Looking for a cool affordable car for under $18,000? The experts at Kelley Blue Book’s www.kbb.com are here to help with their list of the 2011 Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000. This year, Kelley Blue Book’s kbb.com editors the 2012 Fiat 500 as their No. 1 pick on their ‘Cool Cars’ list. “We [...]
Insider senior sources at Kia have just confirmed with AutoCar that they will be producing a hot hatch version of their Pro_Cee’d model that will compete with the likes of the industry leading Golf GTi and the SEAT Leon Cupra – something we’ve previously heard before. It will feature a new direct-injected 1.6L four banger [...]
Give Kia a round of applause – the automaker has captured its first racing victory in its history over the weekend as Michael Galati and Nic Jonsson co-drove the No. 10 Infinity Audio Kia Forte Koup to the company’s victory in the Street Tuner (ST) class of the GRAND-AM Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge (CTSCC) race [...]
Jaguar, Volkswagen and even Pagani use the ‘R’ badge to designate high-performance versions of their vehicles. Following a similar lead, Kia is exploring the future production of visually appealing body kit upgrades and has unveiled the Kia Forte Type R Concept at the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Joining forces once again with Kinetic [...]
At the 2009 SEMA show today, Kia unveiled its new U.S. motorsports program with the launch of a new Kia Forte Koup race car that will enter the 2010 GRAND-AM KONI Sports Car Challenge Series in the Street Tuner (ST) class. The GRAND-AM KONI Challenge Street Tuner (ST) class uses production-based race cars with a [...]
Kia has finally released the pricing details on the 2010 Kia Forte Koup, the two-door sibling of the new 2010 Forte Sedan. The two-door Forte Koup will be available in two trims including, EX and SX. Pricing for the Forte Koup EX starts at $16,595 (excluding a $695 destination charge). Power comes from a 2.0L inline [...]
At the 2009 New York Auto Show today, Kia unveiled its new Kia Forte Koup adding a two-door variant to its Forte lineup that will hit dealerships later this year. Kia says that the Forte Koup will compete with the Honda Civic Coupe, Ford Focus Coupe and the Chevrolet Cobalt Coupe. The two-door model is [...]
