A few short weeks ago, Kia teased its Cross GT Concept over the interwebs to hint at a new concept debuting at this year’s Chicago Auto Show. And well, here it is! “The debut of the GT in 2011 heralded a new frontier for Kia, both from a design and a business perspective,” said Kia’s [...]
Automobile manufacturers have been heavily resorting to exhaust-driven forced induction, also known as turbochargers, as ways to boost fuel economy while maintaining and even boosting power. Not only are they quite fun in a performance aspect, in theory, they boost fuel economy while maintaining or increasing power because turbochargers are not always running at full [...]
Kia passed a new car ad our way in the midst of the Super Bowl XLVII game earlier today, featuring former Miss USA Alyssa Campanella and the new 2014 Kia Forte sedan. The spot has been labeled “Respect the Tech,” and was entertaining enough to slap a smirk on my face…or perhaps that could’ve just [...]
Kia has released a new teaser for an up and coming crossover concept that will debut at this year’s Chicago Auto Show. Details as usual have been kept to a minimum. But according to some speculation, word is that this new Kia Cross GT Concept is supposed to hint at a new full-size luxury crossover [...]
Kia has dropped some teaser sketches of a new concept that it will debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Kia says that the concept is a ‘racy new urban concept car’ and it seems like the study will hint at Kia’s competitor to the Nissan Juke. “With the company’s signature tiger-nose morphing into a [...]
Kia was one of the many brands in the spotlight on the second day of the auto show, particularly with their latest debut for the 2014 Cadenza full-size sedan. The Cadenza is identical to the Kia K9, though just renamed the former for the North American market. It also represents Kia’s first attempt in the [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced its awards for 2013 Top Safety Picks Plus. All 13 models earned good or acceptable ratings in the new IIHS small overlap test as well as top marks in other IIHS evaluations. Winners include Acura TL Dodge Avenger and its twin the Chrysler 200 Sedan Ford Fusion [...]
Along with the 2014 Kia Forte, the Korean brand also showed off its redesigned Sorento CUV. While the new 2014 Kia Sorento may seem like a facelift, the model is quite different boasting an all-new chassis, a new Gasoline Direct Injected (GDI) V6 engine, a redesigned interior and the brand’s new infotainment system – UVO. [...]
The 2014 Kia Forte sedan made its U.S. debut today at the 2012 LA Auto Show. It will be heading to dealerships in the first quarter of 2013 to compete with the likes of the Honda Civic, Volkswagen Jetta, Toyota Corolla, Chevrolet Cruze, Mazda3 and many more. “The all-new Forte significantly raises the bar, offering [...]
At the 2012 LA Auto Show in about two days, Kia will be unveiling the 2014 Forte sedan for the U.S. market. The model is basically a renamed version of the K3 pictured in our gallery here. The new 2014 Kia Forte gets a better design theme than the outgoing model with the newly designed [...]
