once every now and again in nature there's a mass extinction event this
isn't just true for us fleshy organics it's true in the car market as well but
one mass extinction event that nobody's talking about and possibly might not
even care about is the micro car apocalypse cars like this Picanto are
dropping off like flies the Holden spark dead
the Volkswagen up murdered the Nissan Micra eliminated but not only does the
Picanto survive it's multiplying with care adding this GT line variant to the
top of its range so what are they thinking is this the car that can even
justify its existence I have five reasons why it just might the focus of
the GT line is largely on its stylistic tweaks over the standard Picanto looks
are always subjective but the sci-fi style of the GT line presents a
legitimate alternative to those not enamored with the classic looks of the
Fiat 500 or the somewhat awkward looks of the MG 3 or Mitsubishi Mirage
slightly less subjective additions include these LED light clusters which
are a major value add and this very aggressive body kit the trouble with it
is though while you might fancy the look it has a habit of scraping on just about
everything now just like all Picantos is this one is
your best but in the city and to prove it I'm gonna park in this parking spot
now we've walked out the length of the care before it's about three and a bit
paces long and this spot is just four one two three four one two
OOP three and a little bit piece of cake this car is like a glass house
visibility is fantastic it's also equipped with both parking sensors and
the excellent reversing camera from other Kia models you can park pretty
much anywhere okay that's pretty good what do you reckon or I reckon we're in that
spot even the base Picanto is as well equipped as its Big Brother the Rio and
I recently raved about how good the multimedia in that car was it has a
massive 7-inch touchscreen it's really well laid out and quick to react to
inputs plus it has apple carplay and android auto you won't get anywhere near
as good a system in any other car at this end of the price scale now every
time we test a Kia we drone on about the seven-year warranty almost ad nauseam
but to be honest no car in this category can come anywhere close that warranty
expires in 2025 top marks now the Picanto may only have four ANCAP
safety stars but it's the only car in this segment that's been tested to the
current more stringent safety standards it's still impressive that they've
managed to put aeb in a car this small and especially at this price
and it's a feature most suited to this cars natural habitats of tight city
streets before we wrap up there are some negatives you should be aware of firstly
you may have noticed that the good tech features like aeb and the seven-inch
touchscreen are also available on the base Picanto also at this price you
could reasonably cross shop this car with the Mazda 2 neo with aeb
standard or the Kia Rio which is a whole size up to sum up the top 5 reasons you
should consider a Kia Picanto GT line include the unique styling the ideal
design for the city the top in-class multimedia and warranty and the fact
that aeb is standard
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how small is too small could you live with the Picanto or do you need
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