Revealed earlier this year at the Geneva Motor Show, the three-door version of the new Kia Picanto enters the British market this fall with prices starting from £7,795. The South Korean people from Kia decided to reveal the official specs and pricing for the new Picanto, a model which will go on sale on September 1st in the UK. The...
Historians sit by the water cooler and joke about this tremendously, but actually we're faced with good news. The Koreans at Kia are investing in America. Being a little more specific, the investment will be directed towards the assembly plant Kia holds in West Point, Georgia. The new investment will increase production capacity at the Kia facility by 20% and...
It seems that the next year will be full of new models and improvements to the existing range as a lot of important car manufacturers announce their plans for 2012. Recently, we talked about the Germans from Mercedes who are planning to operate a whole bunch of modifications to the 2012 models lineup. Actually, we could not cover all the...
The South Koreans from Kia decided to release the official pricing of Optima hybrid, a model which will enter the American market next month with a competitive starting price of $26,500 and with class-leading fuel consumption. The new Korean model is the first hybrid in Kia's range and boasts with a fuel consumption of just 6,7 liters/100 km (city), respectively...
Kia's Soul is a pretty nice car as far as the technical aspect is concerned and it's nothing short of epic as far as the cult movement behind it is. By cult movement I mean youngsters looking for a cool and cheap car that can carry at least one keg to whatever party the destination is at. The Koreans are...
For some time now we knew that the Koreans were doing pretty well financially but the latest of sales figures proof just how much we might be underestimating Kia. Hard figures suggest that Kia's accountants drew the line at a total profit of $890 million for the first three months of 2011. Given the 465.9 million USD they managed in...
Flooding us with news these days is the 2011 New York Auto Show and even though it's one of the lesser you'll find Kia. The Korean's manufacturer New York Auto Show presence is utterly dominated by the refreshed edition of the Kia Soul. Sporting a funky exterior, a funky interior, the Kia Soul now has a more modern and appropriate...
Keeping fresh is one of the key selling points of any car lineup so the Koreans want to stay on top of their game which is why they refreshed the 2012 Kia Rio. We've already been told that the 2012 Kia Rio goes for a mix between style and fuel efficiency and we now find out where it's going to...
Japan's manufacturers may be suffering from the natural disasters that struck their country but the Koreans are doing far better. Once the market demand wasn't being met by them, Kia has decided to step up and cover it with their SUV production. The increased production is targeted on the Kia Sportage and the Hyundai IX35, a couple of sister cars...
The South Koreans from Kia which yesterday were celebrating 10 million units exported from Korea, are now somehow announcing that the first electric model in their range might not be that far as we thought. Under the bonnet, a lithium-ion battery will store the energy for an electric engine that will be able to develop around 80 horsepower, a driving...
Back in 1975, which is about 36 years ago, the South Korean manufacturer started exporting models to just few countries, about ten more exactly. Today, Kia managed to reach 10 million units exported to more than 150 countries and they decided to celebrate this landmark somewhere near Seoul, at the port in Pyeongtaek. What is somehow more surprising is that...
The Koreans may have struck gold with the current generation of the 2011 Kia Optima but they missed a point with the previous generation of this car. The 2006-2008 model year of the Kia Optima sedan because there's a problem that's related to the transmission. The NHTSA discovered that there's a situation where the cars can roll backwards and forwards...
Safety matters and safety sells. This is something the engineering squad behind the 2011 Kia Optima took into serious consideration. Now we have proof of that as the NHTSA testing system just awarded the Korean sedan a maximum five star rating which means that if crashing is your passion, this is the car to go for. Most of us really...
With its debut set for the upcoming Geneva Motor Show together with the new generation Picanto, the South Koreans from Kia revealed the new Rio together with the afferent engine range. Kia announced the units that will be available under the hood of the new Rio in Europe, various units, from the 1.1-liter four-cylinder unit able to develop 68 horsepower...
Overall, I'd say the 2011 Chicago Motor Show is turning out to be more of a surprise than I originally thought and the cherry on top of it is Kia's latest release at the event. Don't think I've lost my mind and that I plan to rave on about how the Koreans are taking over the world. The thing is,...
The people from Euro NCAP, the well-known organization who tests the vehicles and classify them according the obtained results decided to made a standing regarding the safest cars tested last year. Thanks to Euro NCAP, we can see the manufacturers who managed to provide a good level of safety. Last year, just 65% of the tested cars managed to obtain...
The Koreans have grown immensely over a recent period of time and this was based not only on great pricing but on better and better cars. While all of that is going on, the management is really conquering world, only sometimes, they get it wrong. Kia has given us a great example. In a recent announcement they told us about...
The South Korean manufacturer reveals new photos and few new official details regarding the new Kia Picanto which is confirmed to debut at the Geneva Motor Show. Under the hood, Kia confirms the three-cylinder 1.0-liter engine which will be available in different power versions ranging from 69 to 85 horsepower. You can opt for either petrol, flex-fuel or bi-fuel propellers...
Scheduled to debut in March at the Geneva Motor Show, the new generation Kia Picanto is getting revealed more and more as recently we got the opportunity to see some official shots where we could clearly see the features of the new South Korean model. The new Kia Picanto will offer 1.0 and 1.2-liter engines according to the first details...
If few days ago we got the chance to see the camouflaged South Korean model while testing, today Kia released the first two sketches for the new Rio, a model which was the best selling model in 2010 with more than 200,000 units in one year. The third generation Kia Rio will debut together with the new Picanto at the...
