Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi
The South Korean built, Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi Diesel is another car we could be seeing in the U.S. within the next couple years. Its gets a combined city/hwy of 60.1mpg. 110 Horsepower and 173lb-ft of torque. I talked to a Manager at a local Kia dealership, and he said, “We would sell Diesel Rios and Spectras all day long if they would send them over to us”. The current Rio sold in the U.S is the 1.6 gasoline engine, that get’s at best 36mpg on the highway. To get more information on the Euro Kia Rio 1.5 CRDi check out yahoo.com.
