Kia is to extend its hybrid offerings with the launch of the Kia Ceed Sportswagon plug-in hybrid in the second half of 2019. Average CO2 emissions are driving more and more car makers down the hybrid and plug-in hybrid route, and Kia is planning to take powertrain from the Niro Plug-in and transplant it in […]
Electric Kia e-Niro gets OFFICIAL 301 mile range
The Kia e-Niro – Kia’s electric compact crossover – comes with a WLTP range of 301 miles, and 382 miles if used in urban traffic. We’re not entirely convinced the new WLTP regime is going to deliver economy and emissions figures which truly relate to real world conditions. But they do seem to be more […]
Kia Ceed GT: No i30 N, but a nicely warmed Ceed
The Kia Ceed GT arrives as the performance take on the new Kia Ceed, complete with its own styling, tweaked suspension and a 201bhp 1.6 litre petrol turbo. We’ve recently had the new Kia Ceed, the new Kia Ceed Sportswagon and the new Kia Proceed. And now we get the Kia Ceed GT, a nicely […]
New Kia Proceed REVEALED – Kia’s budget take take on Mercedes’ CLA Shooting Brake
The Kia Proceed is revealed as a stylish Shooting Brake version of Kia’s new Ceed Hatch and Estate and available only in GT-Line and GT trim. With a new Kia Ceed and new Kia Ceed Sportswagon already revealed, all that was left for Kia to reveal is the Proceed take on the new Ceed, and […]
New Kia Proceed TEASED ahead of September reveal
The new Kia Proceed – a Shooting Brake take on the new Ceed – is previewed in a tease photo ahead of a reveal on 13 September. The new Kia Ceed (that’s the one without the apostrophe) only went on sale in the UK at the beginning of the month, but Kia are ready to […]
2018 Kia Optima UK prices and specs – including Optima GT Sportswagon
The 2018 Kia Optima facelift goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at £22,260, rising to £33,350 for the new Optima GT Sportswagon. Kia revealed the 2018 facelift for the Optima – and Optima Sportswagon Estate – back in February, ahead of a public debut in Geneva, and Kia has now revealed UK […]
New Kia Sportage: UK Prices and Specs announced
The refreshed 2018 Kia Sportage SUV goes on sale in the UK with updated looks, new technology and a hybrid option. Prices start at £20,305. Having announced prices and specs for the new Kia Ceed this morning, it would be plain bad manners not to do the same for Kia’s best-selling model in the UK […]
New Kia Ceed Hatch: UK Prices and Specs announced
The new Kia Ceed Hatch – without the apostrophe – goes on sale on 1 August in the UK, with prices starting from £18,295, and rising to £26,850 for the DCT equipped First Edition. The new Kia Ceed Hatch arrived at the Geneva Motor Show in March – and in the UK a couple of […]
Kia Picanto GT-Line now with Kia’s 1.0 T-GDI three-cylinder engine
The Kia Picanto GT-Line, launched last years with a 1.25 petrol engine, now comes with a more powerful three-cylinder 1.0 T-GDI – the most powerful Picanto to date. Last year we reviewed the Kia Picanto GT-Line soon after Kia launched their latest Picanto, and we found it a decent little car. But we thought it could […]
Test drive a Kia HYBRID and get £1,000. Sort of.
The Kia Hybrid Challenge has been extended, offering you £1,000 off a new car, as Kia deliver a set of incentives to get you to buy a new car through the summer. Buying a new car in the summer months isn’t usually at the top of a list of fun things to do when the […]