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 Soul 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 […]
Kia XCeed – Kia’s Crossover Ceed – revealed AGAIN
The Kia XCeed – Kia’s new Crossover take on the new Ceed – gets a proper reveal following a mini reveal earlier this month. On sale in the UK in July. Kia managed to reveal the new XCeed earlier this month with a single profile image, and gave us a look at the XCeed’s new […]
Kia reveals new digital instrument cluster for the XCeed Crossover
Kia reveals a new 12.3″ digital instrument cluster for the new XCeed Crossover which will get its official debut on 26 June. We’ve sort of had the official reveal for the new Kia XCeed Crossover – Kia’s ‘SUV’ take on the popular new Ceed, although all Kia managed to reveal was a single side view […]
New Kia XCeed – Kia’s Crossover take on the Ceed – REVEALED
Kia reveals the first photo of the new Kia XCeed, a Crossover take on the new Ceed, ahead of a debut on 26 June 2019. The new Kia Ceed (without an apostrophe) arrived a year ago, and since then we’ve also had the arrival of the new Kia Proceed, which turned out to be a […]