We're willing to bet that there aren't a lot of Kia Rio tuning projects out there, which is why we're bringing you this one a simple stage 1 update by French company BR Performances.
The base car is a sexy three-door Kia Rio 1.4 CRDi 90 hp. We say "sexy" because this is clearly the top-spec Rio, with LED daytime runners, 17-inch brushed aluminum wheels and fog lights. CRDI stands for common rail diesel injection, this 1.4-liter turbodiesel basically being the flagship of the Kia Rio engine range. It's the most economical engine of the bunch, claiming just 3.7 l/100km (we don't believe them). Stock output is 90 PS at 4000 rpm and 220 Nm of torque from 1750 rpm.
BRP took those figures up a notch, to 131 hp and 291 Nm of torque. It's not exactly going to blow a GTI away, but it's about the same as an old Fabia vRS 1.9 TDI.
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