More shots of the 2009 Kia Mohave (Borrego in N/A)

During the hiatus, many candid photos of Kia's latest model in the line-up were posted on the net. The Mohave, Borrego in the US, is the automaker's first full-size SUV and sits on a body-on-frame chassis. Although the Mohave does not have any specific competitors to rival in its home market, the V8-packing SUV will face such competitors as the Ford...

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TheCarBlogger Returns & Video: Hyundai Genesis

Exams are over and as I take a sigh of relief, I bring you a little promotional video of the Hyundai Genesis. Well, it's not really a promotional video. Moreso, it's the introduction video of the Genesis's official website. There is nothing new rather than a few new images of the car in its glory. Hyundai recently released two new promotional videos that actually show the car moving, but they have not been formatted for YouTube just yet. Click the link to visit the website where you can see the videos for yourself.[Source: Hyundai Genesis Promotional...

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OFFICIAL: 2009 Hyundai Genesis (KDM)

Hyundai has officially unveiled the Genesis in its home-market today at a private unveiling in South Korea. The "Showcase" event was exclusive to invited members only including reporters, analysts, high-class doctors and lawyers at the Hyundai-Kia Namyang R&D Center. The event also provided the participants to compare the Genesis to mainstream...

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Spied: More Undisguised Shots of the Hyundai Genesis Pt.IV

How about starting the morning with a batch of new images of the undisguised prototypes of the Hyundai Genesis. These images, however, seem to be taken from the same photographer as the ones of Pt.III of the undisguised Genesis spyshots. We have a full frontal shot as well as a full side shot. The full frontal shot shows the prominent Hyundai logo,...

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Spied: More Undisguised Shots of the Hyundai Genesis Pt.III

Today's posts were either of Hyundai and Kia receiving awards or images of undisguised prototypes of the Hyundai Genesis. Before wrapping up for the day, we discovered another batch of images of an undisguised Hyundai Genesis today. These images are of a silver model and give us a better look at the front-3/4 view of the car. We can proudly say a Hyundai...

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2 Hyundais and 1 Kia receive 2008 Autobytel MyRide.com Editor's Choice Awards

Hyundai and Kia's award shelves might need some reorganizing with the recent ambush of awards from different organizations and publications. The editors of MyRide.com, affiliated with Autobytel, announced their Editor's Choice Award for 2008. While the Car of the Year, Truck of the Year, Utility of the Year, and Hybrid of the Year were all swept up...

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Hyundai Azera and Santa Fe awarded Best-in-Class 2007 Total Value Awards

Hyundai's Azera and the Santa Fe recently received Strategic Vision's Best-in-Class Total Value Awards for 2007. This award is based on the level of owner satisfaction and the Azera and Santa Fe beat out its competitors by a large margin. The Azera was the top of the large-car segment for the second year in a row, beating out the Chevrolet Impala,...

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2008 Kia Sedona awarded "Top Safety Pick" by IIHS

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) announced their "Top Safety Picks" for 2008 recently. Only 34 cars received the prestigious title and once again, the Kia Sedona was one of the bunch. The Sedona, which already earned the same award for 2007 and a 5-star rating by NHTSA, excelled the frontal, side, and rear impact tests. The Sedona...

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Spied: More Undisguised Shots of the Hyundai Genesis Pt.II

Since there are so many images of undisguised prototypes of the Hyundai Genesis, we decided to make a series out of each batch of images we find or receive. We expect more to pop up in the next few weeks as it seems Hyundai decided to unravel all the camo off of the prototypes. The latest images give us a better impression of the Genesis. The wheels,...

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Spied: More Undisguised Shots of the Hyundai Genesis

The past week was worth remembering with the first spy shots of an undisguised prototype of the Hyundai Genesis (BH). The press did not halt there though. Over the weekend, clearer shots of an undisguised grey Hyundai Genesis were posted on the web. These latest images give us a better look at the controversial rear-end of the anticipated car. It also...

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Spied: Hyundai Genesis (BH) Undisguised!

This is the day we and thousands of car enthusiasts from around the world have been waiting for. Blame Hyundai for the massive hype as the first prototypes of the Genesis (BH) have been running around since 2005. During the development, the Genesis has gone through one major facelift to keep up to date. These shots, of two different prototypes all...

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Lexus releases New GS350/460 for S.Korea

Toyota Korea Sales announced the facelifted Lexus GS350 and the GS460 today for the South Korean market. Facing immense success in the market, Lexus plans to commence sales of the New GS on the 26th of this month across 9 Lexus dealerships in the country.The big change of the New GS is the addition of the 4.6L V8 347 horsepower engine into the V8 model....

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LA Auto Show 2007: Hyundai Concept Genesis Coupe

Hyundai officially unveiled the highly-anticipated Concept Genesis Coupe at the Loss Angeles Auto Show today. It previews an all-new 2+2 RWD coupe arriving in dealerships in spring of 2009. Notice we did not mention "Tiburon". Hyundai confirmed in their press conference that there will be a separate successor to the Tiburon, and it will be FWD. The...

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Hyundai Veracruz named "Best Value SUV" by NWAPA

Following the heels of the recent awarding of the "Best Crossover" title by Kiplinger's Personal Finance, the Hyundai Veracruz was awarded "Best Value SUV" by the Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) today. The Veracruz and 27 other sport-utility vehicles were tested at the 14th annual Northwest Sport Utility Vehicle of the Year Competition,...

