Archive for the ‘Kia’ Category

Geneva 2009: Kia No 3 concept cooler than expected

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009
Geneva 2009: Kia No 3 concept cooler than expected

After all the teaser shots of the Kia No 3 concept, we finally got to see it in the metal out on the floor of the Geneva Motor Show today. In its press materials, Kia describes this as a new five-seat MPV, although we’re personally a bit dubious of that description. In Europe there are [...]

Geneva Preview: Kia spills more details on the No 3 concept

Monday, March 2nd, 2009
Geneva Preview: Kia spills more details on the No 3 concept

Kia has released additional photos and information on its No 3 concept that will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show tomorrow. The 13.27-ft long MPV is two inches shorter than the Honda Fit but three inches taller. It also shares design details first seen on other recent Kia concepts starting with the 2007 Kia [...]

Kia brings in Lotus to give their suspension some Soul

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Kia brings in Lotus to give their suspension some Soul

In addition to making its own sportscars that are renowned for their sublime handling, Lotus has helped a wide variety of other automakers - Dodge, Ford, Isuzu, Talbot, Tesla, Toyota, and Vauxhall to name a few - adjust the suspensions on their cars to Lotus standards. Kia is slated to become the next to benefit [...]

LA 2008: Kia’s Soul-ful debut

Thursday, November 20th, 2008
LA 2008: Kia’s Soul-ful debut

Kia put on quite a show today, prancing out a slew of new Souls at the LA Auto Show. Expected to drop as an early 2010 model in late ‘09, the new boxy Soul will go head-to-head with the equally-new Nissan Cube for the affections of ex-xB buyers here in the States. While the Cube [...]