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The K2 is prepared for the Chinese market
Kia unveiled the K2 B-segment sedan today at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show, before the arrival of the new Kia Rio planned to "land" in Europe in just a few months. Production for the K2 will begin in June and the design was specially created for the Chinese market and somewhere in August the follower will be a 5-door hatchback version.The design of the car borrowed some elements from the K5 sedan. The model has a new and modern fog lamp design, large air intake and dynamic swept back headlamps and side air vent. The K2 has a 3-cylinder supervision instrument cluster, leather steering wheel ...
Tags: kia, k2, k5-sedan
The Soul will sparkle at the NYIAS
The New York International Auto Show will come soon and there is where Kia decided to introduce the new updated version of the Soul. How do we know? Well, the information came from the organizers. The company has recently come up with a new style and the changes made to the Soul are in tone with this style. Also the customers from before and the future ones will be just as happy with it too. Let's talk about the changes for a sec. The addition of LED daylights the new redesigned bumper and adjusted taillights are the major ones made.About the interior, there are no ...
Tags: kia, soul, nyias, hatchback
Kia will launch its first electric vehicle
2013 is the year Kia will introduce their first electric vehicle. As we know in 2010 the Venga EV concept was launched at the Geneva Motor Show and apparently this electric car will be based on this concept.Off the record information tell us that the car will have a lithium-ion battery that develops 80 hp (60 kW / 82 PS), will reach a top speed of around 140 km/h and will recharge in six hours with a normal household outlet. In 11,8 seconds runs from 0 to 100 km/h.Venga EV is part of the ecological vehicles line called EcoDynamics and it has some specific characteristics. ...
Tags: kia, venga-ev, concept-car
Kia Motors exported 10 million vehicles
South Korea's first automotive export happened in 1975 when a few Kia Brisa pickups were sent to Qatar and ever since, we had the chance to see new generation models like Picanto, Rio, Sorento, Sportage and Optima.Kia Motors Corporation celebrated today the fact that they reached an incredible export number of 10 million vehicles. The lucky one was sold today and it's a Snow White Pearl Optima sedan. March 2005, was the date when half of the cars sold today were delivered and only six years later the 5 million became 10 million. This can only mean that the team had a very good plan, ...
Tags: kia, kia-motors, snow-white-pearl-optima
Kia presented its new Rio at the Geneva Motor Show
At the Geneva Motor Show, Kia brought its new Picanto and Rio for everyone's pleasure. The design impressed the most as it was edgier and more up-market than it was ever before. This strong version of the Rio will help Kia build a stronger brand image in Europe.When you think about Kia, you don't think this far. The quality and design of the Rio is higher than the brand image represents says Benny Oeyen, marketing and planning chief. Also he said this car can be improved and that what they need is a hot hatch, cabrio or a coupe.In the short run, the fastest way ...
Tags: kia, rio, picanto, geneva, motor-show
Kia is preparing a facelift for the 2012
Some recent spy photographs reveal Kia's intentions of releasing an update available for the Soul. The photographs were taken in Germany and one can notice the Soul's stylistic upgrades despite the fact that they were hidden by the bagged-up ends. The exterior mirrors which incorporate the turning lights appear to be the only visible change of the redesigned exterior. Some rumors announce Kia planning to take some cues from the Rio hatchbacks and the new Picanto, such as the more pronounced bumpers and the pulled back headlamps. Both models mentioned previously were admired at the Geneva Motor Show. The interior is also likely to get ...
Tags: kia-soul-facelift, kia-soul, 2012-kia-soul, 2012-soul, kia-spy-shots, kia-new-cars, spy-photographs
Kia adds 256HP 2.0-liter turbo to the Sportage Range
The pricing and details of the new turbocharged 2011 Sportage SX compact CUV, have just been released by Kia. As far as we know, the vehicle is planned to arrive in the Kia showrooms from U.S. later this month and it represents the second Sportage SX from Kia to integrate the firm's 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine featuring direct-injection technology together with a twin-scroll turbocharger, producing 256HP and a peak torque of 264 Nm. The engine is mated to a six-speed automatic gearbox and the customers can purchase it either in front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive versions. According to Kia's reports, the FWD model shows 22mpg in ...
Tags: kia-sportage-sx, 2011-kia, kia-sportage-sx, kia-new-cars, 2011-kia-sporatge-sx
2012 Kia Rio enters the Geneva fight
Kia has a new baby in this year's Geneva Motor Show. The design was changed. Rio it now features a courageous outlook, deeply sculpted doors and an elective LED daytime driving lights. Talking about the exterior, Kia measures 55 mm longer, 25 mm wider and 15 mm lower than the retiring model. This is not all. It also has a spacious cabin and a luggage compartment which can hold up to 390 liters of load and this is the result of 2,570 mm wheelbase.The inside is believed to be classy and spotless. The biggest development was made concerning the material quality. Other reasons to drive ...
Tags: kia, rio, geneva, motorshow, fight, asian
Kia Optima or the most desired car in the galaxy
This year, Kia has released a special Super bowl advertising clip that shows just how desirable is its new 2011 Kia Optima. The 1 minute clip has a movie like scenario and also there are many special effects but the bottom line is quite simple: the 2011 Kia Optima is the most desirable car in time and space.The Korean automaker's Super bowl ad starts with a city scene, where a highway patrol officer takes the 2011 Kia Optima from a young couple, living them all cuffed up to his parked motorcycle...Later, the policeman has to jump into the ocean because the car has been stolen ...
Tags: 2011, 2011-optima, 2011-kia-optima, kia, kia-optima, superbowl
Kia KV7 a new gullwing concept car
The Detroit Auto Show was host this Tuesday to the unveiling of the latest Kia concept car, the KV7.Still showing the same bulky shapes as the Soul, the KV7 features a rather wide body that stretches 2.03 meters and the same boxy shape that characterized the latest creations of the Korean car manufacturer. Also, the concept car has 20 inch rims and 225/45 tires that help to contribute to the illusion that this car has a much lower stance. Even so, the KV7 was created with the sole idea of changing the perception about the conventional Multi Purpose Vehicles. So the new prototype was fitted ...
Tags: kv7-concept, kv7, gullwing, kia-optima, kia
- january 2006
Kia Carens
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 183 km/h- february 2008
Kia Pro_Cee`d
3-doors, coupé
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 300 km/h- may 2008
Kia Cee`d
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 161 km/h- january 2007
Kia Cee`d Sporty Wagon
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 168 km/h- june 2007
Kia Picanto
4-doors, sedan
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 200 km/h- may 2006
Kia Rio
5-doors, mpv
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 196 km/h- january 1993
Kia Sorento
2-doors, cabriolet
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 200 km/h- may 2006
Kia Soul
2-doors, coupé
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 330 km/h- march 2005
Kia Sportage
2-doors, cabriolet
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 315 km/h- september 2004
Kia Carnival
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 196 km/h- july 2006
Kia Cerato
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 220 km/h- september 2004
Kia Clarus
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 209 km/h- october 2004
Kia Clarus Wagon
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 236 km/h- october 2004
Kia Joice
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 236 km/h- october 2004
Kia Magentis
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: petrol
Topspeed: 234 km/h- november 2004
Kia Mentor
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 187 km/h- june 2007
Kia Opirus
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 194 km/h- november 2004
Kia Pride
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 207 km/h- june 2005
Kia Pride Wagon
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 205 km/h- june 2006
Kia Sephia
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 222 km/h- june 2006
Kia Shuma
5-doors, hatchback
- Fuel: diesel
Topspeed: 220 km/h
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