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Kia Motors America ups Len Hunt as new President/CEO

It's a good day for the executive vice-president and chief operating officer of Kia, Len Hunt, today. The reason being that he is no longer in his position. Kia Motors America announced that it will be promoting Hunt as the new President and chief executive officer of Kia Motors America. Hunt replaces B.G. Lee with the new position."This decision reflects...

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An In-depth Look at New-for-2008 Imports in S.Korea

Just about half a decade ago, imported cars were reserved for the wealthy with only a few importers in business in those days. Nowadays, the society has completely revolutionized in South Korea with import cars coming and selling at the masses. For 2008, foreign automakers are preparing for new model launches and also a couple of brand introductions...

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Kia cee'd: Best seller in Finland & Czech Republic

The popularity of Kia only increases these days and there is further proof of that with the high sales numbers of the automaker's Europe-only cee'd C-segment hatchback. The cee'd was the best-selling import (non-Skoda) car in the Czech Republic for October and was also the best-selling car in its class in Finland for the month of October.The cee'd...

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Jaguar releases XJR for S. Korea

Jaguar unveiled the high-performance XJR sedan for the South Korean market in Seoul yesterday. Making its premiere at the Miss Gee Collection 2008 Spring & Summer Fashion Show, Jaguar of Korea commenced sales of the flagship trim of the XJ line-up. The XJR is equipped with a Supercharged 4.2L V8 that churns out an acceptable 400 horsepower.Spanning...

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Kia Kee Concept damaged during trans-atlantic voyage to US

Kia's shining star at next week's Los Angeles Auto Show was going to be the Kee Concept. The Peter Schreyer-designed coupe concept was scheduled to be the highlight of the automaker's presence at the show. However during a trans-atlantic voyage from Europe en route to the US, the Kee broke free of its cargo restraints inside the car transporter and...

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Hyundai Veracruz named "Best Crossover" by Kiplinger

Featured in the November issue of their monthly magazines, Kiplinger's Personal Finance published its annual "Best List" of the year, with awards going to mutual funds, credit cards, consumer deals and of course, cars. For the "Best Crossover" segment, the editors of Kiplinger tested more than a dozen new crossovers on the market. The honours went...

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Lexus ES350: Best-selling import car for October

This is a straightforward fact: Koreans love Lexus. Once again, the best-selling import car in South Korea for October was the 2007 Lexus ES350 with 367 units sold. The ES is currently 2nd in rank for the total sales of import cars for the year with 2765 units sold. The 2nd place honours went to the 2007 Honda CR-V with 366 units sold last month. However,...

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EXCLUSIVE: Hyundai BK 100% Undisguised!

Our jaws were literally dropped when we received these exclusive images via a reader "ShunK" in what seems to be web cam images of the new Hyundai Tiburon (BK). This is a surprise to us because we were more so expecting a concept version with the moniker "Genesis Coupe" for debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The BK, here undisguised completely, is...

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GM Daewoo releases Captiva in China

GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GM Daewoo) commenced sales of their crossover, Winstorm, today in China. In co-operation with GM and SAIC, the Winstorm will be sold under the moniker, Captiva, in the Chinese market. The Captiva is also available in Europe and in Australia under the Holden marque.The Captiva joins the Spark (Matiz), Aveo (Kalos), Lova...

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Bentley announces Continental GT Speed for S.Korea

Over the past five years or so, South Korea has seen a massive growth of popularity and demand for high-end vehicles from the most prestigious automakers including Ferrari and Bentley. Yesterday saw the official release of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano. Today was Bentley's turn. The British automaker introduced the flagship model of the Continental range,...

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Spied: 2009 Hyundai Genesis

Aren't you just sick and tired of seeing the same camo-clad prototypes of the upcoming luxury sedan from Hyundai over and over? Hyundai just doesn't seem to be satisfied of the product, ever since the first prototypes bloomed in 2005. The series of spy shots here shows us a better glimpse of the rich interior and for the first time, we can see a bit...

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Kia: Next-Generation Sorento CUV to be produced in America

As Hyundai and Kia are rapidly permeating throughout American grounds, it became more evident with an announcement made by Kia on Tuesday during an annual dealers' meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kia will commence production of the next-generation Sorento sport-utility at its West Point, Georgia plant when it opens in 2009. The 2010 Sorento will share...

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BMW announces 320i Special Edition for Korea

BMW Korea has announced the release of the 320i Special Edition, due to go on sale in Korea today. The 320i Special Edition joins the automaker's best selling models in the country, the 320i and the 320i CP (Communication Package). The range boasts a fuel consumption level of 26MPG (11.2km/l). All three models pack BMW's 2.0L Valvetronic 4 that produces...

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The Prancing Horse officially enters South Korean market

Strolling around Apgujung (a chic neighborhood located in Seoul), it won't be difficult to spot at least one Ferrari parked or zooming around. The importer of the Ferraris, Forza Motors Korea Corporation, has officially opened the country's first Ferrari showroom. Along with that came the official South Korean launch of the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano....

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OFFICIAL: 2009 Kia Borrego

Kia quietly unleashed the first official press release and the first official image of the automaker's first mid-size body-on-frame SUV. Due to be unveiled at the upcoming Detroit Autoshow in January, the "Borrego" is Kia's first automobile to be packed with an available V8. Code-named the "HM" during its testing phases, many had speculated the moniker...

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TheCarBlogger Goes Seoul-o

For those who still hang on to us and check our blog every so often, I thank you very much and I can't find the right words to express my gratitude towards you folks. For long periods ever so often since the end of the summer break, TheCarBlogger has been facing unexpected hiatuses disappointing many of our daily readers. The number of our visitors...

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