Another of the Chicago Motor Show big attractions came from Kia and it is what they've been teasing us with for a while now. I'm talking of course, about the Track'ster Concept. Essentially, we're looking at a Kia Soul with less seats, considerably more power, a manual gearbox and all wheel drive to put it all neatly to the road....
Kia's plant in Zilina, Slovakia, is one of the most important plants of the South Korean manufacturer. Today, the car maker announced that the Slovakian plant produced the 1 millionth vehicle which is a white Kia Cee'd SW. At the Zilina plant, Kia produces the Venga MPV, Kia Sportage and also the Cee'd SW (Station Wagon) which also reached 600,000...
Kia released photos and details on the three-door version of the new generation Rio, a model earlier revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which receives a price tag of just under £10K in the UK. To be more precise, the entry-level South Korean model starts from £9,995 OTR and comes with four different engine options. For the beginning, a 1.2-liter...
The South Koreans from Kia decided to release a complete photo gallery for the all-new Cee'd hatchback, a model which was teased few days ago. The new photos help us to get a better idea of the next generation Cee'd but unfortunately we got no further details on the engine range, equipment levels or pricing. However, we know that the...
It seems like Kia's plan for their four door coupe, the GT Concept are even bigger than we originally expected. A couple of Kia USA insiders have told InsideLine reporters that not only are the Koreans going to send the GT Concept into production, they're thinking about adding two more models along side. The new models would be a full...
Kia reveals today their first electric model in the range, a model which is scheduled to enter the market somewhere in 2012 in a limited series of 2,500 units. With this model, Kia enters the electric car segment and also becomes the first Korean manufacturer to offer an eco-friendly model, according to the official statements. Kia Ray is not a...
Kia Rio is a subcompact model manufactured by the South Korean company since 2000 over three generations. The 2000 Kia Rio replaced the Pride model and debuted in front of the audience in August 2000. Kia offered the model in four-door sedan and five-door hatchback body styles with engines ranging from a 1.3-liter entry-level unit to a more powerful 1.6-liter...
The South Korean people from Kia decided to release the official pricing for the new Rio sedan, a model which will go on sale together with the five-door hatchback version. If Kia priced the hatchback model from $14,350, the sedan version is a little bit cheaper as it comes with a starting price of $14,150, including the $750 destination and...
It seems that the South Korean manufacturer decided to build the new Kia Venga at their Slovak plant in Zilina. Until now, the small MPV model was produced in the Czech Republic at one of Hyundai's plants. However, the company will move the entire car production to Slovakia, the Venga MPV following to be built at the same factory along...
With the Koreans at Kia on a seriously ascending path it's not uncommon to see them tackle some of the difficult areas of the market. Their Frankfurt Motor Show unveiled Kia GT Concept is a sign of their attempt at muscling into the sports sedan market and it is quite the breath of fresh air. The established car makers are...
Hyundai isn't the only Korean company that managed to build itself a very successful SUV/crossover machine, their sister company introduced the Kia Sorento in 2002 some actual 4x4 appeal and ability at the same time. The first generation of the Kia Sorento came with a 5 speed manual or a 4 speed automatic that was generally connected to 3.0 liter-ish...
The Kia Picanto is a product from Korea that's apparently got the biggest problem one can get from the multiple personality disorder since it's also known as the Kia Morning, Kia New Morning, Kia Euro Star, Naza Suria and Naza Picanto across various countries it's sold in. We've heard of various aliases but this little hatchback has even got Pablo...
The South Koreans from Kia released new details about the 2012 model year Soul, a model which just entered the British market with a starting price of £12,495 for the basic model. At the exterior, the revised Kia Soul offers redesigned front optical blocks, front and rear bumpers but also new alloy wheels and updated rear lights. However, the most...
Kia revealed the full specifications along pricing for the five-door variant of the South Korean hatchback model, prices available for the U.S. market. Under the bonnet, Kia packed a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine able to deliver 138 horsepower and a combined fuel economy of 35 mpg (6.7 liters/100 km). All the versions of the U.S.-spec Kia Rio benefit from this engine...
It seems that the South Koreans from Kia are facing a high demand for certain models in the range, this situation forcing the company to increase the production, add new shift and hire new employees. According to Kia, the sales in Europe increased by 18,7% while China and U.S. returned significant sales increase as well, namely 24,4% for the Chinese...
We talked several times about the new-generation Kia Rio, the South Korean manufacturer following to sell the new Rio in two body styles: three-door and five-door models. At this month's Frankfurt Motor Show, Kia introduced the three-door Rio with full specifications and additional details to complete the information published few months ago by the company. The new Kia Rio comes...
Finally caving in to peer pressure, the Koreans at Kia have given us a full set of images on what's to be their star attraction at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It's a four door sports sedan that's claims to have more of a sporty allure than one would normally imagine, at least that's what the newly assigned Kia name tells...
Scheduled to go on sale starting September this year, the new Kia Rio comes to the UK customers with an OTR price of £10,595 and a total of four engine choices. Under the bonnet, the new Kia Rio is powered by a 1.25-liter Kappa engine able to deliver 83 horses and 121 Nm of torque. Secondly, there is a more...
Kia decided to reveal pricing and updates for the 2012 Soul, a model unveiled earlier this year at the New York Auto Show. If the styling improvements are almost unnoticeable, the engine range of the small crossover model suffers few noteworthy changes. The base version of the 2012 Kia Soul packs a 1.6-liter unit receives a power boost of 16...
All the excitement from Pebble Beach in the form of Infinti's new JX crossover and Cadillac's Ciel Concept has a bit of a rival in a new preview from the Frankfurt Motor Show. It's coming from the Koreans and it could be the start of something special, a Kia four door sports sedan. Not only is it getting four dours...
