The Kia Picanto is Kia's smallest car: a five-door, five-seat city hatchback with a 1-litre 68 bhp petrol engine in manual or automatic form. This page explains who it suits and how to choose between Pure, GT-Line and GT-Line S.
The Kia Picanto is the smallest car Kia makes: a five-door, five-seat city hatchback measuring 3.61 metres nose to tail, with a 9.4-metre turning circle and a 255-litre boot. It exists to make town driving easy, and it's very good at that.
It suits drivers who mostly do short urban trips, school runs and supermarket runs, and anyone who wants a new car that's simple to park and cheap to run. Road testers consistently praise its light controls, good visibility and tidy handling, and just as consistently point out it's noisy and slow on long motorway hauls.
The choice here is refreshingly small. One body style, one petrol engine, manual or automatic, and three trims: Pure, GT-Line and GT-Line S.
Kia Picanto key facts
| Body style | Hatchback |
|---|---|
| Powertrains | Petrol (68 bhp) |
| Seats | 5 |
| Boot | 255 litres, 1,010 litres seats folded |
| Economy (WLTP) | 48.7–52.3 mpg |
| Manufacturer warranty | 7 years / 100,000 miles |
Manufacturer data for the versions we currently offer. Last updated 5 October 2026.
The Picanto is Kia's entry point: a genuine city car in a market that has largely abandoned them, sold as a hatchback only and in this third-generation form since 2024. It carries a seven-year, 100,000-mile warranty.
Reviewers keep landing on the same verdict. It's fun and precise at low speeds, better finished inside than its size suggests, and well equipped for something this cheap to run. The five seats and 255-litre boot (1,010 litres with the rear seats folded) make it more useful than its 3.61-metre length implies, though three adults across the back row is optimistic.
The criticism is fair too: 68 bhp and a 100 mph top speed mean it works hard on a motorway.
Because the standard kit list is unusually generous for a car this small, and because a lease keeps you inside the warranty period throughout. Every Picanto has built-in navigation, a digital instrument cluster, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, air conditioning and rain-sensing wipers.
The safety and assistance equipment is standard across the range too: autonomous emergency braking, lane-keep assist, traffic sign recognition, a rear-view camera and rear parking sensors. In a car with this turning circle, the camera and sensors turn awkward city parking into a non-event.
Running costs stack up well. WLTP economy runs from 48.7 to 52.3 mpg depending on version, CO2 from 122 to 132 g/km, and insurance groups sit between 1 and 4. Servicing is every 12 months or 10,000 miles, and the spare is a tyre repair kit rather than a wheel.
There's one engine, so the real decision is manual or automatic. Nothing here plugs in.
A 1.0-litre petrol driving the front wheels through a five-speed gearbox, with 96 Nm of torque, 0-62 mph in 14.6 to 17.2 seconds depending on version, and a 100 mph top speed. The manual is the livelier drive; the automatic is easier in stop-start traffic, and it's often the cheaper monthly rental on the same version.
| Petrol | |
|---|---|
| Boot | 255 litres |
| Power | 68 bhp |
| Seats | 5 |
| 0–62 mph | 14.6–17.2 s |
| Economy (WLTP) | 48.7–52.3 mpg |
All three share the same engine, so you're choosing wheels, lighting, trim materials and comfort kit rather than performance.
Pure rides on 14-inch alloy wheels with cloth upholstery, and already includes the 8-inch touchscreen navigation, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with voice control, an artificial leather steering wheel and the reversing camera system. For most city drivers it's all the car they need.
The Pure is currently available from £211.64 a month.
GT-Line is the sportier-looking Picanto: 16-inch GT alloy wheels, LED headlights, privacy glass and power-folding door mirrors, with artificial leather upholstery inside. Much of what you're paying for is appearance, and it does transform how the car looks from the kerb.
The GT-Line is currently available from £213.36 a month. Against the Pure, that is currently £1.72/mo more expensive.
GT-Line S keeps the 16-inch alloys and artificial leather and adds the comfort kit: an electric sunroof that tilts and slides, a heated steering wheel, heated front seats, wireless phone charging and blind-spot monitoring. Worth it if you commute in winter.
The GT-Line S is currently available from £229.13 a month. Against the GT-Line, that is currently £15.77/mo more expensive.
Seven colours are offered across the range: Adventurous green, Astro grey, Blaze red, Clear white, Midnight black, Smokey blue and Yacht blue. Availability varies by version, so check the individual deal before you order - our guide to choosing your car covers the spec questions worth settling first. You'll find the rest of the range on our Kia leasing page.
Specifications from Kia's UK data; equipment, colours and availability vary by version, so check the individual deal before ordering.
Page updated 5 October 2026 by First Vehicle Leasing. Prices and availability shown on this page are live and change as deals are refreshed.
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