Kia Rio - Pictures

The facelifted Kia Rio was Kia's first move away from the bottom end of the market, towards a competitive product.

The Kia Rio starts from just over £10,000, making it good value.

The Kia Rio's interior looks smart and is of decent quality, especially compared to Kia's of old.

The Kia Rio is quite roomy inside, with good head and legroom front and back.

The 2015 facelift bought with it the SR7 trim, intended to add styling features without pushing the price up too much.

Trim levels go up to a 4 specification which brings with it LED daytime running lights, automatic headlights and touchscreen sat-nav as well as leather trim.

The Kia Rio drives and handles acceptably well - but it's no match for a Ford Fiesta when it comes to fun.

Ride comfort is good but cars with larger alloy wheels tend to be quite stiff and thumpy.

The Kia Rio hasn't yet got a small turbocharged engine like Ford's Ecoboost, meaning economy is only average from the petrols.

However for the best fuel economy head for the 1.1 litre diesel - it returns 85.6mpg.

Boot space in the Rio is on par with a Fiesta, but nothing special.

The driving position has plenty of head and legroom and the steering wheel has reach and rake adjustment on all but the entry level cars.

This is the best-built Kia yet - and interior quality is the equal of a Hyundai i20 or Vauxhall Corsa.

Kia's 7-year/100,000 mile warranty is still the best on the market and is transferrable to the next owner of the car should it be sold.