News has been rather hum surrounding Kia's upcoming flagship "K9" sedan. Thus, we welcome the latest spy shot of the K9 with open arms. Not much we can see, but those LED taillights do look gorgeous.CLICK HERE FOR ALL YOUR KIA K9 NE...
2012 KIA RIO 5-DOOR US PRICING ANNOUNCED
Unveiled at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and 2011 New York International Auto Show, respectively, the all-new 2012 Rio 5-door hatchback now comes to the US market sporting a base price of $13,600 for the manual gearbox model, not including a $750 destination and handling fee that brings the total to $14,350..
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Hyundai i40 CW, Elantra, Accent And Veloster Confirmed for Australia
Hyundai has capped off its part in the 2011 YouTube Symphony Orchestra in Sydney this weekend with the announcement of four all-new models for Australia, due later this year...MORE H...
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Hyundai Recalls Over 280K Elantra's Due to Airbag Issues
Hyundai has issued two separate recalls for its Elantra sedans over air-bag related problems. The first action covers approximately 95,783 Elantras from the 2007-2008MY manufactured from July 14, 2006, through August 29, 2007. In this case, the air bag control module may receive an unstable electrical signal from the seat track position sensor and...
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Hyundai ix35 in High Demand in UK
Here’s a novel way to keep your customers happy, especially if they’re waiting for their new ride to arrive and it’s taking way longer than expected. Over in the UK, Hyundai has come up with a rather interesting plan, one that sees customers waiting for their new ix35 (the Tucson over here) to arrive to get an ix35 in the meantime.Confusing? Not, once...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Kia Considering Rio Hot-Hatch to Spice Up Brand Image
Kia‘s new designs are helping brand the Korean automaker in a more positive light, particularly here in North America with the stylish new Optima. But in other parts of the world mid-size sedan’s don’t hold the same cache, nor do they sell all that well, so Kia is looking at alternative ways to create a boost in brand image.In a recent interview, Kia...
Friday, March 11, 2011
Kia Recalls 70,000 Units of 2006-2008 Optima Over Rollaway Concerns
Kia Motors is recalling 70,000 units of the 2006-08 Optima over concerns some shift cables were improperly assembled, which could allow parked vehicles to roll away. In March 2007, Kia identified certain Optima vehicles had been manufactured with the shift cable connection improperly attached to the shifter assembly and changed its manufacturing procedures...
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Hyundai Launches Veloster in S. Korea
As part of the company’s new brand, called ‘Premium Youth Lab,’ which targets the younger generation by offering "premium emotional values", Hyundai has launched the new Veloster in South Korea today. The company has announced that it will limit production and sales of the Veloster in the Korean market to 18,000 units annually in order to optimize...
Hyundai Adds New GDI Engines to 2012 Equus in Korea
Hyundai launched the more powerful 2012 Equus for the company's home market of South Korea today. For 2012, the Equus is powered by either an all-new 3.8-liter V6 GDI (gasoline direct injection) engine that produces 334 horsepower or the new 429 horsepower 5.0-liter Tau V8 GDI powertrain. Both engines, also found in the recently unveiled 2012 Genesis,...
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Facelift Spied in Australia
Our Aussie friends at Car Advice have posted the latest spy shots of the upcoming Hyundai Genesis Coupe facelift today. A left-hand drive version (LHD) of the rear-wheel drive coupe was spotted testing in Victoria's mountain region. Though again, we don't see anything new with these pictures, the car's location poses a long-unanswered question of its...
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Kia Shelves Plans to Enter Indian Market
At a time when a number of global car makers are searching for ways to enter the rapidly growing Indian market, Kia Motors has shelved its plans to start operations in India. According to a statement given by a senior official of the company, the company will continue to concentrate on developed markets like Europe, US and China where it has local...
Sunday, March 6, 2011
New Spy Shots of the 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Facelift
Here are the latest spy shots of the upcoming 2012 Hyundai Genesis Coupe facelift, snapped during the car's cold-weather testing stages in Germany. Not much to see here, but still worth a look we'd say. Follow the jump to view the rest of the shots! Also, check out our original post on the Genesis Coupe facelift in the link below.EXCLUSIVE! Hyundai...
