Archive for the 'Kia' Category

Detroit Auto Show 2010: Kia channels its inner tattoo artist with limited-edition Shadow Dragon Soul

Is the third time really the charm? We’ll leave that up to you as Kia has unveiled its third special edition Soul at the Detroit Auto Show, this time featuring automotive tattoos. The 2010 Kia Shadow Dragon Soul is available now and follows in the footsteps of the Denim and Ignition specials. As the […]

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Auto Review: 2010 Kia Forte continues string of hits from South Korea

It’s not that there was much wrong with the 2010 Kia Forte’s predecessor. In fact, the last time we drove a Kia Spectra, we walked away wondering if anything more might be overkill. The Spectra was good but tended to blend in with a crowd, and Kia’s not into playing the role of wallflower […]

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Officially Official: Kia drops pics of the U.S. spec 2011 Sorento

Kia America has just dropped the first official pics and details of the next generation Sorento. We first saw images of the Korean market model several months back, and unsurprisingly, the version we get looks to be pretty much unchanged. The Sorento is making the transition from midsize body-on-frame SUV to unibody crossover as it […]

Friday, September 25th, 2009

2010 Kia Sorento European debut in Frankfurt

Kia unveiled the new 2010 MY Sorento at the 2009 Seoul Motor Show in April. Now Europe is getting ready to receive the crossover vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The 4.7m-long, 7-seater Sorento features a higher-class cabin than the previous model, some sleeker design elements and a more spacious interior.
The R family of engines […]

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

First Drive: 2010 Kia Forte a compelling new compact sedan option

If there’s one thing we can say about Kia, it’s that it keeps making progress. In the 15 years the brand has been selling cars in the United States, South Korea’s second largest auto manufacturer has increased its market share every single year. The future looks bright as well, with new vehicles like the Soul […]

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Review: 2010 Kia Soul deserves to be breakout hit for brand

Greeting the Kia Soul with low expectations didn’t make sense. Perhaps the details of the funkwagon’s story seemed overly familiar at first blush – Kia wants, nay, needs to be more than just the bargain-basement Hyundai store. Differentiating product lines with the help of bold design has been tried before, and the results have been […]

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Test Drive: 2009 Kia Borrego EX V8

Ottawa, Ontario - Generic isn’t always bad, but when a vehicle is both generic-looking and a two-and-a-half ton, V8-powered SUV, well, that’s not necessarily going to be an easy sell - at least not in these days of impending “economic downturns” and “credit crunches.”
Add to that Kia’s lingering reputation as a builder of “cheap” vehicles, […]

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008