Kia Ray EV

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Kia is joining the electric car game, at least in Korea. Kia will build 2500 of the all-electric Ray EV for the Korean government. As of now, there aren’t any plans to sell the Ray EV to the public. My guess would be that this is a test run to get their feet wet. Using [...]

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2012 Kia Rio Preview

Kia has decided to show us a preview of the upcoming 2012 Kia Rio. So far so good – looking at the new Rio doesn’t make my eyes bleed. That’s a pretty huge improvement over the current model, which we won’t speak of any more. The 2012 Rio is longer, wider, and shorter (in height) [...]

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Kia Rondo to Exit US Market

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The ill-advised Kia Rondo will no longer be sold in the US market after the 2010 model year – at least it certainly appears that way. Kia officials say they’re still mulling it over, but according to Kia’s website: Thank you for inquiring about the Rondo. As the saying goes, ‘all good things must come [...]

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Kia Borrego may be on death row

When it was made public that Kia was introducing an all-new body on frame SUV in 2009, I called them crazy.  Well, sales haven’t exactly been hot, or even lukewarm.  Kia will not be making a 2010 Borrego – which all but promises that the Borrego is toast. Lots of vehicles arent’ renewed after a [...]

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2011 Kia Cadenza Spy Shots

Some spy shots of Kia’s latest large sedan, the 2011 Cadenza. No specs, no info at this time. Just these pics.

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2011 Kia Sportage Spy Shots

Love Kia or hate Kia, this is not a brand that sits back and watches the world go by. Instead of following GM’s method of failure, Kia has instead opted to keep their products fresh. Even after a pretty big update for 2009, Kia has an all-new Sportage due for the 2011 model year. The [...]

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Kia Recalls over 6500 Rondos

  Kia issued a recall for 6,680 Rondos, model years 2008 and 2009.  The problem is a bad fuel pump on certain LX and EX models, equipped with the 2.4 liter engine.  The bad pump could fail to deliver gas to the engine, causing a powerless situation.  Not exactly an ideal situation when you’re cruising [...]

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2009 Kia Optima Revealed

In New York, Kia debuted the redesigned 2009 Optima.  Of course, the new Optima is simply a Hyundai Sonata underneath the sheet metal.  So hardware-wise, you’re looking at a pretty solid car.  The design team at Kia, well, they must be of the “Extra super ultra cautious” type.  The design of the 09 Optima is [...]

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