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2012 Kia Optima SX Limited

Thursday, February 9, 2012 7:07 by No Comments
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The new range-topping SX Limited version of Kia Optima comes straight out of the ‘Drive the Dream’ Super Bowl commercial. Read More… Unveiled officially at the 2012 Chicago Autoshow, the Optima SX Limited is based on the turbo model, powered by a 2.0 liter turbo GDI engine with 274-hp and fuel economy of 22/34 mpg [...]

Posted under category: Kia Tags: Chicago Autoshow, Kia, Kia Optima, Kia Optima SX Limited

Kia Track’ster Concept Unveiled In Chicago

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 20:31 by No Comments
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Kia Track’ster finally gets its world debut at the Chicago Autoshow, revealing a performance-oriented three-door Soul coupé concept, according to the manufacturer. Read More… That is a fancy way of saying its a compact crossover. The head of Kia America design says the Trak’ster is designed to look like a bulldog! And it sort of [...]

Posted under category: Kia Tags: Chicago Autoshow, Kia

Kia Track’ster Concept First Picture

Monday, February 6, 2012 14:59 by No Comments
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Kia released the first official picture of its new concept car for the 2012 Chicago Autoshow, and, well, it’s actually less revealing than this rendering they had released before. The Track’ster is based on a jacked-up version of Kia Soul’s chassis and is a sort of small crossover like the Nissan Juke. Kia has not [...]

Posted under category: Kia Tags: Chicago Autoshow, Geneva Motor Show, Kia

Kia Super Bowl Full Commercial Released

Thursday, February 2, 2012 17:24 by No Comments
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When Kia released a silly 5-hour video of Adriana Lima waving a checkered flag, we couldn’t help but think their ad is rubbish and they are using Adriana’s hotness to cover up for it. But now they’ve released the full thing, and we watched it, and we have to say it’s pretty awesome. It’s probably [...]

Posted under category: Kia, Videos Tags: Kia, Kia Optima, Super Bowl, Videos

Kia Track’ster Concept Teased for Chicago Debut

Thursday, February 2, 2012 15:37 by No Comments
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Kia’s California Design Studio has come up with a new concept car to be shown at the 2012 Chicago Autoshow, called the Track’ster. Read More… Based on this teaser rendering they released, it appears to be something like the Nissan Juke, a city crossover. It is based on the Kia Soul, the brand’s B- segment [...]

Posted under category: Concept, Kia Tags: Chicago Autoshow, Kia

Kia Gone Mad: 5 Hours of Adriana Lima

Tuesday, January 31, 2012 16:14 by No Comments
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Not sure what to make of this, really, but Kia has just released a five-hour video of Adriana Lima waving a flag for no obvious reason! A couple of days ago they released a teaser of their Super Bowl ad, which of course featured Lima and her bloody flag. The internet loved it very much. [...]

Posted under category: Kia, Videos Tags: Kia, Super Bowl, Videos

Kia Rio 3-door UK Price and Specs

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 18:38 by No Comments
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The first-ever Kia Rio three-door hatchback is now available to order in the United Kingdom. Read More… Brits love small and efficient hatchbacks, and this Rio is like the perfect choice for small families, or the 17-year old who is going to buy his or her first car. Prices start at £9,995 which is not [...]

Posted under category: Kia Tags: Kia, Kia Rio, Kia Rio Three-Door, UK

Adriana Lima Stars in Kia Super Bowl Ad: Video

Wednesday, January 25, 2012 15:29 by 1 Comment
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While most car makers are trying to come up with something funny or clever to show to the millions of Americans watching this year’s Super Bowl big game, Kia went for something much more interesting: Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima. The ad also features Motley Crue heavy metal band, mixed martial arts legend Chuck Liddell, [...]

Posted under category: Kia, Videos Tags: Kia, Super Bowl, Videos

2013 Kia Cee’d Revealed Further

Saturday, January 14, 2012 8:32 by No Comments
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More images of the 2013 Kia Cee’d leak to the web, basically revealing the car in full. Read More… Before this Kia had only released one single image of the car. Now get to see it from the side and rear. And it’s fair to say the new Cee’d doesn’t share a single detail with [...]

Posted under category: Kia Tags: Geneva Motor Show, Kia, Kia Ceed

2013 Kia Cee’d First Picture Revealed

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 16:51 by No Comments
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Kia unveiled the first picture of the all-new Cee’d hatchback today ahead of its official debut at 2012 Geneva Motor Show. Read More… Kia says the styling of this five-door hatch is inspired by the sporty coupes. Some of the highlights of the exterior include the signature grille, fancy new headlights, wheels from the current [...]

Posted under category: Kia Tags: Geneva Motor Show, Kia, Kia Ceed

2012 Kia Optima UK Price and Specs

Tuesday, January 10, 2012 13:38 by No Comments
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Starting from next month the latest version of Kia Optima goes on sale in UK, with a base price of £19,595. Read More… This handsome saloon, which is Kia’s flagship model, has been an instant hit around the world ever since it was introduced in 2010, with more than 30,000 units already sold. In the [...]

Posted under category: Kia Tags: Kia, Kia Optima, UK

Kia GT To Spawn Coupe and Wagon Variants

Friday, December 23, 2011 14:32 by No Comments
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Kia’s stunning GT concept from 2011 IAA, as reported earlier, will make it into production. Now it seems there’s more than one car emerging from the concept. Read More… According to Edmund’s Inside Line sources, Kia is planing a two-door coupe and a sport wagon car based on the GT concept. Those are in addition [...]

Posted under category: Kia Tags: Kia, Kia GT

Kia Ray EV Announced For Korean Market

Thursday, December 22, 2011 7:16 by No Comments
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Kia launches Korea’s first electric vehicle with the new Ray EV. In its first phase of production in 2012, 2,500 units of Ray EV will be be provided to government agencies for test and evaluation. Read More… Kia Ray EV will be built in the same produciton line as the petrol version, because apart from [...]

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Is This The New Kia Forte?

Thursday, December 15, 2011 14:21 by 1 Comment
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These drawings, appeared on Korean car blog, are believed to be the official renderings of the new generation Kia Forte/Cerato. Read More… The details seem to be spot on for a Forte replacement, as it has roughly the same profile and overall shape, but with new head and taillights, Kia’s signature grille, and on the [...]

Posted under category: Kia, Rendering Tags: Detroit Motor Show, Kia, Kia Forte, Renderings

Kia Optima SX World Challenge Race Car

Thursday, November 17, 2011 12:55 by No Comments
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Kia is expanding its motorsport activities by entering two race-prepped Optima SXs in the Pirelli World Challenge Championships. Read More… These World Challenge Optima SXs, developed jointly by Kia and Kinetic Motorsports, will compete in the Grand Touring Sport (GTS) class alongside established nameplates such as Mustang and Camaro at world-class race tracks across North [...]

Posted under category: Kia, Motorsport Tags: Kia, Kia Optima