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Kia has dropped the first official images and details of the  new generation Picanto , which is set to celebrate its premiere in a couple of months, during the 2017 Geneva Motor Show.  Penned by the brand's design centers in Frankfurt, Germany and Namyang, South Korea, the small hatch  comes with new looks  and a 15 mm (0.59 in) longer wheelbase, which now spans 2,400 mm (94 in), while maintaining the same length as its predecessor at 3,595 mm (141.5 in).  The color palette is said to be "more vibrant than ever" and the cabin  has been reworked too , adding the latest technology features, a new touchscreen infotainment system with a floating design, automatic climate control, a multifunction steering wheel, heated front seats, AUX and USB ports, leather seats with contrast stitching and others, available either as  standard or optional .  Besides the added tech, Kia also states that the cabin and cargo space of the  all-new Picanto  i...

Introduced back in 2011, the current  Kia Picanto  is about due for replacement. We've been  expecting it  for some time now, and now we know what it will look like. The  Picanto  is now gearing up to enter its third generation and will undoubtedly emerge as a marked improvement over the model it replaces. Stylistically, it will incorporate the Korean automaker's latest design language into a compact form – including some red accents and flared wheel arches to give it the look of a hot hatch, even if it only offers tiny 1.0-1.2-liter engines not even capable of mustering a hundred horsepower. Despite its “characteristically compact dimensions” and low price point, we can expect the new Picanto to feature the latest infotainment and safety technologies that the Hyundai Motor Group has to offer. Kia says it will be revealed early in 2017, but, with the  Rio  currently being its most compact model in the U.S., we wouldn't expect to see the new cit...

An image revealing the overhauled front fascia of the next-generation Kia  Picanto  city car has leaked online before the vehicle's early 2017 debut. Uncovered by  Kia-World , the image reveals that the new Picanto will take obvious design inspiration from the  updated Kia Rio . As such, it features a massive blacked-out lower front grille and an additional, much thinner, grille extending between the base of both headlights. Additionally, this image reveals that the 2017 Picanto adopts almost identical fog light clusters as the Rio, albeit with square lights rather than the circular ones of the Rio.  Beyond the front end, there's not much else to say about the design of the new model as  prototypes  have only been snapped bathed in thick camouflage and body cladding.  When it launches, there's a strong possibility the 2017 Picanto will be offered exclusively as a 5-door hatchback and arrive with an updated version of the 1.0-liter petrol engine...