KIA Mohave
Kia probably was hoping not to unveil every nook and cranny of its new Borrego SUV called Mohave in Korea this way, but the internet is a cruel mistress and it just goes to show that you shouldn't park your new SUV on a red carpet in public if you don't want people taking pictures of it. These snapshots of Kia's new SUV from every angle inside and out have surfaced on Kia-World.net, which you can view in the gallery below. It's a sharp looking vehicle, though still a body-on-frame SUV. As we've...

Kia Koup Concept
This stylish entry level 2-door coupe concept from Kia is powered by a twin-turbo direct-injection 2.0-liter 4-cylinder engine which pumps out 290 bhp and 289 lb.-ft. of torque. Based on the subcompact Rio platform, the front- drive Koup is directly aimed at such sporty coupes as the Honda Civic Si.The front of the car features a large lower intake flanked by chromed inlets for the cross-drilled Brembo brakes. The Koup's flanks have sharp character lines, while the rear finishes off with a conventional...

Sneak peek: 2010 Kia Spectra
Although not much is known about the upcoming 2010 Kia Spectra, we caught a Spectra prototype in the Southwest. In addition to this sedan, a two-door version based on the 2008 KOUP Concept also is expected. And, as in the concept, the top-of-the-line Spectra will likely be offered with a 290-horsepower, 2.0-liter DOHC I4 engine. [source]

Kia Forte
Just the other day, we were all looking at a teaser pic and speculating wildly, and now, here it is. Kia dropped official images of its Spectra successor, the Forte, on the interwebs, and it is one sharp little car. The styling that the Forte introduces is Kia's new look, from the pen of Peter Schreyer, also responsible for the first-gen New Beetle and TT. The face of the Forte combines chunkily-flared front fenders with a new corporate grille, and there's a distinctive depression down the lower part of...

Kia cee'd 1.6
 Durante algo más de una semana he tenido la oportunidad de probar uno de los coches más equilibrados del segmento de los compactos. Fabricado y desarrollado exclusivamente para el mercado europeo, el Kia Cee'd deja atrás cualquier opinión contra los vehículos coreanos. El aspecto exterior resulta moderno y aunque es cierto que el diseño no es llamativo e incluso algunos lo acusan de impersonal, lo cierto es que es un modelo que gusta y bastante. El frontal...

VIDEO: Kia dealership uses Obama impersonator to sell Sorentos
Click above to view video after the jumpWe've seen a lot of stupid car dealer commercials in our time, but this one may well take the cake. The genius comics at The Daily Show found a local Dallas-area ad that features a Barack Obama impersonator hocking Kia Sorrentos for $11,888. So if you have a job and you have $199, you may want to hit the jump to see a lame commercial followed by the comedic stylings of one Jon Stewart. Funny stuff. Thanks for the tip, John![source]

Kia pro_ceed at Nurburgring 24 hour race
Kia’s stylish and sporty pro_cee’d is no stranger to Germany’s Nürburgring having been extensively tested there during development but this weekend is back to prove itself in the Nürburgring 24-hour race. The barely modified three door pro_cee’d has been entered into Europe’s toughest and most legendary long-distance race by a team from Continental Italia who are hoping to triumph over the competition with as few tire changes as possible. In fitting ContiSportContact 3 standard tires to the...

Kia, Continental running diesel pro_cee'd on street rubber in 'Ring 24h
Click image to enlargeIf you've been looking in on the live stream of the Nürburgring 24h race, you might spot the car above crossing your video window. It's basically a production-spec Kia pro_ceed fitted with whatever safety features are required for race participation powered by the stock 138 hp/225 lb-ft 2.0L diesel. The skinny on this one is that it was entered by Continental Tires' Italian division and will run the entire race on ContiSportContact 3 street tires. The team's goal is to...

Ian Beavis makes a post-Kia landing
This past February, just when it appeared that Kia had found its advertising footing, marketing VP Ian Beavis cleaned out his desk and followed Kia Motors America CEO Len Hunt out the door. Post-exodus, Beavis has landed at Carat, an advertising concern that's part of the Aegis Group. The 54-year-old Beavis will fill the role of Executive Vice President for global client direction for Carat, and his past experience inside automakers such as Toyota, Ford, and Mitsubishi as well as time spent in...

Kia engineers specific smells just for Europeans
While some people love "that new car smell", others are more worried about the health dangers of breathing in the noxious VOCs. Oddly enough, not all noses are created equally. It seems that, like their cars, European sniffers are tuned a bit differently than the schnozes in Korea. Accordingly, before Kia introduces new models into the European market, interior components are sealed up in jars and sent to Europe to be smell-tested. The ideal Euro-smell is apparently difficult to define we imagine it...