The Kia Sportage Axis and the Kia Picanto Chilli are a pair of special edition Kias designed to garner footfall and sales in summer-quiet showrooms. Hot summer days and plenty to do other than turn up at car showrooms to grab new wheels means car makers, and dealers, need tactics to get buyers to make the […]
New Kia Cee’d and Pro-Cee’d get a tweak, new engines and new DCT gearbox
Kia has give the Cee’d, Pro-Cee’d and Estate a cosmetic makeover for 2016 with small cosmetic updates, new engines, a new DCT gearbox and GT Line spec. It’s three years since the current Kia Cee’d arrived, and with the competition moving things on it’s time for Kia to give the Cee’d a bit of an […]
New Kia Sorento Price & Specs – costs from £28,795
The 2015 Kia Sorento – which debuted at the 2014 Paris Motor Show – will cost from £28,795 for the 2.2 KX-1 manual rising to £40,995 for the 2.2 KX-4 Auto. Kia’s new, much improved and rather more ‘Premium’ Sorento SUV arrived at the Paris Motor Show last year has now gone in sale in […]
Kia cee’d GT Line arrives – gets new 1.0 litre 3-cylinder engine & 7-Speed DCT gearbox
The new Kia GT Line has been revealed as a sporty take on the cee’d, pro_ee’d and cee’d SW with 3-cylinder 1.0 litre engine and DSG gearbox options. The Kia c’ed GT Line is being launched by Kia at the Geneva Motor Show next month as a sporty take on all the cee’d models – cee’d […]
Kia Trail’ster Concept previews production four-wheel-drive Hybrid Kia Soul
The Kia Trail’ster Concept is being shown at the 2015 Chicago Motor Show as a rugged take on the Kia Soul with 4WD through an electric motor on the back axle. At the end of January, we reported that Kia were taking an AWD Concept to the Chicago Motor Show, and we reckoned the teaser […]
New Kia Optima Concept teased for 2015 Geneva Motor Show
Kia has released a single image of a new D-Segment Concept which will debut at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show and preview the next generation Kia Optima. Car makers do love a tease ahead of a motor show, and with the 2015 Geneva Motor Show looming in a few weeks the teases are starting to […]
2015 Kia Picanto facelift revealed – debuts Geneva 2015
The 2015 facelift for the Kia Picanto has been revealed ahead of a Geneva Motor Show debut with cosmetic and efficiency tweaks and new customisation options. The Kia Picanto – Kia’s A-Segment city car – is heading for the Geneva Motor Show next month with a range of tweaks to keep it competitive. Most of […]
Kia e-AWD Concept for Chicago Motor Show – looks like a 4WD Kia EV
Kia in the US are teasing an e-AWD Concept for the 2015 Chicago Auto Show which looks like a four-wheel-drive version of the Kia Soul EV. The Kia Soul EV was revealed at the Chicago Motor Show last year, and it looks like Kia are planning to return to Chicago in 2015 with another Soul […]
Kia Rio and Kia Venga get updated for 2015
The Kia Rio small hatchback and the Kia Venga MPV have been given a refresh for 2015 with new styling for both the exterior and interior. Kia has come out with a double update for its small family cars today, with news that both the Rio hatchback and Venga MPV have been given a bit […]
Kia Soul EV price & specs – costs £29,995
The Kia Soul EV – Kia’s electric Soul – will cost £29,995 in the UK (less £5k government EV grant), have a range of 132 miles and 7 year warranty. The Kia Soul EV was revealed at the Chicago Motor Show at the beginning of the year and started in production for the UK and […]