2012 Kia Rio

**spymaker** · August 30th, 2012 02:34 PM

Originally Posted by chua_allan

Ang hatchback kasi ay 4-speed matic... AT vs MT pa lang sure mas matipid ang MT... So far ang alam ko is FC issue is only for Hatch... But FC ng Hatch vs Sedan AT di ko na alam

the same problem sila with ex mt sedan. best effort ko is 7km/l. for 1.2 engines, check kia picanto thread. same kappa engine sila.

**direkrjpogi** · August 30th, 2012 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by spymaker

the same problem sila with ex mt sedan. best effort ko is 7km/l. for 1.2 engines, check kia picanto thread. same kappa engine sila.

Sir, same engine ang picanto and rio 1.2 dba? Both running on kappa engine. Actually, im driving the rio 1.2, ave fc ko is 12kms/l. Minsan 10kms/l kpg balasubas driving habit ko. hehe..
Route ko is dasma., cavite - molino - pulang lupa - pque and vice versa.

**rio5** · August 30th, 2012 06:15 PM

Originally Posted by cyberian

I emailed my recent performance and fc feedbacks to my Kia SA as per request by tech service in-charge so he can forward it to CMC for yet again another fix solution. I also informed them that I may be forced to file a complaint with DTI or through legal remedy whichever is convenient should they fail to fix my dirt poor fc asap.

hi cyberian tagal mo nga nawala dito kala ko nga nabigyan ka na ng bagong sportage ng casa mo in exchage sa rio5 mo,anyway grabe na yan rio5 mo lalo yata napasama yun twice inayos yun ECU mo. better address your complain sa website ng kia international check the website kia.com then click contact us sa may banda ibaba sa kanan,about sa rio5 ko same pa din manual computation ko last fill up ko is 7.3km/liter lang iba sinasabi sa dashboard cluster ang reading eh 12.5km/100L. right now im experimenting try ko A/C auto climate at 23 degrees for a week then check FC.

**cyberian** · August 30th, 2012 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by rio5

hi cyberian tagal mo nga nawala dito kala ko nga nabigyan ka na ng bagong sportage ng casa mo in exchage sa rio5 mo,anyway grabe na yan rio5 mo lalo yata napasama yun twice inayos yun ECU mo. better address your complain sa website ng kia international check the website kia.com then click contact us sa may banda ibaba sa kanan,about sa rio5 ko same pa din manual computation ko last fill up ko is 7.3km/liter lang iba sinasabi sa dashboard cluster ang reading eh 12.5km/100L. right now im experimenting try ko A/C auto climate at 23 degrees for a week then check FC.

Thanks for the info, i'll do that next week. So far, my local Kia service and SA is very accommodating and appear quite serious in attending to my concerns but unfortunately CMC recommended fixes and suggestions just didn't work... yet. I'll give them time to reply and come out with a solution/fix.

Your 7.3km/L is already a dream for me having an ave. of only 5.5km/L city drive although performance wise it is still not so good fc coming from a small 1.4L sub-compact car.

I wonder how the Rio5 performs on a Petron Blaze 100 octane. Too bad it's not available here in Cagayan de Oro city.

**valacirca** · August 31st, 2012 09:02 AM

Petron Blaze nga ba ang best for the Rio? Nung tinanong kasi namin yung dealership, yung ang sabi nila eh. Pero based on experience here, kamusta naman?

Kailangan ba talaga high octane?

What would be the best gas to use?

I'm having my Rio delivered tomorrow morning kasi. Para lang alam ko kung anong ikakarga ko

**oliver1013** · August 31st, 2012 09:28 AM

Mahal naman na gas yan para sa econo car...it defeats the purpose on why someone gets an econo car.

**valacirca** · August 31st, 2012 09:37 AM

what would you suggest oliver1013?

**c_cube** · August 31st, 2012 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by valacirca

Petron Blaze nga ba ang best for the Rio? Nung tinanong kasi namin yung dealership, yung ang sabi nila eh. Pero based on experience here, kamusta naman?

Kailangan ba talaga high octane?

What would be the best gas to use?

I'm having my Rio delivered tomorrow morning kasi. Para lang alam ko kung anong ikakarga ko

sa akin premium lang ok naman. walang knocking or anything akong problema na na-encounter. im using caltex gold or petron xcs pero never tried shell's premium dahil 93 ron lang.

next full tank ko, susubukan ko blaze, titignan ko kung may pinagkaiba pero i doubt na malaki improvement kung meron man

Originally Posted by oliver1013

Mahal naman na gas yan para sa econo car...it defeats the purpose on why someone gets an econo car.

true.. for ecocar sobrang lakas. ako nga pikit mata nalang sa consumption ng 1.4 gamma AT hahaha! tsaka buti nalang weekend car lang ang rio kaya hindi ko masyado ramdam yun sakit ng FC niya. kaya kung FC at everyday car ang rio, hindi ko talaga marerecommend

**valacirca** · August 31st, 2012 12:12 PM

Sige sir, thanks try ko yung Petron XCS sa unang karga ko ng gas

**cyberian** · August 31st, 2012 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by valacirca

Petron Blaze nga ba ang best for the Rio? Nung tinanong kasi namin yung dealership, yung ang sabi nila eh. Pero based on experience here, kamusta naman?

Kailangan ba talaga high octane?

What would be the best gas to use?

I'm having my Rio delivered tomorrow morning kasi. Para lang alam ko kung anong ikakarga ko

CONGRATS to your new ride, mate!

So far based on experience, a full tank of Shell Nitro V-racing 93+ RON resulted to engine "knocking sound" during acceleration on at least 4 occasions and it took a third of my next full tank of Caltex Gold 95+ RON to flush it out the system. I am using either the Caltex Gold or the Petron XCS, both 95+ RON rating. If only Blaze 100 RON is available in this part of the country I am very much interested of using it. Who knows it will give me a better yield both on engine performance and fc. But oliver1013 is right, it defeats the purpose of owning an econo car.

There is a higher chances that poor fc is more apparent in the hatchback than in the sedans based on local and international threads. I am still hoping Kia will come out with a fix the same way Hyundai "cured" the all-new Accent fc problem in the past.