Turning circle is important for city driving, even for a Hatchbacks like the Kia Picanto 1.0 are often used in cities because they offer a lot of practicality for their relatively short length, which in this case is 3605 mm. But their practicality is enhanced by a good turning circle, which makes them easier to manoeuvre even in narrow city streets.Turning circle is measured in meters it takes for the Picanto 1.0 to complete a whole circle (diameter). With it’s
length of 3605 mm and
wheelbase of 2400 mm,
the Kia Picanto 1.0 has a turning circle of 9 m. The best turning abilities you can find amongst similar vehicles has Estrima Birò Small Maxi 45 ( ), which is
5 m. For comparison, the wheelbase of the Birò Small Maxi 45 is 0 mm and the length is 3605 mm. On the contrary, the worst-in-class value of 11 m belongs to the Mitsubishi ASX 1.0 Turbo . It’s wheelbase is 2639 mm and width is 1797 mm.
The difference in Turning circle between first generation (BA) from 2004 and last generation (Picanto JA (2. Facelift)) from 2024 is 1 m.