Kia has revealed price and specification for the 2013 Procee’d, starting from £17,495 for the Pro_cee’d 1.6 GDI S rising to £20,795 for the SE. [nggallery id=1228 template=customlinks] Most of the buzz around the 2013 Kia Pro_Cee’d recently has been the imminent arrival of the more powerful Procee’d GT, which will debut at next month’s Geneva Motor […]
New Kia Cee’d GT Turbo: First photo arrives
We have the first photo of the 5-door Kia Cee’d GT – a Cee’d with the engine from the Hyundai Veloster Turbo – ahead of a 2013 Geneva reveal. We already know that Kia are planning to launch the 3-door Pro_Cee’d GT with the engine from the Veloster Turbo because they’ve told us, and they’ve sent us some details […]
Kia Cross GT SUV Concept arrives ahead of reveal in Chicago
Kia has revealed their concept for a new large SUV – the Kia Cross GT Concept – ahead of a reveal at the Chicago Auto Show. [nggallery id=1390 template=customlinks] A week ago we had a shadowy photo of the Kia Cross GT as Kia teased a new, larger SUV for debut at the Chicago Motor Show and […]
Kia Cross GT SUV Concept teased ahead of Chicago debut
A new Kia Concept for a larger CUV/SUV – the Kia Cross GT – is being teased ahead of a reveal at the Chicago Auto Show. Kia may have made big strides in the last few years – along with sister company, Hyundai – but there’s no sense they’re resting on their laurels despite declaring 2013 the […]
Kia pro_cee’d GT: Official
The Kia pro_cee’d GT has been officially revealed and will debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show alongside the new cee’d GT. [nggallery id=1379 template=customlinks] Yesterday saw the first official photo of the new Kia pro_cee’d GT leak out ahead of an official reveal. And, just as we expected, Kia has stepped up to the plate this morning and sent us […]
Kia Pro_Cee’d GT Turbo first photo leaks out
We have the first of the 2013 Kia Pro_Cee’d GT – Kia’s Pro_Cee’d with the Veloster Turbo engine – ahead of its debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. We reported back in October that Kia were definitely going to stick the 1.6 litre petrol turbo from the Hyundai Velsoter in to the 3-door Pro_Cee’d […]
Kia Soul Shaker returns & Kia Picanto White arrives
Kia is reintroducing the Soul Shaker to its Shaker Originals range and launching a range-topping Kia Picanto White. [nggallery id=1378 template=customlinks] With metal to shift, economic gloom and snow on the ground, car makers turn to new variations on existing models to get bit more footfall – and sales – at their dealers. So Kia is reintroducing the […]
Kia Urban Compact SUV Concept heading for Geneva Motor Show
Kia is teasing what looks to be an Urban compact SUV come crossover ahead of a reveal at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. [nggallery id=1374 template=customlinks] The market for funky, rufty-tufty urban crossovers started with the ugly bug (but appealing) Nissan Juke and continues apace with car makers rushing to fill a desire by car […]
Kia turn to consumer reviews to drive the brand
Kia is launching a brand awareness campaign in the UK with the main focus being on over 3000 consumer reviews on the Kia website. It looks like Korean twins Hyundai and Kia are both going to be concentrating on building the value of their brand in 2013. Yesterday we learnt that Hyundai are to focus […]
Kia Motors appoints Peter Schreyer as President
Kia Motors has appointed the man who changed their design – former VW man Perter Schreyer – as President. When Peter Schreyer left VW in 2006 after a sparkling career that saw him establish the Audi design philosophy – still a hallmark of Audi design – to head up design at stodgy Kia, many in the industry thought […]