New Kia Picanto benefits from more ‘European’ styling and quality, says CAP
June 6 2011 – for immediate release THE ‘EUROPEANISATION’ of Kia’s approach to new and replacement models has paid off with a significantly stronger forecast residual value for the latest incarnation of its Picanto city car, compared to its predecessor. It means the Picanto 1.0 1 5dr is forecast to retain 46% of its cost new after 3 years, with 30,000 miles on the clock. This compares with 41% for the outgoing version. Jeff Knight, editor of CAP Monitor, the industry’s independent benchmark used car value forecast guide, says that key to Kia’s improvement is a distinctly more