Kia extends the electric e-Niro range with new trim options and an entry-level e-Niro 2 with less power and smaller battery for under £30,000. The electric Kia e-Niro (and its sister Hyundai Kona Electric) is perhaps the pick of electric family cars at the moment, with decent looks, good spec and a range which means […]
Kia details its new electronic MANUAL gearbox heading for the new mild hybrid Kia Rio
Kia reveals details of its new Intelligent Manual Transmission heading first for the Rio MHEV, promising improved economy and driver involvement. When we reported last month on the updated Kia Rio – Kia’s Fiesta-rivalling supermini – we revealed it was getting not just a mild hybrid version, but what Kia call intelligent Manual Transmission (iMT), […]
Kia Rio gets a bit of a FACELIFT for 2020 – and a bit of electric help
The Kia Rio – Kia’s Fiesta rival – gets a bit of a facelift for 2020 including new engines, new tech and a new clever gearbox. The Kia Rio is arriving for 2020 with something of a facelift, with the usual tweaks to bumpers, lights and wheels – and some interior titivations – but the […]
Kia plotting Electric SUV with SUPERCAR performance
Kia are set to launch a new electric SUV in 2021, based on the Imagine Concept with new EV platform and potentially supercar performance. The transformation of Kia and Hyundai in to a mainstream force over the last decade is starting to see the South Korean firm moving in new directions, challenging established sectors in […]
Kia Sportage range gets a bit of a makeover – Sportage ‘1’ and ‘4’ trim options dropped
The Kia Sportage range gets updated with revised trim – dropping top and bottom options – new diesel engine option and some technology tweaks. Kia has decided to update the Sportage SUV for 2020, not exactly a facelift, but improvements to what’s on offer, with a revised range of trim options, a new diesel engine […]
Kia Telluride is the 2020 World Car of the Year – because the Porsche Taycan costs too much
The Kia Telluride SUV has been voted the 2020 World Car of the Year, beating the Mazda CX-30 and Mazda3 to the top gong, revealed in a YouTube video. The path to the 2020 World Car of the Year has been upset, as so many things have, by the Covid-19 outbreak across the world so, […]
Kia XCeed Edition joins the XCeed range as an XCeed 2 with more kit
The relatively new Kia XCeed – Kia’s Crossover take on the new Ceed – gets its first ‘special’ model with the XCeed Edition, on sale from £20,995. The Kia XCeed officially went on sale in the UK last summer as Kia tried to turn the new Ceed in to a Crossover to try and cash-in […]
New Kia Sorento SUV detailed after Geneva launch scuppered
Kia has revealed the new Sorento SUV for the UK and Europe after its planned debut at the Geneva Motor Show fell victim to the show’s cancellation. We had a tease for the new Sorento SUV from Kia back in early February, followed a couple of weeks later by a look at the new Sorento […]
New Kia Sorento REVEALED ahead of Geneva debut as Kia’s SUV goes a bit posh
The new 2020 Kia Sorento is revealed ahead of its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, with a new look, more room and a more upmarket interior. We had a tease for the new Kia Sorento a couple of weeks ago as Kia got the ball rolling for its reveal at the Geneva Motor Show. […]
New Kia Sorento SUV TEASED ahead of Geneva Motor Show debut
The Kia Sorento – Kia’s range-topping SUV in the UK – is about to be updated, and Kia start the tease for the new Sorento ahead of a Geneva debut. The Kia Sorento is about to be updated – probably with a European debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month – so Kia are […]