What it is: Kia’s Corolla- and Civic-fighter with newfound utility.
Cool features: The Forte five-door completes the compact Kia’s trifecta, adding to the already impressive sedan and Koup. Available with your choice of engine–2.0-liter or 2.4-liter 4-cylinder–a new 6-speed manual or automatic transmission, push-button start and navigation, the Forte five-door truly offers something to everyone.
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Kia’s compact crossover is all-new and vastly improved for 2011. The standard features of the base Kia Sorento include 2.4L I-4 175HP engine, 6-speed manual transmission, 4-wheel anti-lock brakes (ABS), side seat mounted airbags, curtain 1st and 2nd row overhead airbags, airbag occupancy sensor, air conditioning, 17″ alloy wheels, cruise control, ABS and driveline traction [...]
I’m from Cleveland and the city will stop doing whatever it’s doing tonight at 8PM EST to watch the Cavs take on the Atlanta Hawks in Game 1 - Round 2 of the team’s 2009 NBA Playoff run. Yesterday’s news that LeBron James won the league MVP award added yet another nugget of pride to [...]
At last year’s Paris Motor Show, Kia showed off a version of the Soul equipped with a transparent hood and floorpan so show-goers could see the inner-workingings of the Korean automaker’s hybrid drivetrain. Based on these photos of what appears to be mostly production-ready Kia Soul Hybrid at the Shanghai Motor Show, it seems the [...]
While most automakers are reporting double-digit drops in sales each month, Hyundai and Kia continue to swim against the current and maintain (or even increase) units sold. According to Automotive News, a significant part of their success is attributable to fleet sales - large numbers of cars going directly into rental and corporate fleets. During [...]
Following the introduction of its all-new Forte compact sedan at the Chicago Auto Show in February, Kia unveiled the 2-door variant here at the New York Auto Show today. The car takes not only the name, but also plenty of styling cues from the KOUP Concept that make it distinctively different from its sedan brother. [...]
The outgoing Kia Sorento may be known more for its affordable price tag than its luxury appointments, but the Korean automaker is looking to change that with a 2010 overhaul. And when we say overhaul, the transformation is complete, save for the carryover name. The new Sorento goes from a body-on-frame SUV to a unibody [...]
After enough leaks to founder the Titanic, the 2010 Kia Sorento has finally made its debut at the Seoul Motor Show. The latest incarnation follows up on the company’s original 2002 SUV, but Kia has seen the consumer light and ditched that vehicle’s body-on-frame architecture in favor of unibody construction. In true CUV fashion, the [...]