags at a low price."
The exterior elements of the Kia Rio5 make it appealing in the eye of the viewer. Car and Driver comments, "..the five-door's added rear hatch, body-color spoiler, and 15-inch aluminum wheels give it downright sporty stance." It also comes standard with body-color exterior door handles, body-side moldings, clear-lens headlights, auto-off headlights, dual remote body-color outside mirrors, variable intermittent windshield wipers, a rear window defroster, tinted glass, and a roof-mounted mini-pole antenna.
The interior of the Rio5 has a high quality appearance and some nice amenities for the price which include an AM/FM/CD audio system with four speakers, a USB-auxiliary audio input jack, air conditioning, a tilt steering column, a tachometer, a center console, dual cupholders, a day/night interior rear-view mirror, dual sun visors with vanity mirrors, and a dome lamp with delay out. You'll also appreciate features like a front 12V power outlet, a cargo area lamp, an eight-way driver's seat height adjuster, a driver's seat fold-down armrest, convenient 60/40 split folding rear seats, and rear seat adjustable headrests. Of the front seats Kelley Blue Book said, "Front occupants get ample space on sufficiently cushioned, adequately supportive seats." Storage won't be a problem either because of the ample cargo room, which is 49.6 cubic feet with the seats up. The Los Angeles Times said, "You can even stuff a full-size mountain bike in the back."
The thing that has impressed reviewers the most about the 2009 Rio5 is its long list of safety features that come standard. U.S News Rankings and Reviews comments, "The Rio5 has been a reviewer favorite for being one of the first subcompacts to offer six air bags standard on all its trims." Besides the whole fleet of airbags, other notable safety features include front and rear 3-point seat belts, front seat-belt pretensioners with force limiters, height-adjustable front seat-belt anchors, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH), and a seat-belt warning lamp. The Rio5 also includes side-impact door beams, front and rear crumple zones, an impact-absorbing steering column and rear child safety door locks.
With comfort, fuel efficiency, and a long list of great safety features you can't go wrong with the 2009 Kia Rio5. Come test drive one today at !
