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A fairly quiet year for the KIA brand has erupted into one of the company’s biggest launches. The 2017 KIA Sportage has a a dauntingly large pair of shoes to fill because as new vehicle sales dip, models like the Sportage need to perform an anchoring role. Approaching the...

Crossover one-upmanship continues with the all-new 4th Generation KIA Sportage. It’s better looking, higher specced, boasts a 5 year unlimited warranty and even holds a world record for the longest test drive (#KIAworldrecord) We take a scenic drive around of the Capes most beautiful roads and find out if...

From 2003, the Cerato has been a loyal family member of the KIA nameplate. With the purpose of being user friendly, family orientated and affordable, the latest 2016 model ticks all the boxes quite easily. The KIA Cerato presents itself as a number one contender in the local C-segment class....

Through 143 new patents, Korean automaker, KIA has overcome the challenge of incorporating eight gears into a front-wheel drive car by introducing their first front- wheel drive eight-speed automatic transmission. Developed in house by the Korean manufacturer, the new eight-speed transmission makes use of intelligent packaging to weigh in...

The current KIA Rio has aged exceptionally well; it’s still among our top recommendations in its segment thanks to its blend of style, build quality and well thought out interior proportions. Now a new KIA Rio is on the way and is set to be a humdinger. The planned...

KIA’s performance development boss Albert Biermann divulges the company’s intentions and hints that more aggressive cars are on the way We’ve seen Hyundai’s N-Division progress nicely with the i30 doing the quintessential hot hatch testing around the Nurburgring but sister Korean brand KIA has its own performance agenda without the fancy...

Kia Motors South Africa has added a new 1,2-litre LS model to its local Picanto range. The newly introduced Kia Picanto 1.2-litre LS engine joins the 1.0 LS entry level model that was added to the range late last year. Competitively priced at R139 995 the new model costs...

There’s a lot in a name. It’s your identity, your defining feature. Thankfully KIA got it spot on with the littlest SUV, the KIA Soul. Your soul is your very essence. So you have to have a lot of confidence in your product if it’s going to boast the ‘Soul’ nameplate. KIA can’t...

KIA is still intent on launching a rear-wheel drive sports car to compete with the BMW 4 Series and Audi A5. The first preview of this new direction for KIA was the Nova concept shown in 2015 but since then we haven’t heard much. Now KIA is talking about...