BASED on the Rio, the Stonic is Kia’s tackle a jacked-up metropolis automobile designed to profit from the continuing SUV craze sweeping not solely throughout Australia, however the remainder of the world too.
Slotting in beneath the Seltos, the Stonic shares its underpinnings and drivetrains with the Rio however throws in a loftier trip top, barely greater dimensions all spherical and a few more durable, extra rugged SUV styling cues.
On that final observe, we predict the Stonic appears to be like nice; totally different sufficient to the Rio that they gained’t be confused for each other however nonetheless with some clear household resemblance.
Priced from $22,990 driveaway, Kia Australia is providing 5 Stonic variants throughout three trim ranges, with the vary topping out at $29,990 for the flagship GT-Line.
To seek out out if the model’s newest high-riding hatch is a worthy competitor inside its phase, we spent a while placing the flagship GT-Line by way of its paces each on the town and on the open street.
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