The Kia Stinger has been dropped from Kia’s UK offerings, to be replaced as the range-topping Kia by the new electric Kia EV6 GT. It’s only a couple of weeks since we report production of the Kia Stinger will end next year, but Kia UK is jumping that gun and dropping the Stinger today. Despite […]
It looks like the Kia Stinger will now go out of production in April 2023
The Kia Stinger – Kia’s rival for the BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe – will finally go out of production in April 2013 according to reports. It’s five years since the Kia Stinger arrived as Kia took aim at the ‘premium’ market with a car which looked good enough to take on cars like the […]
Kia Soul EV range comes with new cheaper short range battery option
The Kia Soul EV is now available with short-range 39.2kWh in new Urban trim and there’s a new Explore trim too. Prices from £32,795. It’s more than three years since the new Kia Soul EV went on sale in the UK as the Soul became an EV-only offering in the UK, with underpinnings borrowed from […]
The Kia EV9 – Kia’s large electric SUV – pictured testing ahead of 2023 launch
Kia is busy testing the upcoming Kia EV9 – the production take on the EV9 Concept – ahead of a debut at the start of 2023. Late last year, Kia revealed the EV9 Concept as a pointer to a large electric SUV they plan, but we reckoned it would be very much an SUV for […]
Kia reveals prices and specs for UPDATED Kia XCeed
The updated Kia XCeed is now on sale, with prices starting at £22,995, 1.5-litre petrol or PHEV powertrain and three trim options. Kia revealed a bit of an update for the Kia XCeed back in July, and it’s now going on sale with prices starting at £22,995. The tweaks Kia has wrought to deliver a […]
Kia XCeed gets a bit of a FACELIFT and new GT-Line trim
The Kia XCeed – Kia’s Ceed on small stilts – gets a bit of a facelift and titivate including new GT-Line trim and a revised interior. On sale in September. Last week we had a tease for a revamped Kia XCeed, with a dynamic-looking sketch previewing what’s to come. Well, as you’d expect, the sketch […]
Kia EV9 – Kia’s upcoming range-topping electric SUV – spied on video
The new electric Kia EV9 SUV, the production version of the Kia Concept EV9, is spied on video testing ahead of a 2023 debut. It was back in November when Kia took the wraps off the EV9 Concept, a big, bold electric SUV we expected to be aimed firmly at the US market due to […]
Kia XCeed – Kia’s best-selling Ceed – FACELIFT previewed with design sketch
The Kia XCeed – Kia’s best-selling Ceed model in the UK – is getting a facelift, previewed with a new design sketch and debuting on 18 July. It’s three years since the Kia XCeed arrived as a crossover take on Kia’s Ceed, since when it’s gone on to be the best-selling model in the Ceed […]
Kia SLASHES Sorento range to a single, high-priced, Sorento Edition model
The Kia Sorento will be only available in new high-end Edition trim, with previous ‘Grade’ models dropped. Costs from almost £50k. We all know that endless options on cars, from trim levels to huge option lists, is a bit of a production nightmare, and many car makers seem to be moving towards a simplified model […]
Kia EV6 GT – Kia’s 577bhp electric EV6 range-topper – heading for the Goodwood Hillcimb
The electric EV6 GT, the range-topping version of Kia’s electric EV6 range with 577bhp, will make its dynamic debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. It’s more than a year since the Kia EV6 was revealed as Kia’s take on the Hyundai Ioniq 5, and it’s turned out to be rather a good, if not […]