Kia Morning

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Kia Morning/Picanto

Manufacturer	Kia Motors
Parent company	Hyundai Kia Automotive Group
Also called	Kia Morning Kia Picanto Kia EuroStar Naza Suria
Production	2004–present
Assembly	Seosan, South Korea
Predecessor	Kia Visto
Class	City car
Body style(s)	5-door hatchback
Layout	FF layout
Engine(s)	1.0L Epsilon I4 1.1L Epsilon I4 1.1L U I3 Turbodiesel
Transmission(s)	4-speed automatic 5-speed manual

The Kia Morning, known as the Kia Picanto in export markets (except in Chile, where it is badged with its original name and Taiwan where it is known as the Kia EuroStar), Kia New Morning in Vietnam and the Naza Suria in Malaysia, is a low cost city car produced in South Korea by Kia Motors (internal model index SA).

The Morning/Picanto is based on a shortened platform of the Hyundai Getz. It is available with either 1.0 or 1.1 L petrol engines. A 3-cylinder diesel engine (based on the Kia Cerato's 1.5 CRD four-cylinder unit), with direct injection and a variable geometry turbocharger, has been available in the European market since Spring 04, with power reaching 75 PS (55 kW). The Morning is 3,495 mm (137.6 in) long with a five-door hatchback body. Automatic gearboxes are optional in the petrol units.

To increase its appeal in the European market, the Morning/Picanto is equipped with such features as CD Player (that enables MP1, 2 and 3 audio playback), air conditioning, front and patented rear electric windows, remote central locking, and electric mirrors. These features were advertised in a short-lived ad campaign starring Marcus Gronholm.

A locally assembled version of the Kia Picanto is sold in Malaysia under the Naza badge, as the Naza Suria.

A locally assembled version of the Kia Morning is sold in Vietnam under the Kia New Morning badge, as the Thaco – Kia NEW MORNING.

The Picanto model in Europe was altered slightly in late 2007. Among the minor changes were the light clusters (front and rear), and for the UK market, the indicator stalk was switched to the other side.

For 2010, the Kia Picanto will receive some minor changes to its interior and exterior and will be on sales for the Korean market.2010 Kia Picanto

[edit] Safety

In its EuroNCAP crash tests, the Picanto earned three out of five stars for its adult occupant safety rating and four out of five for children occupant safety.

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kia Picanto

• Kia Morning
• Kia Picanto
• Kia's UK picanto website
• Unofficial UK Picanto website
• Naza Suria
• Unofficial Chile Morning/Picanto website

v • d • e Kia Motors, a division of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, road car timeline, 1990s–present
Type	1990s										2000s
	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
City											Visto					Morning/Picanto
Subcompact	Pride
					Avella						Rio						Rio/Pride
Compact																		cee'd
					Sephia/Mentor						Spectra/Shuma					Spectra5/Cerato				Forte/Cerato
					Sephia/Mentor					Sephia/Mentor			Spectra/Shuma			Spectra/Cerato				Forte/Cerato
	Capital
Mid-size	Concord						Clarus/Credos					Optima/Magentis					Optima/Magentis
																Lotze (Korea)
Full-size			Potentia
									Enterprise						Opirus/Amanti
Sports car							Elan
Compact SUV					Sportage											Sportage
SUV														Sorento
																			Mohave/Borrego
Compact MPV										Carens			Carens					Carens/Rondo
										Joice/Carstar										Soul
Minivan										Carnival & Sedona							Carnival & Sedona
Pickup truck								Bongo Frontier				Bongo Frontier				Bongo III
Bus											Granbird								Granbird