Posts Tagged ‘Kia’
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
The Auto Show in New York held the world premiere of 5-door Kia Forte, which in some markets will be sold under the name Cerato. The car will appear in the U.S. market in autumn this year. Kia Forte hatchback is based on the sedan and coupe, but differs with new grille, alloy wheels, pads gearshift from the steering wheel and navigation. Although the car is lower than Kia argue that this is not detrimental to the interior space and practicality. Currently there are no details of the engines that will offer Kia Forte hatchback, only mentioning that they are 2.0 and 2.4-liter gasoline and can be combined with five.
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Earlier this week spread Kia first official pictures of the new Magentis, known in some markets such as Optima, which will debut exhibition in New York in April. The model shares a common platform with the Hyundai i40, becoming longer and wider, but lower than its predecessor, but its appearance is the new design style of the company that we have seen in the Cadenza and the new Sportage. The increase in size and increased wheelbase, interior space in the car also has increased, thanks to a new Kia Magentis offers greater space and comfort for the driver and passengers. Sales of new Magentis in Europe will start in early 2011., The model will be available with two-liter gasoline and two-liter diesel engines, but at a later stage, provided the introduction and modification of the hybrid.
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Friday, April 2nd, 2010
The third generation of Kia Magentis will be presented to the audience of the exhibition in New York in April. This became clear after the South Korean company released sketches and some information about the model. By Kia reveals that the new Magentis has become longer, wider and lower than its predecessor, and that its wheelbase has been extended. It is therefore considered that the increased space in the interior. Engines still no mention, but eventually voted new diesel, six-cylinder petrol and even 8-cylinder with power around 380k.s. which is combined with 8-stage automatic transmission. New Kia Magentis will be available in North America in the autumn of this year, but in Europe it will be introduced early next.
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Once submitted sketches of its future model earlier this year, Kia officially revealed by the serial version of its sedan VG. Sales will begin initially in Korea. The car is expected to replace those sold worldwide and Opirus Amanti. The model is called Kia Cadenza – or at least with that name will be familiar to the automotive markets outside Korea. The new car is ready for production version of the KND-5. He is expected to become the best-selling sedan in the company. The new Kia Cadenza has a front wheel drive, like the Hyundai Azera. Platform on which are based on two models, called “NF”. The sport sedan is equipped with four-cylinder engine, while not excluding the option for it to be used V6 unit. Perhaps the car will be uploaded on the 20-inch wheels, which was equipped with the conceptual and its version. Currently there is no information on what price it will sell the new Kia Cadenza in Europe.
Tags: Asian cars, Cadenza, Kia, Kia Cadenza, KND-5, korea, Opirus Amanti
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
Since the summer of Kia spread computer images of the serial VG, which will replace the product range model Opirus, South Korean company now spread to real pictures of the car. Kia VG production does not differ radically from the conceptual model we saw at the beginning of the year. Currently not many details are known about cars, developed on the platform NF, which was developed for Kia and Hyundai. It is envisaged that the sales of sedan in South Korea to launch by year’s end, but other markets – at the beginning of 2010th, the most likely model will be sold under the name of VG.
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Saturday, August 15th, 2009
Together with the revised Kia Ceed, the exhibition in Frankfurt in a month will make European debut and second-generation model Sorento, which has a new chassis and promises to offer the future owners better dynamics and control while driving. The car is 95 millimeters. A longer and 15 millimeters. lower than its predecessor, but its width remained unchanged. Luggage compartment is increased by 15 percent while rear seats removed volume of the cargo may reach 1 047 liters. Korean company has not yet disclosed what engines will be the new Kia Sorento in Europe, but in any event, among them is the new 2.2-liter diesel unit, which is a power 197 h.p. and maximum torque 421Nm. Second generation of Kia Sorento will appear on some European markets by the end of this year, and others – at the beginning of 2010th.
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Thursday, August 6th, 2009
At the end of this year, Kia will introduce Korean market this alternate model Amanti (known in Europe as the Opirus), whose sales of the Old Continent will start at the beginning of 2010th. Not yet clear what will get the model name, which currently is called code-named VG, but Kia has already spread its computer images, which shows that the car does not differ radically from the concept VG, presented the exhibition in Seoul in April. The new model is elegant and good looking, with perfect sport vision, which is making the car looking wonderful. It is quite amazing, how with only a little changes the car can have such vision and design.
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Thursday, July 30th, 2009
On the exhibition in Frankfurt in September, will debut renewed Kia Ceed, from Korean company has already spread first official photo of the model. Since photos can be seen that the car has received new radiator grille, headlights and bumper, which has increased air and open rectangular halogen lights, replace the current round. Kia Ceed renewed will be offered the same set of engines that are diesel volumes of 1.6 and 2.0 liters and 1.4, 1.6 and 2.0-liter gasoline. The model will be available in versions with three and five door wagon. Ceed is one of the most successful models in the history of Kia, since its appearance on the market in 2007. until its sold 230 000 copies. Ceed model is the first Korean company, received 5 stars for safety tests EuroNCAP.
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009
On the Car Exhibition of New York, Kia introduced the production version of the model Forte Koup, whose concept was shown just before one years on the same show.
The car is the first 2 doors compartment in the history of the Korean company. It is based on the Forte sedan model, but made a shorter and lower in order to obtain the vision of a typical sports car.
Sales of Kia Forte Koup will start at the end of the year. The base engine will be the model 2.0-liter petrol, with power 156h.p. combined with 5-stage mechanical gearbox.
The car will be offered with two versions of the 2.4-liter unit – EX and SX, with capacity 154 and 173h.p. by the first gearbox may be mechanical or 5-stage four automatic and at-5-stage powerful automatic .
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
Just before the exhibition in Seoul, Kia spread of new pictures and information about the second generation model Sorento.
The car is 95 millimeters. more than its predecessor (now 4 685 millimeters.), its height is 15 millimeters. less (1 710 millimeters.) and the width remained unchanged (1 885 millimeters.).
The new Sorento gives more space in the interior, making it possible to fit the third row of seats and luggage compartment itself grew by 15 percent to 1 047 liters when missing the last two places.
The model will be available in the Korean market with new 2.2-liter diesel engine with a power 197h.p., gasoline 2.4 (175h.p.) and 2.7 V6 (165h.p.), the latter of which can and gas .
On the North American car market will be available except 2.4 petrol and 3.5-liter V6, whose power is 277h.p. By Kia is still not mentioned with which aggregates the model will be available in Europe.
Depending on the engine, the new Sorento will be equipped with five or 6-staged mechanical and automatic transmissions. Customers are given the opportunity to choose between driving to the front or all four wheels, while the second vehicle can tow a trailer weighing up to 2 500 kilograms.
Direction of Kia is very optimistic about the second generation of the Sorento, having considered that, despite the global crisis, the car will reap success and will allow the company to take a larger share in this segment. Sales of the model will start at the end of the year, while over the 2010th to be sold 140 000 counts thereof.
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