Tests and Features

DEATH VALLEY, California – When I was young, I loved checking out spy shots of camouflaged vehicles in car magazines. I’d admire the photographers who’d hide in the bushes with their enormous camera lenses, just waiting to snap a picture of a thinly – or painstakingly – disguised car as …

Kia ’s compact crossover will receive a full redesign for the 2017 model year, and will make its global debut at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show on September 15th. However, The Car Guide will be heading down to California this week to take a closer look at the new Sportage …

I’ve never been a big sport utility guy—at least not in terms of the modern day incarnation of the sport utility. (I did once briefly own a Jeep Cherokee XJ, but a rust-ridden floor quickly put an end to that.) It’s not that I don’t see the added versatility that …

Crossovers and sport utilities are today what mammoth sedans were during the middle of the last century. In other words, they are everywhere—a symbol of the times that will be forever etched in the history books. But it wasn't that long ago that the minivan, with its sliding doors and …

There's no question that Kia understands the people mover market. From the compact Sportage crossover to the exceptional Sedona minivan, the Korean company has proven that focusing on design and features can transcend the function-over-form philosophy that predominates amongst practical vehicles. A similar tale emerges with the 2016 Kia Sorento, …

The world of minivans has evolved over the years. Since Chrysler popularized the concept in 1984 with the very first Dodge Caravan, sales quickly took off and reached impressive figures in the 1990s. With the advent of crossovers, however, manufacturers seem to have given up on entry-level models, offering only …

The last few years have afforded families with an embarrassment of compact crossover riches. The 2015 Kia Sportage is a perfect example of the highly evolved state of the small people mover segment, a stylish, comfortable, and practical vehicle that also happens to be reasonably affordable. The Sportage is also …

Like many Kia models, the Sorento comes in several different configurations, each of which can be equipped with plenty of options to top off the reasonably good standard equipment. There’s also a significant range in price, considering that the most affordable Sorento, the LX, sells for $27,795. That’s $2,503 less …

When Kia first entered the Canadian market, the Korean automaker didn’t have much in its line up. In fact, it only had the Sephia sedan and the Sportage, a small SUV—and both were truly awful in all respects. Fortunately, new models came in as reinforcements pretty soon afterward, significantly enhancing …

It's hard to be a product planner in the automotive industry these days, as just when you think you've got a particular niche all figured out a Korean company comes along and eats your lunch. It's hard not to see the 2015 Kia Sedona as anything but a game-changer, a …