Korea: Kia releases Pride/Rio Facelift

The Kia Rio/Pride gets a facelift for the 2010 year model. These stylish updates enhance the interior and bring a new front facade design. We finally get to see the first batch of 2010 Kia Rio images, after a long wait. The current Kia Rio has been on the market since 2005 and is known in South Korea as the Kia Pride. Almost four years after being introduced, the B-segment Rio needed and gets a facelift.

For the Kia Rio 2010, many upgrades and changes are made on both the inside and outside of the car. Sheet metal updates gives us a new front fascia with a different signature grille and bumper. The redesigned bumper that improves air-intake, combined with newer fog-lights, and the H-shaped Kia signature grille gives the 2010 model more character, as well as a more distinctive look on the interior. The exterior setup is similar to the latest Kia offerings and is more attractive.

The Kia Rio is similar to the 2010 Kia cee’d, which will also receive a stylish change for the following model year. The interior, the Kia Rio received a revised center stack, which included new controls and upgraded audio with a Bluetooth connection. It also boasts new gauges on the instrument panel, as well as a new design for the steering wheel.

[Source: Kia]

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