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Kia

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.
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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. [...]

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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 [...]

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2010 Kia Spectra

The 2010 Kia Spectra was caught on camera just recently, though it’s covered up pretty well.  This car will replace the current Spectra in 2009, though it may actually be released with a new name.  The name Spectra really has no brand equity, so a new name wouldn’t do much harm.  If anything, it [...]

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2009 Kia Rio Hybrid

Are you in the market for a brand spankin’ new Kia Rio, and thinking “Gosh darn it, if only they offered a hybrid, I’d buy that”?  No?  Me neither.  But Kia thinks that someone is thinking along those lines, and that’s why they’re developing the 2009 Rio Hybrid.  Estimated pricing is $18,000 or so [...]

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2009 Kia Borrego

Remember the Kia Mesa spy shots? Kia decided to rename their upcoming body-on-frame midsize SUV, and it’s called the Borrego. It’s set to be released as a 2009 model, with both a V6 and V8 available. Am I the only one who thinks this vehicle is about 8 years too late? [...]

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Kia Mesa Spy Shots

I’ve never really considered Kia a serious player in the automotive world.  And it’s not because of their lack of a midsize body-on-frame SUV, either.  So why in the world are they building one, now of all times?  As far as we can tell, the upcoming Mesa will be an old school, truck based, [...]

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