A few months after its debut, Kia has revealed pricing for its Forte replacement, the handsomely styled K4. Kia is bucking the national trend of incredibly pricy vehicles and giving us a sedan that comes under $30,000 fully loaded, and it undercuts the base prices of its main competitors, too. Including destination charges, the 2025 … Read more
Screenshot: Kia If you haven’t heard already, Kia is making a pickup truck. It’s called the Tasman, and while it’s understandable that you might assume it will be a Hyundai Santa Cruz with a different badge and styling, that couldn’t be further from the truth. It’s a legitimate, body-on-frame pickup truck aimed at midsize rivals … Read more
Photo: Hyundai For the past few years, Kia and Hyundai vehicles have been targeted by thieves thanks to a security flaw popularized on TikTok. The company responded with a software update meant to mitigate the vulnerability, and now we’re seeing the results of that effort. The verdict? It’s better than nothing. The Hyundai Ioniq 5 … Read more
Features that you pay for and download to your vehicle are slowly becoming a thing with EVs. Both Cadillac and Ford have done it with the Lyriq and Mustang Mach-E. And now Kia is doing it with its EV9 SUV. MotorTrend is currently long-term testing an EV9. As part of the test, they decided to … Read more
Photo: Chrysler Prices of most goods remain over 20 percent more expensive since the pandemic-induced recession began, and car repossessions are up 23 percent this year, so now is a great time to consider dropping your car payment for something more affordable. If you are making this shift or if you’ve just got a tight … Read more
Good morning! It’s Thursday, July 18, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Zeekr 001 Promises the Most Battery Range of Any EV at 641 Miles 1st Gear: EV Sales … Read more
One of the worst things that can happen when buying a new car is finding out that you didn’t actually get approved for it after the fact. Some car buyers are catching on to the bullshit sales tactic and fighting back, like one customer who’s suing the dealership that screwed him over with “yo-yo financing.” … Read more
I don’t have any kids, or a wife, so I can get whatever I want. Due to a couple of really bad falls and the permanent injuries I got from them, along with all the inherited back issues I have, anything like a 4×4 truck or SUV wouldn’t be a good choice at all. I … Read more
BENGALURU: Carmakers Mahindra & Mahindra and the Indian units of Toyota Motor Corp and Kia Motor reported higher car sales in June, boosted by demand for sports utility vehicles (SUV) even as heat waves weighed on purchase decisions. Each month, automobile makers in India release wholesale numbers, or vehicle sales, to dealers. The sales numbers … Read more
Image: Kia While other automakers have been easing up on EV plans, Kia is doubling down with vehicles like the refreshed the EV6, the Niro EV, the EV9 and now the automaker the small yet spunky EV3. And this is one we will be getting here in the U.S. We’re Driving the 2024 Kia EV9, What … Read more
