Your Source For Finding Free Articles On All Your Favorite Topics. / en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:10:45 GMT /Article/Sneak_peek_2011_Kia_Optima_detnews_com_The_Detroit_News/5703 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:04:52 GMT Designed with a sporty coupe-like feel, the all-new Optima will debut for the 2011 model year with a distinctive look -- due in part to its uniquely designed C-pillar. Power-wise, the Optima will use the same engine as the 2011 Sonata, which will be offered in 4- and 6-cylinder versions, and -- rumor has it -- will follow the Sonata with a hybrid option. [source] 2387b8d20ca7e5ed758c6858e0b94fcd /Article/V_6_Kia_Borrego_Not_worthy_of_consideration_detnews_com_The_Detroit_News/5328 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:09:03 GMT I was too kind to the Kia Borrego after driving the V-8 model. Two stars may have been one too many. Shortly after reviewing this big SUV, I had the opportunity to drive the V-6 version to Chicago. I briefly considered walking back. When I tested the bigger Borrego, I found it an unimpressive, ill-timed vehicle, even though it offered a nice powertrain that could chew up snow. The inclement weather played to the vehicle's strong suit -- never going over 40 mph. When sunny days returned and I opened up... 413914eaf2e11766b9770a83ba9e84e7 /Article/Despite_fine_performance_Kia_s_Borrego_does_little_to_stand_out_detnews_com_The_Detroit_News/5211 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:07:45 GMT With 6 inches of snow on the ground and the white stuff still coming down last December, it seemed like the perfect time to put the 2009 Kia Borrego to the test. The South Korean carmaker may know compacts and sedans, but how well does it know Michigan winters? Turns out, winters, bad roads and good barbeques are just a few of the things Americans and South Koreans have in common. The big SUV tracked right through Detroit's icy roads. There was plenty of power at my disposal. The V-8, the same engine as... 3acfa919b016359155e11895bd3b1b83 /Article/2009_Kia_Cerato_First_Steer/5190 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:08:53 GMT Kia has a bit of a penchant for spelling words with a ‘K’ , for possibly obvious reasons, so I’m going to make a suggestion to it here, consider adding ‘Konservative’ to the lexicon – at least where it relates to the estimate that it will sell just 3000 of the all-new Cerato small sedan in Australia this year.While on the one hand the company has been talking up the new Cerato as a contender against the major players in the small car segment here, that’s Toyota... f1d84c9146bc581abd451e6281589232 /Article/2010_Kia_Soul_pricing_starts_at_13_995/5057 Sat, 3 Jan 2009 09:19:55 GMT The basic copy, coming with the 122 hp, 1.6-liter inline-four and coupled to a 5-speed manual gearbox will be offered at an introductory price tag of $13,995 inclusive of destination charge, and comes with a total of six airbags, ABS, ESC, air conditioning, power windows and door locks, an AM/FM/CD/MP3 player with three months of free Sirius satellite radio, along with USB and auxiliary connectivity.[source] a3169ce2eb8c0bfc0a25e8df43316e90 /Article/2009_NAIAS_Preview_Kia_Soul_Concept/4892 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:13:34 GMT During the 2009 North American International Auto Show NAIAS in Detroit in January next year, Kia Motors will reveal a new take on the Soul. The brand new concept patterned on the lately unveiled and keenly awaited Soul urban crossover passenger vehicle is not just a re-packaging treatment, as it will display the versatility of the original Soul design initially shown at the 2006 NAIAS. Soul is scheduled to go on sale beginning March 1 2009 in the UK.kia sou[source] 25faa4f37f8dcb7447b2d168265c17ae /Article/Kia_not_slowing_down_2009_Auto_show_plans_lots_of_debuts_coming/4553 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:20:26 GMT Despite the downbeat news out of Motown, good things are on the way from some of the transplants. Kia, in particular, is feeling pretty upbeat these days and is the only automaker that's decided to throw a holiday shin-dig in Detroit so far this year.[source] c6763053605ee728415a11d304f14912 /Article/Kia_not_slowing_down_2009_Auto_show_plans_lots_of_debuts_coming/4498 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:19:48 GMT Despite the downbeat news out of Motown, good things are on the way from some of the transplants. Kia, in particular, is feeling pretty upbeat these days and is the only automaker that's decided to throw a holiday shin-dig in Detroit so far this year.[source] 11af211bb22e5fc6b31485d3c03c27eb /Article/Kia_not_slowing_down_2009_Auto_show_plans_lots_of_debuts_coming/4478 Mon, 8 Dec 2008 06:19:42 GMT Despite the downbeat news out of Motown, good things are on the way from some of the transplants. Kia, in particular, is feeling pretty upbeat these days and is the only automaker that's decided to throw a holiday shin-dig in Detroit so far this year.[source] 7f5164262e20bb7577bde9aa8e05a71e /Article/KIA_Sidewinder_hybrid_for_2008/3678 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:29:14 GMT  K. Adventure" resolution competition that we posted upon entryway november. Thereupon rational ground are we designation again? Well, there's a report out Auto Express entering the U. We'll just wait and see what the Kia menage have to dominance at the L. Amazing versus think that the minds behind the kia Sephia came up with this one. That Kia has actual plans to put this baby with a more concordant circle of fire engine options into step as a roadster on a kia rio platform. Ostensible motive... ba0fc271e86d013a780e90e5ce7b27f2 /Article/KIA_Mohave/3572 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:07:01 GMT 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... 09002cbd12bcff309e81657b459c08c2 /Article/Kia_Koup_Concept/3520 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:41:33 GMT 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... 7cfc97dcda9a80cca90a580cd1f4fc12 /Article/Sneak_peek_2010_Kia_Spectra/3345 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:44:28 GMT 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] ea7ebb6b40902e1730d871ea4b3e256b /Article/Kia_Forte/3272 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 04:53:39 GMT 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... 08f5203cd57529b6a1a7716ea6b3bea5 /Article/Kia_cee_039_d_1_6/3241 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:33:08 GMT  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... c306084cb768e606bd3c9eae36e21254 /Article/VIDEO_Kia_dealership_uses_Obama_impersonator_to_sell_Sorentos/3196 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 06:16:20 GMT 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] 88ef26c47d8ad438841e207616f5c9c3 /Article/Kia_pro_ceed_at_Nurburgring_24_hour_race/2809 Mon, 26 May 2008 14:49:22 GMT 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... 5d86b13f3fc493ffe481b440f4852e0f /Article/Kia_Continental_running_diesel_pro_cee_d_on_street_rubber_in_Ring_24h/2786 Mon, 26 May 2008 14:49:15 GMT 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... e4e7dc9f379c5eeef70039227703ecba /Article/Ian_Beavis_makes_a_post_Kia_landing/2438 Sun, 4 May 2008 12:02:53 GMT 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... f64e565e61b43c6ce486aba7a271c679 /Article/Kia_engineers_specific_smells_just_for_Europeans/513 Wed, 2 Apr 2008 05:24:12 GMT 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... 7316d043aaf62daedab3f32adce763a9