Friday, March 4, 2011
2011 Kia Sportage SX with GDI Turbo Makes U.S. Debut, Pricing Announced
Kia Motors America announced the launch of the 2011 Sportage SX today. The SX models come with a more powerful four-cylinder turbo engine with direct injection, as well as exterior and interior styling enhancements. The Sportage SX arrives in showrooms later this month with a base price of $25,795 for the front-wheel drive (FWD) model and $27,295 for...
Thursday, March 3, 2011
2012 Kia Cadenza Spotted on U.S. Soil!
A reader of Carscoop recently spotted an undisguised example of the Kia Cadenza (K7) on U.S. soil and kindly took a quick snapshot of the prototype. "Saw this Kia Cadenza with Michigan plates going 55 North in Orange County, California," the reader told the website.Already on sale in South Korea as the K7 and various Middle Eastern markets, the Cadenza...
Kinetic and Kia Excited About Kia 200 at Homestead Miami Speedway
BUFORD, March 2, 2011: Coming off a podium finish in the 2011 GRAND-AM Continental Tires Sports Car Challenge season’s inaugural race at Daytona International Speedway, Kinetic Motorsports and Kia Motors America are looking forward to the second race of the season at Homestead Miami Speedway on Saturday, March 5, 2011. The “Kia 200” is a two-and-one-half...
2011 Kia Optima Earns Five-Star Rating from NHTSA
The 2011 Kia Optima has already made a splash in the midsize sedan market with its far-from-bland looks. It turns out that Kia’s midsizer has some substance to its style: it was already rated a top safety pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and has now received a five-star overall crash rating from the National Highway Traffic...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
EXCLUSIVE! Hyundai Genesis Coupe Facelift Spied for the First Time!
It seems like only yesterday when Hyundai unveiled the Genesis Coupe at the 2008 New York International Auto Show. Since then, the rear-wheel drive sports coupe has amassed great popularity amongst the enthusiasts crowd and has been an important helping hand to the transformation of Hyundai.Full article and one more image after the jump.If anything...
2011 Hyundai Sonata Named A Top Family Car by KBB.com
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., 02/28/2011 - Kelley Blue Book’s www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new- and used-vehicle information, named the 2011 Hyundai Sonata to its annual list of Top 10 Family Cars. Sonata joins a list of family-friendly vehicles, including the 2011 Chevrolet Traverse, 2011 Ford Explorer, 2011 Honda Odyssey, and the 2011 Volkswagen...
Geneva 2011: 2012 Kia Rio EcoDynamics will be UK's Lowest Emission Car
It's a grim day for all hybrid-electric cars out there as Kia has proven with the all-new 2012 Kia Rio that sipping fuel no longer requires swallowing a hefty "hybrid" premium price tag beforehand.Full article and more images after the jump!That is the case for the Rio "EcoDynamics" ,powered by an all-new 1.1-liter three-cylinder CRDi diesel engine...
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Even More Spy Shots of the 2013 Kia K9!
There's not much to see in these latest spy shots of the upcoming Kia "K9" full-size sedan, but we do get our first good look at the C-pillar design of the car.Click here for our original post on the Kia K9.More images after the ju...
Fresh Official Images of the Hyundai i40 Estate
It's difficult not to become personally attached to this stunning wagon, especially in this menacing white paint. Reinforces our longing for the i40 estate to be available outside of Europe. The wagon is far from dead, from the looks of this. [Source: Hyund...
Geneva 2011: Hyundai i40 Unveiled, No Plans for U.S. Release
Hyundai officially pulled the wraps off the all-new i40 at the Geneva Motor Show today. The i40 is the company’s first D-segment vehicle to be developed specifically for the European market. At the Swiss venue Hyundai brought the estate variant, with a saloon to follow later this year.Full article and more images after the jump!Taking styling cues...
More Images of the 2012 Kia Rio Surface, First Interior Shot! [UPDATED]
UPDATE: New images added after the jump.We're mere hours away from the opening of the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and the anticipation for some of the scheduled debuts there is growing by the minute. Kia hopes to make a big splash at the annual show with the world debut of the all-new 2012 Kia Rio hatchback, as well as the European premiere of the new...
