2024 Kia Picanto Overview:
The engine is 1.2-litre flat V4 producing 62kW and 122Nm mated with four-speed automatic transmission.
Comes with halogen projector headlights, 14-inch alloy wheels, power-folding door mirrors, and an instrument cluster with digital readouts.
2024 Kia PIcanto has dusk-sensing headlights with auto high beam, fabric seat trim, leather-look steering wheel and gear-lever wrap, an 8.0-inch infotainment system, and power windows.
Storage capacity in 2024 Kia Picanto
Storage space is fairly good, and the center stack is configured in such a way as to offer lots of 'chuck in' slots for keys, wallets, phones, etc.
The rear seats offer a 60:40 folding function to expand boot space.
It has 255 liters of cargo space, or up to 1010L once they're folded.
The 8.0-inch infotainment display is decent. It packs in AM/FM radio, Bluetooth, smartphone mirroring, Android connect, Apple CarPlay and six speakers.
What safety technology does the Kia Picanto 2024 have?
The updated safety equipment provides some extra protection, with things like forward collision warning and autonomous emergency braking, six airbags, stability control, and hill-start assist carried over from before.
New for 2024 are lane-keep and lane-follow assist, driver attention warning, lead vehicle alert, safe-exit warning so you don’t open a door into oncoming traffic or cyclists, a reminder to check for back seat occupants, plus blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert that can brake to avoid a collision.
It feels a little fancy for one of the cheapest cars on the market to be able to steer its way through bends in the road and stay within lane markings. It works well, but on the other hand features like speed sign recognition aren't fitted, so Kia has tried to update the Picanto, though perhaps not as comprehensively as if it were an all-new model.
The rear-view camera gives a good view behind, and provides 'dynamic' guidelines that steer as you do to make lining up a tight space a breeze. Rear-park sensors are standard, but front sensors aren't available.