New Kia Picanto comes into the light 2011 Kia Picanto – Click above for high-res image gallery By Zach.Bowman@weblogsinc.com Jan 4, 2011 1:28 PM EST ...

The new Picanto is less than a year old and, stretching 3595mm from its stubby nose to its pert tailgate, it firmly remains a micro hatch. The bodies of most light hatches start with a ‘4’.

Kia's first supermini since the Pride is a fine effort. The Picanto is well equipped, competitively priced and - the gruesome grille aside - neatly styled. But it falls short of the Fiat Panda as ...