Kia News
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Kia’s handsome Sportspace concept unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show a year ago was meant to preview the design of the new Optima whose debut followed a month later at the New York Auto Show. However, the fact that the Sportspace was in the shape of a wagon and not a sedan suggested Kia was looking at adding a wagon option to its Optima range. The Korean automaker today unveiled the long-roof Optima which it is calling the Optima Sportswagon. The car makes its world debut March 1 at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show. ALSO SEE: 2017 Camaro SS 1LE Might Be Faster On Track Than Mustang GT350 The...
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2017 Kia Niro hybrid revealed, promises 50 MPG combined
Previewed in concept form almost three years ago, Kia’s first dedicated hybrid, the Niro, has finally been revealed. It’s a compact crossover that isn’t related to any other model in Kia’s lineup. In fact, it’s said to have a dedicated platform. The Niro is set to go...
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2017 Kia Optima Coming With Hybrid, Plug-In Hybrid Options
The latest Kia Optima is already a great option for buyers on a budget looking for a svelte, sporty sedan. At launch, the car was offered with three four-cylinder engine choices whose outputs ranged from 178 to 247 horsepower. Now Kia has added two new hybrid options. On show this week at the 2016...
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2017 Kia Soul Spy Shots
Kia’s funky little Soul hatchback is about to undergo a mid-cycle update. This will be the last update to the second-generation model until an all-new one is launched later this decade. There are some significant changes planned, as evidenced by all the camouflage gear. It looks like the...
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2016 Kia Optima Sportswagon Spy Shots
When Kia unveiled its Sportspace concept car at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show, we were told it previewed the design of the all-new Optima, a car which made its debut a month later at the 2015 New York Auto Show, as a 2016 model. However, we were also told that the handsome concept hinted at a new...
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2017 Kia Niro Spy Shots
Kia has confirmed it will unveil a new dedicated hybrid model called the Niro at the 2016 Chicago Auto Show on next month. The automaker has been dropping a number of teaser shots in the lead up to the reveal but our spy shots give us a good idea of what the vehicle will be like out on the road...
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Kia’s new dedicated hybrid that we recently spied testing in Europe has been confirmed for a debut at next month’s 2016 Chicago Auto Show. The vehicle will be called a Niro and today Kia dropped a few teaser shots. The Korean automaker is calling the Niro a “hybrid utility vehicle” though judging from our spy shots the vehicle is more of a tallish hatch about the size of a Volkswagen Golf. As for the design, it appears the Niro sports a sleek, aerodynamic body, as well as Kia’s signature “tiger nose” grille up front. At the rear are high-mounted LED...
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Kia Telluride concept debuts in Detroit, hints at potential Borrego successor
The Borrego (a Mohave in other markets) is long gone. That full-size SUV offering from Kia bowed out of the United States back at the end of 2009. The Sorento has been pulling three-row duty for the brand in the meantime and has done an admirable job with the task at hand. Still, a larger, more...
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Kia Announces Drive Wise Autonomous Tech, Says True Self-Driving Car Here Within 15 Years
So far, autonomous car research has been the domain of the luxury automakers but we’re starting to see more mainstream brands embrace the technology as the realization grows that fully self-driving cars are going to be a reality in the next decade or two. While brands like Mercedes-Benz...
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Kia Gears Up For ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ With Special Sportage: Video
There’s a new X-Men movie coming next year and Kia is taking advantage of the popular comic book franchise with a special version of its 2017 Sportage inspired by one of the characters, in this case the shape-shifting character known as Mystique. The new movie is X-Men: Apocalypse, and it...
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2016 Kia K900 Gets Minor Updates
Kia’s K900 flagship sedan only arrived in local showrooms a year ago but has already seen a price reduction and now a round of updates, too. It’s no surprise considering year-to-date sales for the K900 total just 2,134 cars, but with the changes Kia has implemented it means the...
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2017 Kia Cadenza Gets Sporty New Look
The current Kia Cadenza was only introduced here in 2013 but has been on sale overseas since 2010, which is why the Korean brand already has a new version of its large, front-wheel-drive sedan. The car made its debut overnight in Kia's home market of Korea, where it's known as the K7. These...
