2017 Kia Picanto To Retain Single-Specification In Australia.

At its launch in 2016 the Kia Picanto arrived with a single specification and single price, with Kia using the model - already approaching its runout phase overseas - as a way of introducing the nameplate to Australian consumers before the all-new 2017 model.

With the second-generation Picanto having made its international debut at the Geneva Motor Show this week, Kia Australia has revealed that it will once again continue to offer the city car as a single-specification model, unlike its key rivals, Holden Spark and Mitsubishi Mirage, which are available in two model grades.

“We’re looking forward to the new model and it was a bit of a gamble launching Picanto in the fifth year of its lifecycle but it worked out well for us,” Damien Meredith, Hyundai Australia chief operating officer said in Geneva.

Although the Picanto will once again be sold in a single trim level from launch, the new model will be offered with automatic and manual variants - a first for the Picanto in Australia.