Kia picanto 1.0 auto

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Wed 15 Jun 2022 21:51
Kia picanto 1.0 auto - daveyK_UK
Anyone know what type of automatic gearbox is in the current Kia picanto 1.0 petrol?

The Honest John review is out of date and only refers to the earlier 1.25 engine which is no longer sold
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Wed 15 Jun 2022 23:17
Kia picanto 1.0 auto - Adampr

The Picanto brochure refers to 'five speed amt', which I would take to mean automated manual.

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Thu 16 Jun 2022 06:29
Kia picanto 1.0 auto - badbusdriver

It is a single clutch automated manual, and if the one in our Suzuki Ignis is representative of the breed, really wants avoiding.

If you are driving fairly gently, not too much of a problem. But if you try to drive a bit faster (esp on a twisty road), if you try to overtake, if you try to negotiate a multi story car park, parking manoeuvres etc, you will soon discover the shortcomings!. Not too bad if you take manual control of the shifts, but that kind of defeats the point of an auto.

So if you really fancy an auto Picanto, I'd suggest going for a late 1.2 with the old T/C auto.

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Thu 16 Jun 2022 21:30
Kia picanto 1.0 auto - daveyK_UK
What a shame

Thank you for the replies
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