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A new generation of the Kia Sportage goes on sale next year, one that’s better looking, better built and more efficient than the model it replaces. We first saw the new compact crossover at September’s Frankfurt Auto Show, but now it’s been shown for the first time in the United States, during this week’s Los Angeles Auto Show. This is the fourth generation of the Sportage, and it arrives as a 2017 model. The vehicle will be offered with front- or all-wheel drive, both coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission. The engines carry over from the previous model and...
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2017 Kia Sportage: 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show Live Photos & Video
Kia’s new Sportage has been revealed, and we’re glad to report it features an attractive, unique design that should help distinguish it in the marketplace from the sea of more conservatively-styled compact crossovers, including its Hyundai Tucson corporate cousin. This is the...
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2017 Kia Sportage Leaked
Kia is set to unveil a new generation of its Sportage compact crossover at next month’s Frankfurt Auto Show, but a completely undisguised version has already been spotted over in Korea. These latest images come from Korean website Auto Tribune (via World Car Fans) and follow some official...
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Kia Reveals Sportage Concept Drawings Ahead of Frankfurt Debut
The Kia Sportage is the fraternal twin to the Hyundai Tucson. It was last redesigned for the 2011 model year, but a new Tucson is hitting dealerships as we speak, so that must mean a redesigned Sportage isn't far behind. That's precisely the case, as the next-generation Sportage is scheduled to be...
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Kia Sports Car Back On The Table
When it comes to sports cars, we bet the first name you think of is not Kia. It's probably not even the 10th, or the 50th. It's really not even on the list. But that may change in the not too distant future. Kia surprised many when it rolled out the striking GT4 Stinger concept at 2014’s...
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2017 Kia Sportage Spy Shots
The current Kia Sportage has been on sale since the 2011 model year but a new one is in the works, prototypes for which have been spotted testing in Europe. The new generation of the popular compact crossover will go on sale next year, as a 2017 model. Like previous versions, the new one will be...
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Belgian designer Luc Donckerwolke is headed to Korea to replace Peter Schreyer, who is currently in charge of design at Hyundai and Kia. It was announced earlier this month that Donckerwolke would be leaving the top post at Bentley design after only joining the brand in 2012. No reason was given for his sudden departure, leading to speculation he may have found a job with a rival firm. He was replaced at Bentley by Volkswagen Group design veteran Stefan Sielaff. ALSO SEE: 2016 Bentley Flying Spur Gets Sporty Beluga Trim It's since been confirmed that Peter Schreyer, a former Audi designer...
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Kia GT Announcement Coming Soon, GT4 Stinger Sports Car Not So Likely
Kia will soon have an offering in the sporty ‘four-door coupe’ segment in the form of a production version of its striking GT concept, which was first shown at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. Production of the concept has been rumored for some time, and shortly it will be made official...
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Kia Optima Debuts At 2015 New York Auto Show: Live Photos
Kia’s all-new 2016 Optima sedan has made its debut at the 2015 New York Auto Show. It was at the New York event back in 2010 that Kia first broke off the shackles of lame, design by committee styling when it unveiled its striking, third-generation Optima. The vehicle quickly became the...
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Kia Novo Concept Hints At Korean Brand’s Next-Gen Compacts
Kia used its home market’s premier automotive event, the 2015 Seoul Auto Show, to present the funky Novo concept car. A compact sedan with coupe-like styling, the Novo hints at the design direction for the Korean brand’s next-generation compact cars like the Forte and Rio. In fact, the...
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2016 Kia Optima Teased Ahead Of 2015 New York Auto Show
It was at the New York Auto Show back in 2010 that Kia broke off the shackles of lame, design by committee styling when it unveiled its striking, third-generation Optima sedan. The vehicle quickly became the brand’s bestseller here, a title it’s held for the past three years, and now...
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2016 Kia Optima Previewed By Sportspace Concept: Live Photos And Video
Kia’s current Optima was all-new for the 2011 model year so we’re about due for a replacement. That replacement will be introduced later this year as a 2016 model, but we’ve received our first official look at the car at this week’s 2015 Geneva Motor Show in the form of this...
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