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Generation

Kia Picanto (JA)

Kia Picanto (JA), 2017-present

Produced
2017–present
Code
JA
Designer
Peter Schreyer
Grey third-generation Kia Picanto GT-Line hatchback with red trim accents, photographed from the front three-quarter angle

Image credit

File
File:2017 Kia Picanto GT-Line S 1.2 Front.jpg
Author (attribution required)
Vauxford

Body style

Powertrain

The third and current Picanto, unveiled at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show and sold in South Korea and several other markets as the Morning, a name it has carried since the very first generation.[1] A factory LPG version of the 1.0-litre engine remains in the range, as it was on the original car.

This generation is a genuine sourcing gap rather than a thin entry: the Wikipedia article lists its three petrol engines but gives no power, torque or economy figures for any of them, and the car is not sold in the US, Canada or the Netherlands, so the EPA, NHTSA and RDW registers that fill gaps elsewhere in this catalogue return nothing for it either. Kerb weight is left as an explicit placeholder for the same reason: the infobox field is present but empty.

Overview

Manufacturer
Kia
Produced
2017–present
Model code
JA
Designer
Peter Schreyer
Segment
A-segment (Europe) / Minicompact (US)
Positioning
Economy
Assembly
  • Seosan, South Korea (Donghee)
  • Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia (Naza)
  • Kaliningrad, Russia (Avtotor)

Dimensions

Length
3,595 mm

[1]

Width
1,595 mm

[1]

Height
1,485 mm

[1]

Wheelbase
2,400 mm

[1]

Kerb weight
Not yet available

The Wikipedia infobox for this generation leaves the weight field blank; no figure is published in the article body either.

1.0 Kappa II MPi

Trim · 2017–present · G3LA

Power
Not yet available
Torque
Not yet available
Kerb weight
Not yet available
0–100 km/h
Not yet available
Top speed
Not yet available
Fuel economy
Not yet available
CO₂
Not yet available
Drag coefficient
Not yet available
Frontal area
Not yet available
Displacement
Not yet available
Boot volume
Not yet available
Engine
inline-3, Kappa II MPi · G3LA
Drivetrain
Front-wheel drive

1.0 Kappa II T-GDi

Trim · 2017–present · G3LC

Power
Not yet available
Torque
Not yet available
Kerb weight
Not yet available
0–100 km/h
Not yet available
Top speed
Not yet available
Fuel economy
Not yet available
CO₂
Not yet available
Drag coefficient
Not yet available
Frontal area
Not yet available
Displacement
Not yet available
Boot volume
Not yet available
Engine
inline-3 turbocharged, Kappa II T-GDi · G3LC
Drivetrain
Front-wheel drive

1.2 Kappa II MPi

Trim · 2017–present · G4LA

Power
Not yet available
Torque
Not yet available
Kerb weight
Not yet available
0–100 km/h
Not yet available
Top speed
Not yet available
Fuel economy
Not yet available
CO₂
Not yet available
Drag coefficient
Not yet available
Frontal area
Not yet available
Displacement
1,248 cc

Given as 1.25 L in the infobox engine list.

[1]

Boot volume
Not yet available
Engine
inline-4, Kappa II MPi · G4LA
Drivetrain
Front-wheel drive

Sources & confidence

Every figure above carries a status. Nothing on this page is estimated without saying so, and nothing missing has been filled in with a guess.

Last verified
2026-09-24
Review status
Compiled from cited sources

Photography on this page is credited on each image. Tap theion a photograph for its author, licence and source.

References

Every sourced figure and every cited claim on this page, numbered. Wikipedia articles record the revision they were read at, because the article will have changed by the time you check it.

  1. [1]

    Kia Picanto. Wikipedia · revision 1362920237 · read 2026-09-24

    WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

    Single article covering all generations (SA, TA, JA) by section.