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My name's Justin Pritchard.
I write mainly for Auto123.com and I freelance for the
Halifax Chronicle Herald, Metro Toronto Night,
Northern Life and a few other print publications.
And I've just finished driving the 2013 Kia Rio LX.
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The car performs really well.
What Kia's done with this is put a lot of advanced--
sort of power train technologies in here.
You got features like direct injection,
variable valve timing, aluminum engine construction,
six-speed transmission.
This is all stuff that used to be kind of in the more
higher-end cars and when you put it in something more affordable
you're getting better fuel mileage, but also
better performance at the same time.
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The ride was great.
It's comfortable and quiet relative to its price range.
They've done a good job of making you feel like
you're in something a little bit more expensive here.
It's comfortable, it's laid out well.
I think you're seeing a lot of the European design.
They've got a head of design that used to design things
like Audis, for instance, so again, you're feeling like
you're in something a little bit more upscale.
It's got the steering wheel mounted controls,
the Bluetooth, a higher-end audio system.
I can plug an iPod or USB drive in here.
There's two power outlets, storage everywhere so,
I mean, it's really, you know, relevant to that modern shopper
that wants all that kind of stuff nowadays.
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