2011 Kia Sportage Compact SUV
The all-new Kia’s Sportage SUV has been given away through a lot of designs that were made for the E.U. patent office.
The reason why we’re saying this is the use of some specific styling features such as the chrome trim, the tail lamp arrangement, the alloy wheel designs and the styling of the lower part of the front bumper, all of which look suspiciously conceptual.
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2010 Kia Sorento Cobra Tuning
Look at the Kia Sorento SUV with a Cobra Technology & Lifestyle’s tuning. Cobra offers a variety of front, rear and rocker panel guards including a lower front bar with integrated LED daytime running lights.
Once buyer is done with the Kia Sorento body armor, he can also choose from numerous alloy wheel designs with diameters of 19 and 20 inches. The largest alloy wheels can be fitted with tires in size 265/45 R 20.
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Kia Soul Ignition
The special limited edition Kia Soul to be offered in the U.S. Based on the Soul+ model and called “Ignition”, the limited version features a unique ignition orange exterior finish with contrasting black rally stripes, a rear spoiler, an alloy fuel door and black 18-inch alloy wheels with machined accents.
Kia has loaded the Ignition with more features including a higher-grade audio system with iPod connection, center speaker, subwoofer, external amplifier and speaker lights, carpeted floor mats, moon roof, fender vents with side marker repeaters and fog lights.
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Kia Venga
Look at the new official photos of the Venga, the Kia’s new mini MPV, called Venga. The Kia Venga competitor in the B-segment that will rival the likes of the Opel Meriva and Citroen C3 Picasso. The Kia Venga, which was designed and will be produced in Europe, is 4,068 mm long and 1,600 mm tall with a stretchy 2,615 mm wheelbase that’s longer than let’s say.
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Kia VG
Kia releases first pictures of upcoming luxury sedan. Looks great! The new Kia VG sedan should make it debut at Detroit Auto Show in next year. The range of engines, possibly will include Kia’s 2.4-liter direct-injected four and 3.8-liter Lambda V6.
Kia Soul in Police Outfit
One of the local British Kia dealers has donated a new Kia Soul to the Sussex Police department. The small Kia’s crossover will be used by the team of Police Community Support Officer’s (PCSOs) as part of their street briefings and the general safe-keeping of Horsham South’s communities.
“The car is as highly visible as we are!” said PCSO Charlotte Whittaker. “We were delighted to have been given a car by Toll House, but to have one that turns heads as swiftly as this one does only helps us become more visible to the public.”
Toll House Kia, which provided the police-branded Soul Shaker to the Sussex Police department for a year, promice to replace the car after six months.
2010 Kia Cee’d Facelift
Look at the first official photo of the facelifted 2010 Kia Cee’d. The new hatch will make its world debut at this fall’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
As we see, the 2010 Cee’d features a new fascia inspired by Kia’s latest models and concepts likes the Forte and KND-5. The cosmetic tidy-up includes the Kia firm’s signature grille surround flanked by a pair of reshaped headlamps, plus a new bumper and hood design.
Kia’s Small MPV
Kia’s forthcoming mini-MPV was snapped in camo on the highway in the Czech Republic.
The five-seater MPV is a production version of Kia’s No3 Concept that was shown in Geneva earlier this year. It is anticipated that the small MPV’s engine range will comprise of 1.6-liter petrol and diesel units, both producing an output of 126HP, while certain markets may also receive a 115HP 1.6-liter diesel along with a range-topping 2.0-liter gasoline engine making 142HP.
Kia will unveil its new mini-MPV at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. European sales will starts before the end of the year. The new Kia’s MPV will be produced at the Hyundai Group’s new plant in the Czech Republic.
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.