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Kia Seeks World Domination13h ago ( January 15, 2021 at 12:00 PM ) Kia, no longer content to occupy the second tier among carmakers, yesterday held a virtual press conference to announce their plans for world domination. Dropping Motors America from their name was the first indicator, as the company now known as just Kia moves forward. We reported the other day on Kia’s new logo, a bold […]
The post Kia Seeks World Domination appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Marketing, Global, Electric Vehicles, Korea, Autos, Kia, Korean, Branding, Kia Motors America, News Blog, World Domination, Dropping Motors America 44 people like this. Like Kia Carnival Sails to the U.S. this SummerJanuary 13, 2021 at 1:30 PM The Kia Carnival will arrive on our shores sometime this summer as a 2022 model, according to a story this morning from Autoblog. As we posted back in June, Kia is positioning it as a grand utility vehicle (GUV), lest you think it’s merely another minivan. How or why a stigma is attached to minivans […]
The post Kia Carnival Sails to the U.S. this Summer appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Korea, Autos, Kia, New Cars, Minivan, Vans, News Blog, Kia Carnival, Conventional Drivetrain, Gas Engine, Kia Carnival Sails 49 people like this. Like Kia Reveals its New LogoJanuary 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM Kia revealed its new logo and brand slogan while you were asleep last night, signifying the Korean automaker’s ambitions to become a leader in the industry by revamping nearly all facets of its business. Kia developed the new logo to resemble a handwritten signature, a striking departure from the oval used since its inception in […]
The post Kia Reveals its New Logo appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Asia, Design, Media, Imessage, Advertising, Global, Sales, Events, Korea, Autos, Sales And Marketing, Kia, Korean, Branding, New Logo, News Blog 9 people like this. Like 2021 Kia Carnival/Sedona: Don’t Call It a MinivanJune 24, 2020 at 9:26 AM The vehicle you see here may bear the name of a minivan, but Kia Motors affectionately (and perhaps optimistically) refers to it as a “Grand Utility Vehicle.” Appearing in South Korea on Wednesday wearing next-generation duds, the Carnival —aka the North American-market Sedona — apparently wants to be mistaken for an SUV. The brand’s designers […]
The post 2021 Kia Carnival/Sedona: Don’t Call It a Minivan appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: South Korea, Design, Autos, Kia, Don, Sedona, Kia Motors, Kia Sedona, News Blog, Minivans, Product Planning 49 people like this. Like It’s Official: The Kia Telluride Is the Early ’90s MaximaApril 8, 2020 at 2:01 PM Awards mean damn little around here, as most “official” accolades foisted upon various models carry as much weight as a gnat. The GM X-body once boasted a well-stocked trophy case. And that’s the way it remains, for now and forever, though the recipient of the most recent big-ticket award deserves mention, if only because it […]
The post It’s Official: The Kia Telluride Is the Early ’90s Maxima appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Awards, Autos, Crossovers, Kia, Telluride, Kia Telluride, News Blog 3 people like this. Like Bold but Busy: 2021 Kia Sorento RevealedFebruary 17, 2020 at 2:54 PM Kia Motors has revealed the next-generation Sorento ahead of its global debut at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, providing a better look at the midsize crossover than the spy shots that recently emerged from Korea. Compared to the current-gen model, which delights in its approachable blandness, the new Sorento aims for a brawnier look. Recent […]
