Originally Posted by Edmunds

2007 Geneva Auto Show Preview: Kia Rio Hybrid
SEOUL, S. Korea — Kia Motors has announced that it will unveil the Rio Hybrid concept at the upcoming Geneva auto show.
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Kia said it is working with the Korean Ministry of the Environment on an ambitious R&D exercise that will see nearly 4,000 Rio Hybrids on local roads as part of the company's "real world" test program.

Kia previously had hinted that it planned to begin selling the Rio Hybrid in North America in 2007, but those plans have been stalled until 2008-'09, according to media reports from Korea.
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Originally Posted by askaprice

Kia Rio Hybrid saloon has been unveiled at the Geneva Show by the Korean manufacturer with a 1.4-litre petrol engine, mated to a 12kW, 95 Nm AC synchronised electric motor and a CVT gearbox.
The engine generates 89bhp (90 PS) of power with 93 lb ft (126 Nm) of torque while an electric motor ‘assists’ the petrol engine during starting, accelerating and hill-climbing. During cruising the electric motor switches off, and stores and recharges energy during deceleration. . . ."