The Kia Pegas () is an entry
subcompact
Subcompact car is a North American classification for cars smaller than a compact car. It is broadly equivalent to the B-segment (Europe), supermini (Great Britain) or A0-class (China) classifications.
According to the U.S. Environmental Prot ...
sedan (
B-segment
The B-segment is the second smallest of the European segments for passenger cars between the A-segment and C-segment, and commonly described as "small cars". The B-segment is the largest segment in Europe by volume, accounting for 20 percent of ...
) manufactured in China by the
Dongfeng Yueda Kia
Dongfeng Yueda Kia Motor Co., Ltd. is an automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Yancheng, China and a joint venture between Dongfeng Motor Corporation, Jiangsu Yueda Group and Kia.
History
Dongfeng Yueda Kia was founded in 2002.
In ...
joint venture. It is sold under the Pegas nameplate in China, Africa and parts of the Middle East, and as the Kia Soluto in parts of Latin America and Southeast Asia.
Overview
The Kia Pegas made its debut at the
2017 Auto Shanghai. Based on the
PB platform used in the
Kia K2 and targeted at young buyers, the Pegas stands on a wheelbase and has a trunk capacity of 475 liters. Powering the car is a 1.4 liter
''Kappa'' MPI I4 engine that generates 94 horsepower and 95 lb-ft torque to the front wheels.
The Pegas went on sale in August 2017 in China
and in late 2018 in Egypt. It debuted in the Philippines on 30 January 2019 as the Kia Soluto, coinciding with Kia Motors Philippines' relaunch under
Ayala Corporation
Ayala Corporation (Spanish: ''Corporación Ayala'', formerly ''Ayala y Compañía'' (Ayala & Company)) is the publicly listed holding company for the diversified interests of the Ayala Group. Founded in the Philippines by Domingo Róxas and A ...
ownership. The Soluto was released in Vietnam in September 2019. The Pegas/Soluto is also available in
right-hand drive
Left-hand traffic (LHT) and right-hand traffic (RHT) are the practices, in bidirectional traffic, of keeping to the left side or to the right side of the road, respectively. They are fundamental to traffic flow, and are sometimes referred to ...
, which was released in Brunei on 18 September 2020 as the Soluto and in South Africa on 14 June 2021 as the Pegas.
Gallery
File:Kia Pegas Shishi 02 2022-10-15.jpg, Rear view
File:2019 Kia Soluto EX - Engine.jpg, 1.4 L ''Kappa II'' engine
File:2019 Kia Soluto EX - Interior.jpg, Interior
References
External links
* (China)
* (Philippines)
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Cars introduced in 2017
Cars of China
Front-wheel-drive vehicles
Pegas
Subcompact cars