The post Bold but Busy: 2021 Kia Sorento Revealed appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Korea, Autos, Crossovers, Kia, Geneva Motor Show, Kia Motors, Kia Sorento, Sorento, News Blog, Product Planning, Midsize Crossovers, 2021 Kia Sorento 23 people like this. Like A Halo With Value: EV Range-topper Carves Out New Role for KiaFebruary 14, 2020 at 11:00 AM A lofty, high-performance electric vehicle currently headed down the Kia product pipeline is, like all EVs, something of a gamble. For the mainstream Korean automaker, it’s also a departure. Heralded by last year’s striking Imagine concept, the upcoming coupe-like crossover will clearly be a way for Kia designers to make a name for themselves — […]
The post A Halo With Value: EV Range-topper Carves Out New Role for Kia appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Electric Vehicles, Autos, EVs, Kia, Imagine, News Blog, Product Planning, Future Models, Kia Imagine 12 people like this. Like Presenting the Upcoming Ford Sorento…January 29, 2020 at 11:00 AM Alright, stop yer squawking. Different people see different things in a vehicle’s styling and it all amounts to a pile of nothing, but it’s hard to look at these leaked shots of the 2021 Kia Sorento and not think about the folks in Dearborn. Photos posted by Instagram user onecar.1 appear to show the next-generation […]
The post Presenting the Upcoming Ford Sorento… appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Instagram, Autos, Crossovers, Kia, Spy Photos, Kia Sorento, News Blog, Product Planning, Future Models, 2021 Kia Sorento, Dearborn Photos 43 people like this. Like 2021 Kia Optima: Look Over Here, PleaseNovember 12, 2019 at 9:55 AM A decade — isn’t that hard to believe? — after the debut of the radically styled third-generation Kia Optima, the automaker has another salvo waiting to launch against midsize boredom. Trailing its equally daring 2020 Hyundai Sonata sibling by a model year, the revamped 2021 Optima ditches the downgraded clothes that appeared in its closet […]
The post 2021 Kia Optima: Look Over Here, Please appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Autos, Kia, New Cars, Kia Optima, Hyundai Sonata, News Blog, Optima, Product Planning, Midsize Sedans, 2021 Kia Optima Perhaps Thankfully, Kia’s Upcoming Optima Won’t Go the Sonata RouteMay 24, 2019 at 9:46 AM You have to give Hyundai Motor Group credit — it’s certainly not shy when it comes to design. It hasn’t been for a while, and the 2011 Sonata can attest to that. After Hyundai toned things down for the follow-up generation, the brand realized its mistake: to get noticed alongside Camry and Accord, you needed to […]
The post Perhaps Thankfully, Kia’s Upcoming Optima Won’t Go the Sonata Route appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Autos, Hyundai, Kia, Kia Optima, Hyundai Motor Group, Hyundai Sonata, News Blog, Optima, Product Planning 5 people like this. Like Haven’t We Met Before? Kia’s Upcoming Crossover Looks Awfully FamiliarMay 14, 2019 at 10:21 AM Kia continues to tease the global market — well, most of it, anyway — with a small crossover it plans to reveal this summer. Our latest glimpse of the upcoming model is this artist’s rendering, which appears to be a rendering of a concept vehicle we’ve already seen. Suffice it to say the new small […]
The post Haven’t We Met Before? Kia’s Upcoming Crossover Looks Awfully Familiar appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Autos, Crossovers, Kia, News Blog, Product Planning, Future Models, Concept Vehicles, Upcoming Vehicles, Kia SP Signature 41 people like this. Like Shanghai Auto Show in Pictures - #ABDZinShanghaiApril 25, 2019 at 3:55 PM  Tags: Design, China, Canada, Nissan, Kia, Citroën, Shanghai Auto Show, ABDZ, Geely Autos Imagine Concept, Mitsubishi Dongfeng Motor Renault EZ ULTIMO Nissan 74 people like this. Like We’re Almost Sure to See One of Kia’s Two ‘Concept’ SUVsMarch 28, 2019 at 2:56 PM When your author hears the word “Masterpiece,” his mind conjures up images of a coveted line of K-frame Smith & Wesson revolvers, one of which still exists on the market. Kia’s not thinking about guns, though the themes of toughness, precision, and premium appeal carry over to the automotive world. Masterpiece is the name applied […]
