Kia Picanto Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Kia Picanto

Overview
Manufacturer	Kia Motors
Production	2004–present
Body and chassis
Class	City car
Body style	5-door hatchback 3-door hatchback
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Related	Hyundai i10
Chronology
Predecessor	Kia Visto

The Kia Picanto is a small car made by the South Korean company Kia Motors. It's known as a "city car" because it's perfect for driving in busy towns and cities. Kia has been making the Picanto since 2004.

Most Picanto cars are built in Seosan, South Korea, at a special factory called Donghee. Some other countries also put the cars together from parts that are shipped to them.

Fun Marketing Campaigns
Awards and Recognition
Images for kids
See also

Fun Marketing Campaigns

Kia used creative ways to tell people about the Picanto. They made a cool video using "nail art animation." This means they painted tiny pictures of the car on over 900 fake nails!

It took 25 days to create the video, and each nail took about two hours to paint. Imagine how much nail polish they used – over 1,200 bottles!

In the UK, the Picanto even sponsored a popular TV dating show called Take Me Out on ITV. Kia UK made fun online videos to promote both the car and the show.

Awards and Recognition

The Kia Picanto has won many awards for its design and value.

In 2011, it won the iF product design award for "Transportation Design."
In 2012, it received the Red Dot award in the "Automobiles" category.
Top Gear magazine, a famous car magazine, called the Picanto the "Bargain Car of the Year" in 2011.
The Association of Scottish Motoring Writers named it "Best Small Car" in 2011.
In South Africa, the Picanto won the "Budget Buys - Affordability First" award three years in a row, from 2011 to 2013.
In January 2013, the Picanto was named the most reliable car in the UK.