Vehicle
Kia Picanto
The city car, sold as Morning in Korea. Kappa three- and four-cylinder engines; about as simple as a modern OBD-II car gets.
Generations
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SA 2004–2011
Sold as the Morning in Korea; about as simple as a modern OBD-II car gets.
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Platform
- Hyundai SA
- Engines
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- 1.0 three-cylinder — EPSILON · petrol · 45–51 kW (60–68 hp) · 86–95 Nm (63–70 lb-ft)
- 1.1 Epsilon — petrol · 48 kW (64 hp) · 97 Nm (72 lb-ft)
- 1.1 CRDi three-cylinder — diesel · 55 kW (74 hp) · 153 Nm (113 lb-ft)
- 1.2 — petrol · 62–63 kW (83–84 hp)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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TA 2011–2017
Kappa three- and four-cylinder engines.
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Platform
- Hyundai TA
- Engines
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- 1.0 three-cylinder — KAPPA · petrol · 48–51 kW (64–68 hp) · 95 Nm (70 lb-ft)
- 1.2 Kappa — petrol · 61–63 kW (82–84 hp) · 120 Nm (89 lb-ft)
- 1.25 — petrol
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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JA 2017–present
A turbocharged three-cylinder joins the range.
- Body styles
- Hatchback
- Platform
- Hyundai JA
- Engines
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- 1.0 three-cylinder — KAPPA · petrol · 49 kW (66 hp) · 96–98 Nm (71–72 lb-ft)
- 1.2 Kappa — petrol · 61–62 kW (82–83 hp) · 120–122 Nm (89–90 lb-ft)
- 1.0 turbo GDi three-cylinder — petrol · 74 kW (99 hp) · 172–175 Nm (127–129 lb-ft)
- 1.25 — petrol
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 5-speed automated manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
Service information
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