Pour ceux et celles qui ne veulent pas d’un VUS pour transporter leur famille, une berline intermédiaire est l’une des meilleures alternatives. Généralement plus agréable à conduire, elle a aussi l’avantage de consommer un peu moins d’essence, ce qui peut faire une grosse différence avec la nouvelle flambée des prix …

No one wants to have to use an airbag, but everyone wants to be able to rely on in in the event of an impact. Unfortunately, airbags are not always ready to function safely. In 2019, an investigation told us that an airbag control module produced by U.S.-based ZF-TRW, which …

Times are tough for midsize sedans, as they used to be bread-and-butter vehicles for every mainstream manufacturer doing business in North America. With the current shift to SUVs, passenger cars are losing ground, and yet, they’ve never been so good. A midsize sedan offers space, comfort, refinement and fuel economy, …

Kia is feeling the pressure from ever-mounting fuel efficiency regulations as much as any other automaker, and like many of its peers it has decided that the path to appeasing those wielding the measuring stick at the EPA is to produce hybrid versions of its popular models. The 2016 Kia …

This week, The Car Guide is heading to Seoul, Korea, to drive the all-new 2016 Kia Optima Hybrid and Kia Optima Plug-In Hybrid. These two models have been completely redesigned for the current model year, and aim to combine Kia's track record of eye-catching style with improved fuel efficiency compared …

Android Auto is an unmitigated disaster. There, I've said it. After experiencing the new interface for linking your smartphone to your vehicle's infotainment system (which is increasingly available across the industry) in the 2016 Kia Optima, I can honestly state that it's not something I'd ever want to use, and …

In the thin air of Aspen, Colorado's peaks, which range in height from two and a half to a full four kilometres above sea level, I discovered that it can be advantageous to bring along your own oxygen. Even the slightest physical exertion during my time there driving the all-new …

This week The Car Guide is travelling to Aspen, Colorado to drive the all-new 2016 Kia Optima. The Optima is the brand's mid-size family sedan, and it's been given a refresh that creates a sleeker, more fastback-like look for the current model year. The Optima's chassis has been stiffened, the …

Hyundai and Kia are once again under fire (pun intended, of course) due to a safety problem that may result in vehicles catching fire. A bit more than 600,000 units in Canada now have to be recalled. This includes 326,942 Hyundai vehicles, to be exact. Affected models are the 2012-2015 …

Hyundai has come up with a plan to protect its most theft-prone vehicles after several videos were posted on social media in recent months showing how easy it is to hotwire the engine and drive away. We’re talking about certain 2016-2021 Accent, Elantra, Elantra GT, Sonata, Veloster, Venue, Kona, Tucson, …

Kia has just announced a recall on 39,658 vehicles in Canada to address a problem that is not insignificant: a fire could break out in the engine compartment while driving. The company says it’s conducting this recall as a preventative measure to prevent fire risk due to potential fuel leaks, …

Two of the most popular Korean vehicles in North America now find themselves part of a massive recall due to a fire hazard. Some 203,000 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport SUVs from 2013-2015 are affected in Canada and the U.S. The platform-sharing Kia Sorento from 2014-2015 is in the same situation …

A few weeks after its debut in South Korea, the all-new 2021 Kia K5 had its North American premiere today during a virtual media event. It’s the next generation of the Optima midsize sedan and the name change reflects the automaker’s international nomenclature. The K5 will be available in LX, …

Previewed by a series of sketches last fall, the next-generation Kia Optima made its debut earlier this year in South Korea, where it goes by the name of K5. The North American version should be revealed soon and will go on sale by the end of 2020. All signs point …

A new generation of the Kia Optima is on the way for 2021 and it will share its architecture with the freshly redesigned 2020 Hyundai Sonata . What will it look like? Well, Kia has released a teaser for the K5, which is how the midsize sedan is called in …