Kia teases 2012 Picanto ahead of Geneva debut

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2012 Kia Picanto teaser sketches – Click above for high-res images

Kia has been hard at work, gaining credibility and sales in seemingly all market sectors over the past couple of years. What was once derided as a cut-rate brand has come back with higher quality and attractive styling, but the Picanto has until now been largely left out of the fun. An update for the overseas subcompact came in 2007, but that didn’t do much for the diminutive city car. What Kia has in store for the next-generation model, however, stands to improve its lot.

With a debut scheduled for the Geneva Motor Show this coming March, Kia has released two sketches of what we might expect from the new Picanto. And if the new model carries over the edgy styling from these sketches with reasonable accuracy, the Picanto could emerge as a real player in the city car market. Check ‘em out in the gallery below, along with the brief press release after the jump.

Gallery: 2012 Kia Picanto teaser sketches