The new Kia Picanto X-Line – a butch take on Kia’s City Car – goes on sale in the UK with prices starting at £12,595 and a single 1.25 litre petrol engine option. Turning cars in to pseudo SUVs has become big business for car makers as they pander to the seemingly insatiable appetite for […]
Kia Niro EV Concept debuts at CES – 238 mile range for Kia’s electric Niro
The electric Kia Niro has debuted at the 2018 CES in Las Vegas, boasting new styling, new technology and a claimed range of 238 miles. It previews the production Niro EV. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is rapidly turning in to a de facto Motor Show, and Kia has chosen CES to […]
Kia Niro EV concept TEASED ahead of CES reveal
The Electric Kia Niro is teased in concept guise ahead of a debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and featuring future technology for Kia’s cars. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is a great opportunity for car makers to show their technology, and Kia are heading to Vegas next week […]
Kia Sorento adds GT-Line and GT-Line S Models for 2018
The Kia Sorento – Kia’s largest SUV in the UK – adds range topping GT-Line and GT-Line S models for 2018, as well as a new eight-speed automatic gearbox. Kia’s GT-Line models are proving to be a bit of a sales success for the Korean car maker, so now it’s rolling out the option of […]
Less than 10% of new Kia Stonic sales will be diesel, says Kia boss
Kia boss Michael Cole says he expects less than 10 per cent of the new Kia Stonic’s sales to be diesel-engined as Kia look to deliver more electrification. The new Kia Stonic is a car which is right on the Zeitgeist, offering a compact and appealing urban SUV to mop up sales in a market […]
Kia Rio 2 1.0 T-GDi Review (2017) – Kia’s Fiesta challenger tested
We have the 2017 Kia Rio – Kia’s car to take on the Ford Fiesta – with the new 1.0 litre T-GDi three-pot petrol and trim level ‘2’ in for review and road test. It’s a year since Kia revealed the latest Rio at the 2016 Paris Motor Show as a replacement for a car […]
Kia Picanto GT-Line S Review (2017) – Kia’s new Sporty City Car tested
We’ve had the new Kia Picanto in for review with range-topping GT-Line S spec and the 83bhp 1.25 litre petrol engine. Is the Picanto GT-Line S really a sporty city car? The Kia Picanto is Kia’s little City Car, and it’s been with us for more than a decade, but this year Kia has delivered […]
New Kia Stinger order book opens in the UK – costs from £31,995
The new Kia Stinger – Kia’s RWD GT car – arrives ion the UK with order books open and prices starting at £31,,995 and rising to £40,495 for the Stinger GT-S 3.3 T-GDi V6. The new Kia Stinger was revealed in UK spec at the beginning of the year, and the order books have now opened […]
Kia Stonic – Kia’s new compact SUV – costs from £16,295 in the UK
[nggallery id=2481 template=customlinks] The new Kia Stonic – Kia’s compact SUV – will cost from £16,295 in the UK, rising to £20,495 for the range-topping Stonic. Order books open in the UK. The Kia Stonic was revealed back in June as a new compact SUV sitting below the Sportage in Kia’s SUV range, and Kia’s […]
Kia ‘Shooting Brake’ Concept -a preview of the next Cee’d – REVEALED ahead of Frankfurt
The Kia Concept for Frankfurt – a ‘Shooting Brake’ design – is revealed ahead of a debut at the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show and previews the next Kia Cee’d. A week ago, Kia teased a new ‘Shooting Brake’ Concept they are taking to the Frankfurt Motor Show – although they insisted on attaching the clumsy […]