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Kia opens up new market slot with new K9
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Kia unveiled today in Korea their new luxury sedan: the K9. With it, they clearly stated their intentions of conquering turfs belonging to big European brands.
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2012 Kia Sorento EX-V6 Luxury Review
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Here's a vehicle that won't impress you with high-tech gadgetry or its ability to drive by itself. If that's what you're looking for, you might as well shop for an SUV such as a Ford Edge with its comprehensive array of electronic safety features.
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2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI vs 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid
Friday, March 30, 2012
This comparison test pits two cars that, between the pair of them, have garnered more awards and nominations than Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep combined. These are good cars in the best sense of the word.
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Kia unveils the K9 sedan for the Korean market
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Kia today revealed the first official photographs of its all-new flagship sedan to be launched during the first half of this year in the Korean market. Referred to by its codename 'KH' until now, the company also confirmed that the Korean market name will be 'K9' - while the name for export markets, as well as overseas launch timings, will be revealed later this year.
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Kia sketches new RWD large sedan
Monday, February 13, 2012
Kia Motors today revealed the first official sketches of its all-new flagship sedan, which is expected to establish new standards for design flair in the large sedan segment.
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Kia turns heads with Track'ster concept at Chicago Auto Show
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
What happens when a dream becomes reality? In the case of the Kia Track'ster concept unveiled at today's Chicago Auto Show, car enthusiasts begin to salivate. Amid the driving rhythm of heavy-metal music, smoke and blinding lights, Kia Motors America (KMA) took the wraps off a performance-oriented three-door Soul coupe concept that hints at what could possibly be the future of Kia's wildly successful Soul.
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The Hotel Valley Ho in Arizona
Friday, January 27, 2012
Walking down the curved second-floor balcony, looking for my room, I feel as if I'd stepped out of a time machine. Surrounded by palm trees, orange trees and a retro-chic décor splashed in turquoise, burnt orange and lime green, I'm suddenly overwhelmed by goosebumps.
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2012 Kia Rio Sedan First Impressions
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Every time I drive a new subcompact, I'm impressed at the quick pace of their evolution. The recent additions to the segment, such as the Ford Fiesta, the Chevrolet Sonic, the Hyundai Accent and this new-for-2012 Kia Rio, offer the refinement, drivability and feature content we expect in larger cars.
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A new addition to the Kia family
Friday, January 20, 2012
Unveiled at the 2011 New York International Auto Show, the 2012 Kia Rio sedan is now launching in Canada. Taking its place beside the Rio 5-door hatchback, the sedan reflects Kia's constant efforts to improve automotive design.
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Next week on Auto123.com: Montreal Auto Show coverage!
Friday, January 13, 2012
For the manufacturers and the automotive media, returning to work after the holidays is always brutal, with the back-to-back Detroit and Montreal Auto Shows. Despite the countless hours worked and countless cups of java consumed, we're not complaining; this new-car rush is what gets our adrenaline pumping!
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2011 Korean automaker report card
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Here's an automaker that just can't fail. Actually, the Veracruz (launched in 2007) is the brand's last flop, not counting the Entourage minivan. The fact of the matter is that the Sonata, Accent, Tucson and the likes have all been monster hits. Sales are so strong, in fact, that Hyundai is even working on niche models with a limited production run.
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2011 Kia Optima Hybrid Premium Review
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Perhaps it's delusions of grandeur, but I see a hint of the Jaguar XF in the roofline and tail of the 2011 Kia Optima. This week's Optima Hybrid tester doesn't perform like the British cat, but it does use less fuel and can be acquired for less a small fortune.
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SEMA 2011: Kia launches 6 sports-themed models
Tuesday, November 01, 2011
Today, Kia Motors America launched six new models inspired by basketball, golf, surfing, hockey, and auto racing at the 2011 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas.
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Have We Reached Infotainment Saturation?
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Yesterday, I drove the family, including in-laws, to Thanksgiving dinner. The vehicle of choice was this week's tester, the 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid equipped with an optional Premium Technology Package, which interfaced through a 7-inch touch-screen in addition to voice-activated navigation. But this was not the only LCD screen onboard.
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Hyundai clients most loyal in the industry
Thursday, October 13, 2011
These days, Hyundai is the most successful automaker in the world. On top of rising sales that are helping it snatch up even more market shares, it manages to retain more clients than anyone else.
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2012 Kia Soul First Impressions
Thursday, October 06, 2011
When the Kia Soul first came out in the spring of 2009, it didn't really get my attention. It looked kind of funny and I honestly didn't think that it would be very popular. But once I spent time behind the wheel, I realized that its funkiness was unique and it indeed had some desirable features.
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2012 Kia Rio5 First Impressions
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Why do most people buy a subcompact car? It's because they want something inexpensive to purchase and inexpensive to operate. Space is usually not a concern, as a single person or a couple who live in an urban area need something that will easily fit into their lives.
