2013 Kia Rio5 SX Manual Instrumented Test: Rolling Proof That Save the Manuals Works!

Car and Driver’s global “Save the Manuals!” initiative works!

Rolling proof is the 2013 edition of Kia’s Rio5 subcompact with upper-crust SX trim and a six-speed stick alternative to the automatic transmission selected by most shoppers. The SX-with-manual combo was previously forbidden as of the 2012-model-year redesign. Anticipating a manual take rate of five percent, Kia initially made the automatic standard in all but the low-rent, crank-window LX. Protests from C/D, other members of the fourth estate, and peeved customers prompted a rethink. Kia rectified the situation the simplest way possible: by offering its manual transmission in all Rio5s. READ MORE ››

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