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The Kia has unveiled its Soul Hybrid prototype at the Paris Auto Show. This Soul prototype features a 1.6-liter gasoline engine mated to an electric motor that delivers an output of 15 kW and 105 Nm of torque. Power is driven to the front wheels via Kia’s own CVT while the Soul Hybrid’s batteries are [...]

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Kia work on their all-new mid-size SUV Borrego, which will make its official debut in January at the Detroit Auto Show. The Kia Borrego will go on american dealership in late spring of 2008 as a 2009 model.
Built with body-on-frame construction the Borrego will be available with either a V6 engine or the company’s first [...]

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Kia has released preview images of the new three-door hatchback. The 2008 Kia Pro-cee’d will unveiling at Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The Pro-cee’d is the most sportiest in Kia’s cee’d lineup. The new rear shot reveals a sloping rear hatch and thick C-pillar that meet a near vertical rear end. It’s very clean, tidy [...]

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Hot snap shots from Brenda Priddy: KIA testing a new seven-seater SUV on public roads. The next-generation of the Sorento will be living large with increases for the requisite third row of seating.

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Kia has shown the first pics of the Kia Cee’d hatchback. Cee’d as concept was shown at the Geneva Motor Show.
“Our new C-segment model marks a major turning point in Kia’s history and is named cee’d for several reasons,” - explained Jean-Charles Lievens, Senior Vice President of Kia Motors Europe. “cee’d is a short, dynamic [...]

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The 2007 Kia Opirus (Amanti) is upgraded and facelifted for U.S. market. The new Kia Opirus will make debut at the Paris Motor Show in September.
The exterior received a new grille, taillamps and slightly revised headlamp clusters. The interior received a new dashboard, center stack and floor console. The seats are more versatile. The [...]

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Kia Motors show the 2007 redesigned Sorento SUV at the New York Auto Show. The 2007 Sorento sports a new, more powerful, all-aluminum V6 engine producing 262 horsepower - more than Toyota Highlander V6, Ford Explorer V6 and Toyota 4Runner V8 - more standard safety, class-leading towing capacity and an all-new interior.
“The Sorento SUV [...]

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Kia Motors has anounced Kia Sedona 2006-model redesign, arriving in dealerships this month.
Although the Sedona’s base price has increased significantly, so has the quality and content.
The basics: The 3.8-liter all-aluminum engine is shared with the Hyundai Santa Fe and Azera. The new engine is smoother than the underpowered 3.5-liter iron-block engine it replaces, and has [...]

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The Kia Rio 2006 received the Autobytel “Editors’ Choice Award for Most Improved New Car.”
“Rio is a magnificent subcompact class-leading car with attractive styling and performance wrapped in a smart yet extremely affordable package,” said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of Kia Motors America. “We’re pleased that Autobytel, the press and [...]

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