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2012 Kia Soul from $16,595
Monday, October 03, 2011
For the 2012 model year, Kia decided to add a couple horses to the Soul's stable, increase its fuel efficiency and to add even more doo-dads to the already generous list of equipment.
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2011 Kia Soul 4u Luxury Review
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Introduced in the summer of '09 as a 2010 model, the compact Soul cute-'ute seems to have struck a chord in the hearts of people looking for an affordable truck. Truthfully, there are about zero truck parts that make up the Soul, but it does offer a high riding position, a jacked-up stance and cheery good looks to complement the package.
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Hyundai, a victim of its own success
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
While just about everyone considered Hyundai and Kia as second-tier brands a few years ago, the pair is currently making headlines for being too... successful.
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Hyundai-Kia divided to conquer
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
As parent companies, Hyundai and Kia should theoretically work in the same direction. In reality, however, their future green cars will take different paths.
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Kia GT gets powerful turbocharged V6
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Late last week, we finally got our hands on the first pictures of the Kia GT Concept, a magnificent rear-wheel-drive sedan to be unveiled in a couple of days at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Full-frontal Kia GT leaked ahead of Frankfurt debut
Friday, September 09, 2011
The Italian blog JokeForBlog just took the auto industry and even Kia by surprise by posting pictures of the much-anticipated rear-wheel-drive sports sedan the Korean company is preparing to launch at the IAA in Frankfurt, Germany.
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2011 Kia Forte SX Luxury Review
Friday, August 26, 2011
The small-sedan segment is Canada's largest vehicle segment. So naturally the competition is nasty. Witness established and stellar nameplates, like Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, and Mazda3 as well as new, full-strength efforts from Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra and Nissan Sentra.
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2012 Kia Soul: more power, less fuel
Monday, August 22, 2011
After introducing the 2012 Soul at the New York International Auto Show back in April, Kia has released more details about its funky urban crossover.
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Kia to reveal a RWD sport sedan in Frankfurt (photos)
Friday, August 19, 2011
We were expecting it, and it will come. Kia just announced to the world that it will be revealing a RWD sport sedan prototype in Frankfurt next month, alongside the new three-door Rio and a rejuvenated Soul.
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2011 Kia Optima Hybrid First Impressions
Thursday, July 28, 2011
MONTREAL, Quebec-Kia's new mid-size sedan, which hit dealerships earlier this year, is selling well. So well in fact, that production in Korea can't keep up with demand. Soon, the Optima will be built alongside the Sorento in Kia's recently-established plant in Georgia.
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2011 Kia Optima EX Luxury Review
Monday, August 15, 2011
Leaders of the automotive industry, look behind you. Yes, that's Kia closing in faster than Luke Perry on any type of media attention. With grand slam after grand slam (Sportage, Sorento, Forte...), there is no end in sight to the Korean maker's attack on its previously unsuspecting competitors.
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2011 Kia Optima SX Review
Thursday, September 08, 2011
I'm being asked the same question over and over this week: "Hey, what's the white car you're driving?" And when I answer that it's Kia's new Optima mid-size sedan, a couple have responded: "Wow, it's really beautiful. Too bad it's a Kia". What?
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Next week on Auto123.com: 2012 Nissan Versa first drive
Friday, July 15, 2011
It's safe to say that summer has officially arrived. Pop open a cold one, relax by the pool, wax that fine piece of machinery that graces your driveway, and check out what Auto123.com has in store for your reading pleasure.
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2011 Kia Sportage SX Review
Thursday, August 04, 2011
"Turbo" is a word that has fascinated me from my earliest years as a young car-nut buying his first car magazines in the mid-eighties. By then, I was 8 or 9 years old and heavily favoured the likes of the Porsche 911 Turbo, the Nissan 300ZX Turbo and, by 1986, the Mazda 626 Turbo. The first car that I bought was a 1989 Mazda MX-6 GT Turbo and I loved it.
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Kia to unveil a V8 coupe concept in Frankfurt
Thursday, July 07, 2011
When you have a designer as talented as Peter Schreyer on board, you might as well exploit his creativity and not limit him to penning compact sedans and crossovers. Destined as a halo car, a rear-wheel drive, V8-powered concept coupe is set to be presented at the Frankfurt Auto Show in September.
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2011 Kia Sportage SX Review (video)
Friday, July 08, 2011
Interestingly, the biggest performance sleeper on the affordable side of today's automotive market is a compact crossover.
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2013 Kia Cadenza Preview
Monday, June 13, 2011
For a car company that's enjoying steady market growth, it's hard to resist the temptation of taking on new challenges. The confidence gauge is redlining, the profits are falling from the sky and bonus-pumped product development staffers are targeting new market segments for the next onslaught.
