据最新报道，起亚第四代Rio将增加一款GT高性能版本，该车将成为福特嘉年华ST直接竞争车型。这款车将搭载一台1.6升四缸涡轮增压引擎，功率约为180马力。显然，这款将将与标准版GT基于相同全新平台，而标准版车型的重量将大幅降低。从先前拍到的第四代Rio谍照看，新车外观进行了改款，车身尺寸很可能增加。而车辆内装将有“大幅跃升”，预计将采用更好材质内饰和最新开发的信息娱乐系统。起亚将于2017年发布GT量产版车型。

 

Kia Rio GT due 2018 with 180-hp 1.6-liter engine

The next-generation Kia Rio is set to spawn a performance derivative if we were to believe a new report coming from UK.

 

Less than a week ago we saw the very first batch of spy images with Kia’s upcoming fourth-gen Rio supermini and now it seems the model will also be offered in a hotter “GT” version. It’s being envisioned as a direct adversary for the Ford Fiesta ST and according to the report it will utilize a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine.

 

The motor is already available in Kia’s lineup in a couple of states of tune and is expected to have approximately 180 horsepower in the Rio GT (name not confirmed). The model will obviously be based on the upcoming regular Rio, so it will ride on an entirely new platform that will come with a significant weight loss.

 

Those spy photos we shared showed a modified body shape and most likely an increased size. As for the interior, a company insider says it will be a “quantum leap”, so expect better materials and the latest developments in infotainment.

 

The spicier Rio won’t be Kia’s only new GT-badged model as the company has already announced its intentions of launching the Optima GT later this year. Moreover, a production version of the rear-wheel drive GT concept is mooted for a 2017 launch and will be a halo model for Kia’s GT-branded cars.