Kia add to their electrified offerings with plug-in hybrid versions of the Kia XCeed and Kia Ceed Sportswagon (Estate) on sale in the UK from today. Kia, just like every other car maker, is rolling out as many electrified options as they can to get the all-important (certainly financially) average emissions down to avoid penalties. […]
Kia Picanto Zest, Kia Stonic Maxx and CHEAPER Kia Niro PHEV arrive for the New Year
Kia are kicking off the new year with the Kia Picanto Zest, the Kia Picanto Maxx and a ‘2’ spec vesrion of the Kia Niro PHEV. It’s a new year, and Kia are jumping in quick with a trio of new models to encourage buyers to spend in showrooms despite January being a ‘bit short […]
Electric Kia e-Niro ‘4’ replaces the e-Niro First Edition
Kia is replacing the e-Niro First Edition with a new range-topping e-Niro 4 with a high spec and prices starting from £34,495 (after PiCG). At the start of the month, Kia announced an increased supply of the e-Niro electric SUV for 2020, giving hope to those who’d put down an order for the electric e-Niro […]
You’ll actually be able to buy an electric Kia e-Niro in 2020 as Kia ramp up supply
Kia are planning an update for the e-Niro electric SUV for 2020 and are promising that the current very limited availability will be solved. When Kia revealed the electric e-Niro SUV more than eighteen months ago it looked to be a properly appealing electric SUV. Offering all that the Niro offers but with a 64kWh […]
Kia Futuron Concept – an Electric Sports Car on an SUV Platform
The Kia Futuron Concept is revealed as an electric car previewing the direction of Kia’s future EVs, combining sports car and SUV. Is this, the Kia Futuron Concept, a look at an upcoming electric Kia? No, but it is a look at the sort of direction Kia is heading as electric powertrains open up more […]
This is the new Kia Optima – but don’t hold your breath waiting for it to arrive in the UK
The next generation Kia Optima is teased as the Kia K5 for South Korea, but don’t expect it to come to the UK as Kia drop the Optima. Saloon cars are not exactly in vogue at the moment, and the dominance cars like the Ford Mondeo once had are long gone as buyers move in […]
Hyundai and Kia EVs to get 800 volt charging systems as Hyundai/Kia joins the Ionity party
Hyundai and Kia have joined the Ionity party delivering 350kW charging stations across the UK and Europe, and making their own EVs compatible with the ultra-fast charging. Its almost two years since the Ionity electric car charging network was revealed as a collaboration project of BMW, VW, Mercedes and Ford to enable electric cars with […]
Kia Ceed Sportswagon and XCeed Plug-in Hybrids join Kia’s hybrid party
The Kia Ceed Sportswagon and XCeed Plug-in Hybrids arrive offering up to 37 miles of EV range and go on sale in the UK in early 2020. As ever more stringent average CO2 regulations potentially weigh heavily on car makers’ bottom lines, electric help will be the norm, not car news. But until then the […]
Kia Soul EV First Edition goes on sale in the UK
The new Kia Sould EV – and it’s only an electric car – goes on sale in the UK with a big spec and prices starting from £33,795. The new Kia Soul EV was revealed in Los Angeles last November, delivering a new Soul EV with underpinnings borrowed from the e-Niro and available only as […]
Kia XCeed Crossover UK Price and Specs announced
The Kia XCeed – Kia’s Crossover take on the new Ceed – goes on sale in the UK with prices from £20,795 and first customer cars due in September. Is the new Kia XCeed a Crossover or an SUV? Well, it’s certainly more Crossover than SUV, although Kia consider it a fit between the the […]