The post We’re Almost Sure to See One of Kia’s Two ‘Concept’ SUVs appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Autos, Crossovers, Kia, SUVs, Smith Wesson, News Blog, Product Planning, Concept Vehicles, Kia Mohave Masterpiece 47 people like this. Like Always Leave ’em Wanting MoreSeptember 10, 2018 at 3:06 PM By now, you’ve probably read all about Matt’s adventures in fashion, but the unexpected reveal of Kia’s upcoming Telluride SUV during New York City’s Fashion Week has me reeling. And it shouldn’t. It shouldn’t, because alluring concept vehicle morph into far less savory production vehicles all the time. Or, in the case of Buick and […]
The post Always Leave ’em Wanting More appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, New York City, Autos, Kia, SUVs, Matt, Kia Telluride, News Blog, Product Planning, Concept Vehicles 23 people like this. Like Gussied Up 2020 Kia Telluride Debuts for New York Fashion WeekSeptember 10, 2018 at 2:10 PM Two years after the concept’s debut in Detroit, the “production” 2020 Kia Telluride appeared during New York City’s Fashion Week festivities this past weekend. Fashion is not a subject this author is particularly familiar with. While I know that a button-up and suit jacket serves me better than an oversized Space Jam t-shirt, the reasons […]
The post Gussied Up 2020 Kia Telluride Debuts for New York Fashion Week appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Fashion, Texas, Design, New York City, Autos, Crossovers, Detroit, Kia, SUVs, Telluride, New York Fashion Week, Kia Telluride, News Blog, Product Planning, Three-row Crossover, Future Models 45 people like this. Like For What It’s Worth, a Kia K900 Front Corner Collision Will Cost You DearlySeptember 10, 2018 at 11:05 AM There’s a good reason why insurance premiums are rising like your author’s blood pressure while scanning his Twitter feed, and it’s not just because providers really, really like making money. (They do, of course.) Average repair bills in the U.S. rose by about a third in the past three years, mainly due to the proliferation […]
The post For What It’s Worth, a Kia K900 Front Corner Collision Will Cost You Dearly appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Technology, Safety, Insurance, Quality, Repair, Autos, Kia, News Blog, Product Planning, Kia K900, Kia K900 Front Corner Collision Will Cost 38 people like this. Like Kia Proceeds With Five-door Shooting Brake, Leaves North America LongingSeptember 4, 2018 at 1:20 PM Kia is readying the unveiling of its Proceed for European buyers later this month, taking great strides to ensure it matches the concept version. While the Ceed five-door already exists, the Proceed is a full-blown wagon. However, it’ll probably spend the majority of its time referred to as an “estate car” or “shooting brake,” since […]
The post Kia Proceeds With Five-door Shooting Brake, Leaves North America Longing appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Teasers, Design, Autos, North America, Kia, Wagons, Kia Motors, Debuts, Hot Hatches, News Blog, Automotive Design, Station Wagons, Sport Wagons, Kai Cee’d, Kia Cee'd, Kia Proceed 19 people like this. Like This couple converted an old school bus into a stunning tiny homeAugust 24, 2018 at 1:00 PM  Tags: Design, Youtube, Berlin, Kia, Julie, Kai 125 people like this. Like 2019 Kia Sportage Kicks Off with New Design Tweaks and Fresh Mild-Hybrid Diesel EngineMay 23, 2018 at 12:46 PM The South-Korean based manufacturer Kia has been working on a new range of mild-hybrid engines for quite some time now, engines that would make its model range more fuel-efficient and more powerful as well.
One particular model to receive such mild-hybrid engine is the brand-new 2019 Kia Sportage Mild-Hybrid, which is now coming with a diesel engine paired to a high-voltage battery pack, all part of the company`s new EcoDynamic+ 48V diesel mild-hybrid powertrain.
