Kia Road Tests
Test of KIA's Borrego Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle that is due to go into limited production of 1,000 vehicles in 2012
Sun, 30 May 2010
If style, image and status are important to you, then what follow are wasted words. The new KIA Carens just isn't your kind of car.
On the...
Tue, 03 Dec 2002
Thursday 5th October 2006
The old KIA Carens was a decent enough vehicle.
Roomy, pleasant, reasonable to drive and at very fair list prices.
The...
Sat, 07 Oct 2006
With scrappage prices from £8,000, the KIA cee'd and Hyundai i30 have been selling like fans in a heat wave.
Now, there's a new, refreshed...
Sat, 26 Sep 2009
Latest KIA cee'd shares family look with Picanto, Rio, Sportage and Optima and impresses with its quality.
Tue, 22 May 2012
The KIA Cee'd and Hyundai i30 have been getting rave reviews from a press that usually shuns South Korean cars.
Recently, Andrew Frankel...
Sat, 13 Oct 2007
Three things instantly identify any car from South Korea: the indicator switch will be on the right; it will have a horribly fiddly DIN fit radio;...
Tue, 05 Oct 2004
Big, five-seater 166bhp V6 air-conditioned saloon with ABS and alloys for £12,995 on the road. Well, obviously, I had to check it out.
As...
Mon, 09 Jul 2001
Impressive new Mondeo competitor with "stand out styling" due in the UK summer 2011.
Tue, 25 May 2010
Sleek, good looking Mondeo competitor with economical chain cam diesel engine, lots of kit and rear legroom to rival a Skoda Superb.
Wed, 11 Jan 2012
KIA calls its new Picanto "The Small Car Grown Up" and it certainly has, yet with even lower emissions of just 100g/km for the 1.25 with ISG.
Tue, 17 May 2011
First impression of the KIA Picanto is of a rather surprised little car. It seems to have huge eyes and a small open mouth that aren't quite...
Sat, 28 Feb 2004
Guest Test by Jackie Violet
'Three' is a very popular lucky number for many people, myself included, but will it be a lucky number for KIA...
Sun, 27 Jan 2008
The KIA Rio has a unique selling proposition. It's the only 5-door Ford Focus-sized car with a UK list price of just £5,995. The same price as...
Tue, 24 Jul 2001
Dramatic looking new KIA Rio offers the lowest CO2 and highest mpg of any internal combustion engined car in the World.
Sun, 21 Aug 2011
The original KIA Rio had a unique selling proposition. It was the only 5-door Ford Focus sized car with a UK list price from £5,995. But the...
Sat, 05 Oct 2002
Saturday 24th Sept 2004
The biggest problem the new KIA Rio has it you've heard it all before.
Family car at baby car price. Lots of extras...
Sat, 24 Sep 2005
"Friendly" is a good word to describe the KIA Sorento. It's like a big (surprisingly BIG) huggy bear of a car. Women drivers in particular will...
Tue, 11 Feb 2003
By Martin Gurdon.
Kia's previous Sorento was a tough, very capable towing vehicle that people with smaller-than-Range-Rover budgets could...
Sat, 30 Jan 2010
My fault, I know. I video tested the KIA Soul without knowing exactly which model it was. So, though a phone call to KIA elicited the information...
Tue, 24 Feb 2009
Updated Thursday 17th February 2005
The first nice surprise when you step inside the new KIA Sportage is the smell. There isn't one. Interiors...
Fri, 18 Feb 2005
Technical Specs and Video Test of European Specification KIA Sportage, arriving in the UK in August 2010.
Wed, 26 May 2010
Short and tall in the manner of a Toyota Yaris, but a bit bigger, with all chain cam engines and a 7 year warranty. Excellent visibility.
Wed, 27 Jan 2010
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