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NewsKia Stinger Adds Tribute Edition as Production Comes to an End
The Kia Stinger burst onto the scene a little more than five years ago as a unique sports sedan, but it didn’t take long before rumours of its demise started flying around, some dating back to September 2019. Today, the company made it official: production of the Stinger will soon …
NewsThe Best Subcompact Cars of 2023
There are now just three subcompact cars left in Canada, and The Car Guide will tell you right here which one is the best money can buy. Unsurprisingly, it happens to be the same exact model that we gave our Best Buy award to for the past three years. 1.
ElectricConsumer Reports Says Most Reliable EVs Come From Tesla, Nissan
Electric vehicles are still a fairly new technology. Manufacturers with the most experience in that field are also those that build the most reliable models according to Consumer Reports . Based on its extensive databases and surveys among tens of thousands of vehicle owners, the trusted publication is able to …
News2024 Kia Seltos Gets More Turbo Power, New Transmission
The Kia Seltos is getting a proper mid-cycle update for 2024. Following a first look in South Korea this summer, the company showed the North American-spec model at the Los Angeles Auto Show this week. The vehicle will hit the market in the first half of 2023, probably around spring.
NewsCompact Cars Get Mixed Reviews in New IIHS Side-Impact Test
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) last year implemented a new, tougher test to evaluate crashworthiness in lateral collisions. As it turned out, many compact SUVs and midsize SUVs didn’t get a passing grade. Now, compact cars are under the microscope, and the results are a mixed bag. In …
Electric2023 Kia EV6 GT Arrives as Fastest and Most Expensive Kia Ever
The high-performance GT variant of the Kia EV6 electric crossover, which made an appearance this summer at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Élégance in California, is set to go on sale in Canada later this year. We finally know how much it will cost. And no, it won’t be eligible to …
RecallsOlder Kia Sportage Models Recalled Over Fire Risk
Stop us if you’ve ever heard about a recall on Kia vehicles that can catch fire due to an electrical short or a leak of some sort. The latest one affects the 2008-2009 Sportage compact SUV including more than 71,000 units in the U.S. and exactly 10,115 in Canada. Those …
RecallsDual-Clutch Transmission Issues in Hyundai, Kia Models Lead to Recall
It’s safe to say that the dual-clutch transmission developed and sold by Hyundai and Kia is generating mixed reviews so far. And now a particular manufacturing issue has been discovered, prompting the two companies to announce a recall. More than 130,000 vehicles are affected in North America. Transport Canada has …
NewsHyundai Now Has a Fix for Easy-to-Steal Cars
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, …
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