The powertrain comprises a fre...Tags: Design, Engine, Autos, Kia, Volt, Sportage, Kia Sportage Mild Hybrid, 2019 Kia Sportage Mild-Hybrid, Mild-Hybrid diesel 34 people like this. Like 2019 Kia Rio GT-Line Kicks Off with Enhanced Looks and New InteriorJanuary 30, 2018 at 3:33 PM  Tags: Design, Auto Shows, Autos, Geneva, Kia, Rio, Interior, Motor Exclusive Auto Industry News, New Interior, 2018 Geneva Motor Show, 2019 Kia Rio Sorento GT-Line, GT-Line range 126 people like this. Like Genesis Motors Boss Pays No Attention to the Kia StingerSeptember 26, 2017 at 11:00 AM “It’s all about how you bring across to the customer that they don’t feel they are driving or seeing the same car.” — Manfred Fitzgerald, Genesis Motors Senior Vice President The 2018 Kia Stinger and 2018 Genesis G70 are platform partners, two new sporty and luxurious four-doors from the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group. The timing of […]
The post Genesis Motors Boss Pays No Attention to the Kia Stinger appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Industry, Luxury, Autos, Hyundai, Kia, Luxury Brands, Genesis, Manfred Fitzgerald, News Blog, Future Vehicles, U.S. auto sales, Premium Brands, Genesis G70, Kia Stinger, Genesis Motors 17 people like this. Like Hyundai's first long-range EV arrives next yearAugust 23, 2017 at 10:31 AM  Tags: Design, Audi, Hyundai, Kia, Tucson Fuel Cell, Kona, Hyundai Kona SUV, Tesla Model S Hyundai 101 people like this. Like Melissa McCarthy is hilarious as a luckless eco-warrior in Kia's Superbowl adFebruary 8, 2017 at 8:29 AM  Tags: Comedy, Design, News, White House, Environment, Environmentalism, Kia, Environmental Activism, Mccarthy, Melissa Mccarthy, Bonnie Tyler, SUPERBOWL, Kia Niro, Sean Spicer 149 people like this. Like New law requires all electric and hybrid vehicles to make noise by 2019November 16, 2016 at 7:08 AM  Tags: Design, News, Safety, Electric Vehicles, Jaguar, Quiet, Silent, Nissan, Kia, Hybrid Vehicles, Electric Cars, Electric Car, Cnet, Nhtsa, Slate, NHSTA 77 people like this. Like incredible maps of the worldNovember 14, 2016 at 7:00 PM  Tags: Travel, Google, Art, Facebook, Japan, Maps, London, China, Africa, Amsterdam, Libya, Greenland, Kia, Indian Ocean, All, John Snow 130 people like this. Like Her Name Was Rio, and She Looks Bigger Than BeforeSeptember 1, 2016 at 10:00 AM Kia Motors has pulled the wraps off of its next-generation Rio subcompact ahead of its Paris Motor Show debut later this month, revealing a newfound love of straight lines that couldn’t be more different from the bulbous previous generation. A longer, flatter hood, longer wheelbase, high beltline and upright C-pillar aim to make the 2017 […]
The post Her Name Was Rio, and She Looks Bigger Than Before appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Production, Paris, Autos, Kia, New Cars, Kia Motors, Kia Rio, News Blog, Future Vehicles, Product Planning, Hatchbacks 9 people like this. Like The Once-Lowly Kia Rio Comes Into its OwnAugust 24, 2016 at 11:30 AM The next-generation Kia Rio will receive styling to match its confidence as the brand’s best-selling vehicle. The automaker released design renderings of the looming 2017 Rio today, in advance of the model’s world premiere at the Paris Motor Show on September 29. The sad sedans that once populated the back of used car lots […]
The post The Once-Lowly Kia Rio Comes Into its Own appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, Sales, Paris, Autos, Kia, Kia Rio, News Blog, Future Vehicles, Product Planning 20 people like this. Like A first-timer’s guide to visiting PetraJune 1, 2016 at 10:00 AM  Tags: Theatre, US, Help, Tips, Treasury, Jordan, Kia, Guide, Skyscanner, Petra, Visiting, All, Crowne Plaza, Amman, Peter, Laura 114 people like this. Like Spied: 2018 Kia GT, Now With Normal DoorsMay 17, 2016 at 10:30 AM Kia’s rear-drive premium sedan is looking pretty production ready in these spy photos. The teasing has now gone on for five years, ever since the GT concept bowed in Frankfurt in 2011. The vehicle photographed near Kia’s southern California headquarters stays true to the concept’s general proportions, though the clamshell (“suicide”) doors are, not surprisingly, […]
The post Spied: 2018 Kia GT, Now With Normal Doors appeared first on The Truth About Cars.Tags: Design, California, Industry, Frankfurt, Luxury, Autos, Kia, Platforms, Spy Photos, News Blog, Future Vehicles, Kia GT, Product Planning, Genesis G70 27 people like this. Like |
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