2010 Kia Cee’d
Look at hte first spy shots of the facelifted 2010 Kia Cee’d. Photos were made at the Nurburgring race track in Germany. Kia’s Golf-sized hatch Cee’d will make its debut at the Frankfurt motor show in September and will arrive to European dealerships during the fourth quarter of the year.
Aside from the new hood design and the restyled exterior mirrors with integrated turining signals, expect a new grille and headlights influenced by Kia’s latest production and concept cars likes the Soul and KND-5 mid-size sedan study plus a few changes at the rear including different tail lights.
Kia Optima Recalled
Korean Kia, aka the Hyundai Group, has issued a recall for a total of 36,538 MY2001-2004 Kia Optima sedans sold in the so-called ‘Salt-Belt’ states. The recall is centered around the internal corrosion of the front subframe caused by the winter application of salt on the roads. Kia says if the problem is not fixed the corrosion of the front subframe could lead to the detachment of the lower control arm.
2010 Kia Amanti / Opirus
Kia unveiled today the Opirus Premium (Amanti for US market) in Seoul, South Korea. Its a model’s second facelift. The flagship premium sedan receives cosmetic and mechanical upgrades.
Outside, the Kia Opirus Premium receives a new, corporate, “tiger-tooth” grille and a revised front bumper. A rear fascia receives a redesigned dual exhausts and new LED taillights. Larger chrome-accented 18-inch alloy wheels, body chrome molding, and LED turn signals round up the exterior upgrades.
Inside, the Kia Opirus Premium receives a host of new interior upgrades including perforated cooled leather seats, cabin mood lighting, available high-gloss piano black trim, and a 3.5-inch color TFT-LCD infoscreen in the dashboard cluster also found in the Equus.
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VIDEO: Kia Forte Koup
Look at the first media presentation, created for 2009 New York Auto Show, where Kia Forte Koup will make debut.
Kia Forte Koup will be available in the US from this summer with a choice of two four-cylinder engines, a 2.0-liter unit with 156HP and a 2.4-liter producing 173HP. .
Video: 2010 Kia Sorento
Kia present a new video of its upcoming Sorento crossover. The new Sorento goes from a body-on-frame SUV to a unibody crossover. The new Sorento have a third row of seats and more cargo space. The new Kia Sorento also wears more modern-looking sheet metal, a better looking interior, and amenities like iPod support. Engines for the US market haven’t yet been announced, but we’re expecting Kia’s 3.8L V6 and a base 2.4L four cylinder model.
2010 Kia Sorento photos.
Kia VG
Look at the first image of the Kia’s long-awaited “VG” premium sedan will appear in concept guise when it makes its debut. The image leaked of the concept above is a very accurate scope into the design of the production model.
The production model will be available with a 2.4L Theta 4-cylinder engine (for the Korean market only) and a 3.5L Lambda V6. The front-wheel drive sedan, which will share its underpinnings with the Hyundai Azera, will go on sale later this year in September for the Korean market. The “VG” will also reach American dealerships next spring.
2010 Kia Sorento
Look at the first photos of the upcoming Kia Sorento. The new korean SUV will make its debut at the New York Auto Show in April. The new Sorento is longer than old model measuring in at 4,685mm (+95mm). Unlike the current Sorento, the new model will not be a proper body-on-frame built SUV, but rather a crossover sitting on a uni-body architecture.
The 2010 Sorento’s engine line-up including a gasoline powered 2.4L four-cylinder and a 270+ hp 3.8L V6. Gasoline engine range will be joined by newly developed 2.2L R-diesel engine and LPG powered 2.7LPi engine, which will only be available at South Korean market.
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Kia Soul Hamster Commercial
Funny and playful commercial video from Kia Motors. Its a reinterprets the Hampster Dance. The original Hampster Dance was born in 1998 and featured an endless loop of four hamsters dancing to the song “Whistle Stop” by Roger Miller.
A compact, four-door, wagon-type vehicle, the Kia Soul fits four hamsters comfortably and they clearly enjoy the car’s iPod connectivity. Those hamsters not riding in a Soul, however, get a hamster wheel, which obviously won’t get them very far.
Kia No 3 Concept
Kia will reveal its ‘No 3′ concept on the 2009 Geneva Motor Show next week. The production model will be ready in the beginning of 2010. The No 3 is a Fiesta-sized mini MPV developed to rival cars such as the Opel / Vauxhall Meriva and Citroen C3 Picasso.
The production version of the No 3 will be based on the underpinnings of the Kia Soul and Hyundai i20, meaning that powertrain options will include 1.6-liter petrol and diesel engines, both producing an output of 126HP, while some markets will also get a 115HP 1.6-liter diesel and a 142HP 2.0-liter gasoline engine.
Kia Soulster
Hot news! Look at it. Its a first photo of a new Kia’s Soulster concept. The best description of the Kia Soulster: Cabrio pick-up leisure car. As we already known, Kia Soulster will make its premier at the Detroit Auto Show. The two-door Soul will keep its boxy profile, with a redesigned hatch that incorporates blacked-out pillars into the tinted windows of the greenhouse.