If you're not content with the pictures we showed you, then you'll be happy to know that Kia has released a whole bunch of promotional and B-roll videos of the new 2011 Sportage compact SUV that had its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show last...
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found 2 days ago by Sam Abuelsamid on
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Apparently, we we missed at least one interesting machine from the recently concluded press days at the Geneva Motor Show. Kia showed off a battery electric version of its new Venga B-segment hatchback. Like the rest of Kia and Hyundai's hybrids and...
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Kia is offering $1,000 cash back on its 2010 Forte sedan, which, when you consider the Forte starts at $13,695, is a pretty good deal. (Check out Mike Hanley’s mostly favorable review of the 2010 Forte here.) The deal is good through March 31....
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All Kia Venga owners are asked to contact their local dealer to have a safety modification installed on their vehicles. During recent Euro NCAP crash tests, a problem was detected on Venga’s restraint system. A cut in the webbing of the...
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found 5 days ago by Chris Shunk on
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On the performance vehicle front, the Audi R8 V10, Porsche 911 GT3 and Ferrari California are jockeying for the big prize. We feel sorry for the judges who have to choose from among these three junkers, but we're sure they'll somehow make it fun...
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Kia’s new all-electric plug-in concept called the Venga is at the Geneva Motor Show. This is the first all-electric model from the Korean automaker and it will have an electric powertrain with 80kW and 280Nm of torque. The 0-100km/h time will be...
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Here show you the clearest spy photos of the upcoming Kia Forte hatchback while testing on a lake in Northern Sweden. This 5-door hatchback will compete with the VW Golf, Opel Astra and Ford Focus when it hits the market in 2012. Technical data...
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This is the new Kia Sportage, which replaces the second-gen model that has sold 860,000 units since 2004. The Geneva showstar looks nothing like that car though, dumping the stodgy image to join Kia’s Peter Schreyer led design revolution....
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At the Geneva Motor Show, Kia’s eco version of the Cee’d hatchback certainly attracted a lot of interest. Kia wants this car to be an ambassador for its “EcoDynamics” fuel-efficient lineup. Kia based this car on the five-door version of the...
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Kia’s Sportage has been revealed at the Geneva Motor Show. The new SUV is bigger than the previous version, as well as higher than the previous version. The 2011 Kia Sportage is on display, and it will soon be available with four different engine...
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Kia's officially revealed its next step in creating the perfect lineup: the 2011 third-generation Kia Sportage. It's longer, wider and lower (Kia's words), and sleeker, chunkier, and prettier (those are mine). The new Sportage will have four...
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found 7 days ago by Drew Phillips on
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What do you think of when you hear the phrase "Longer, lower, wider, more spacious?" You probably didn't think of the 2011 Kia Sportage, but you should, because it has all of that on top of a phalanx of powertrain and accessorizing options....
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Kia’s new generation Sportage SUV is unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The SUV boasts new dimensions and a design cue inspired by the 2007 Kia Kue concept. Aside from a refreshed engine range, the new Sportage also features more...
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Hyundai’s sales improved 11 percent last month according to the company’s sales release [via EarthTimes], while Kia’s release claims a 2.3 Percent improvement [via PRNewswire]. Elantra was down slightly, and Veracruz fell by over 50 percent,...
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Kia pulled the wraps of its first all-electric plug-in concept car based on the new Venga small MPV at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The main difference between the production and the concept version of the car is well hidden under the hood as Kia...
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Neither do I, but the guy who designed the car on the left owns the car on the right, and claims to be heavily influenced by Detroit designs of the late 60s and early 70s. Read the full article on Kia designer Michael Torpey at Auto Trader...
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found 10 days ago by Murilee Martin on
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What can you do with a beater Festiva? We all know the answer to that question!Unevolved and a couple of henchmen applied Sawzall, sledgehammer, and leaf blower to the little Ford-badged Kia Pride, and what a difference! Thought you might...
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In case you were wondering, yes, there will be a Kia Forte hatchback. We don't know yet whether it will be called Forte5 (a la Spectra5), but it's pretty clear this prototype is a five-door version of the Forte sedan. It was caught by...
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This is a much anticipated test drive report. Not only have we received many requests to feature the Kia Forte, but I myself have been waiting so long to get behind the Forte’s wheel. We missed the media test drive event and Naza Kia’s schedule...
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Kia is scheduled to introduce the all new Optima mid-sized sedan at the upcoming motor show in New York. However before the company can officially reveal the car, two images have been leaked onto the internet. These two images shows us close-up...
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Because of growing demand in the SUV market, Kia Motors Corp. will boost car production in Slovakia by 40% this year, according to Kia’s Slovak unit. Kia Motors Slovakia CEO In-Kyu Bae revealed a plan to raise production at its Slovak site to...
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Yesterday, Kia released a couple of sketches of the upcoming Kia Magentis, known in the U.S. as the Optima, which will make its debut at the 2010 New York Auto Show. According to Kia spokesman Michael Choo, a hybrid version of the mid-sized sedan...
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Now that Sync has made a name for itself in the automotive world, various automakers are attempting to catch up. Kia recently announced its UVO system and now there's Mini Connected. The new interface will debut in the Mini...
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Kia just released a few official design sketches for the next-generation Optima, or Magentis if you live in Europe or Canada. Say those together: Optima-Magentis. Sounds a bit like an X-Men villain, doesn’t it? Kia didn’t release any more...
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Kia is slated to introduce the next generation Magentis (also known as Optima) at the the New York Auto Show, and they’ve already released a little teaser image. The new car is said to be a vast improvement over the previous model, so we’re...
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This sketch is an early tease of the 2011 Kia Optima that will make its world premiere at the 2010 New York Auto Show. We caught prototypes of the next-generation Optima awhile back and this rendering seems to fit with the shape of...
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found 16 days ago by Ben Wojdyla on
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Since the Hyundai Sonata's new this year, its platform-sibling, the Kia Optima, gets an update too. It's headed to the New York Auto Show, where auto journalists will undoubtedly use the Optima to opine about how quickly Kia's become...
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Kia released today the first photos with its new Magentis sedan, a new car which will be officially revealed in April, at the New York Auto Show. The new car is set to go on sale later this year in the United States and Korea, where it is known as...
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Kia released four sketches of its next-generation Optima midsize sedan today. The rakish design reminds us of recent Audis while still sporting the new corporate face of the brand that we’ve seen on the Kia Sorento crossover and Forte compact....
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That's a Kia? Really? Due for a formal unveiling at the New York Auto Show, Kia has released a few design sketches for their 2011 Optima. The Optima is Kia’s flagship sedan, and there are significant changes expected for the new model, including...
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