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News2021 Kia Rio Benefits From Mid-cycle Refresh
Three years removed from a complete redesign, the 2021 Kia Rio is due for several tweaks and updates as part of a mid-cycle refresh—bad news for the competition as the little Korean is The Car Guide ’s 2020 Best Buy in the sub-compact car segment. Before we go any further, …
NewsUpcoming 2021 Kia Optima to Use a Different Name
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 …
ElectricKia’s Throwing Some Impressive EV Numbers
Kia is already a leader when it comes to electrification, with two all-electric models in its current lineup—the Soul EV and Niro EV . A new generation of battery-powered vehicles built on a dedicated platform is coming, however, with the company planning to launch 11 different models globally by 2025.
News2020 World Car of the Year Award Winners are Announced
The winners of the 2020 World Car of the Year Awards, which were supposed to be crowned at the New York Auto Show, were announced via a press release today. As you know, the event has been postponed until late August and the site now serves as a makeshift hospital …
New ModelsStunning 2021 Kia Sorento Revealed Ahead of Geneva
The Kia Sorento received some pleasant updates and styling revisions for 2019, but now the time has come for the all-new, fourth-generation model to arrive, if only to keep pace with the Santa Fe from parent company Hyundai That’s exactly what we’ll see on March 3 at the Geneva Auto …
NewsThe Car Guide’s 2020 Best Buys: Kia Rio
Every year, The Car Guide publishes its Best Buys in nearly 30 different vehicle categories. Today we continue our review of the 2020 winners with a look at subcompact cars , a market segment deserted by a few SUV-obsessed automakers in recent years. The Kia Rio (MSRP from $15,495) lives …
News2021 Kia Seltos Makes Canadian Debut in Montreal
The all-new 2021 Kia Seltos made its Canadian debut on Monday in front of a crowd of auto journalists and marquee guests at the Montreal Science Centre. Remember, The Car Guide was on hand at the world premiere of this small SUV in Los Angeles last fall. Now, we got …
NewsChevrolet Corvette Wins 2020 North American Car of the Year Award
Despite the Detroit auto show moving to June, the announcement of the North American car, SUV and truck of the year once again took place in January, more specifically during a news conference today at the TCF Center. For 2020, a 50-member jury of independent automotive journalists from Canada and …
Hybrid/Plug-in HybridKia Sorento Hybrid is Confirmed, but Will it Come Here?
Like most automakers, Kia is putting a lot of emphasis on utility vehicles these days. The all-new Telluride three-row midsize SUV and Niro EV compact crossover hit the market last year, while the sub-compact Seltos was unveiled less than two months ago. Now, what will the next-generation Kia Sorento look …
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