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Turbo power!
Monday, May 30, 2011
I just returned my turbocharged Sportage tester and already I'm missing it. Sure, I'm a huge fan of most things Korean these days, but this Sportage was special. It was an SX equipped with the T-GDI 260hp 2.0L 4-cylinder engine, the same found under the bonnet of the Optima and Sonata turbo.
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Sales: Hyundai-Kia to top Honda and Toyota in May
Thursday, May 26, 2011
In the not-so-distant past, Hyundai and Kia were considered by many as small potatoes. But with the arrival of Peter Schreyer and the complete overhaul of most of their products, the brands are now a force to be reckoned with. In fact, TrueCar.com is predicting in its most recent forecast that Honda and Toyota will be supplanted by the Korean duo in the U.S. in May.
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2011 Kia Sedona EX Luxury Review
Sunday, May 22, 2011
I LOVE MINVANS! There, I have finally said it out loud and on paper. I have been on the fence for years but one of the many women who want to fight the image of 'soccer mom'. I have finally seen how functional these vehicles really are.
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2011 New York: Hits and Misses
Friday, April 29, 2011
Kia's new design language looks pretty good on its smallest sedan. With those distinctive looks, 40 mpg, and Kia's track record for decent pricing, they will be only one outcome -- lots of happy customers. Also great to see "stop-start" showing up on a high-volume, low-cost vehicle like Rio.
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All-new 2012 Kia Rio sedan makes world debut at the New York International Auto Show
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Kia Motors today globally unveiled the all-new 2012 Rio sub-compact sedan at the New York International Auto Show. Scheduled to join the Kia Motors lineup this fall - along with its hatchback sibling unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show and shown today for the first time in North America - the all-new Rio ushers in the next chapter of Kia Motors' ongoing design-led transformation with previously unseen levels of eye-catching design, advanced technologies and sophistication in the small car segment. With all-new ISG technology and class-leading horsepower and fuel economy of 40 miles per gallon , Rio promises consumers impressive fuel efficiency without sacrificing power or fun-to-drive performance.
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More powerful and fuel efficient 2012 Kia Soul debuts at the New York International Auto Show
Thursday, April 21, 2011
The product that began Kia Motors' design-led transformation returns to New York with a fresh and updated look, more power, and the same funky demeanour consumers have come to love from the compact crossover. Kia Motors today pulled the cover off the mid-cycle update to its iconic Soul urban passenger vehicle at the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). The wildly successful Soul is fine-tuned for 2012 with a significant number of technology and powertrain enhancements with an emphasis on delivering more power and improved fuel efficiency.
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2011 Kia Sportage EX Luxury Review
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Whether you've noticed it or not, Korean automaker Kia has definitely hit its stride. And the company, whose sales skyrocketed by over 27% last year, shows no signs of slowing down either. The impetus behind this ascension is the quality of its products, more than ever equal to the expectations of Canadian consumers.
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Facelifted 2012 Kia Soul to make debut in New York
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Kia will unveil the completely-redesigned 2012 Rio sedan as well as the facelifted 2012 Soul crossover at next week's New York International Auto Show (April 22-May 1, 2011).
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2011 Kia Sportage SX First Impressions
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Homestead Speedway, Florida--Who ever heard of a CUV being introduced at a racetrack? Normally, CUVs and SUVs are relegated to cottage trails and bumpy, half paved roads. Not at Kia; the new SX Sportage comes with a 256 horsepower, 2.0 litre, twin scroll turbo and intercooled four with a six speed automatic. If you listen to Kia, country trails are fine and the Sportage will do that with ease.
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A Kia roadster? Absolutely - but not for another year
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
A veritable avalanche of rumours has beaten down on the net these last few weeks about Kia's plans for marketing a roadster shortly. Today, Peter Schreyer, the Korean manufacturers chief designer and man behind the Audi TT, confirmed his desire to develop such a model - but not for another year.
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2011 Kia Optima First Impressions
Monday, April 04, 2011
Homestead/Key West Florida. Kia has served notice to the major players in the mid-sized car market in Canada. The company didn't do it by taking out fancy ads or by wild media claims. They did it with the introduction of the Optima which will replace the Magentis in their lineup (in the US, the car has always been known as the Optima).
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2011 Kia Rio EX Convenience Review
Monday, April 04, 2011
While some cars get our juices flowing, others are merely a means of transportation. We have to recognize that the Kia Rio sedan is one of the latter. In fact, both its profile and equipment, which are starting to seem out of place compared to some of the Rio's recent competitors, like the Ford Fiesta, justify the upcoming arrival of a replacement, unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this March.
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World premiere of the Kia Naimo concept in Seoul
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The Kia Naimo concept made its world debut today at the Seoul Motor Show, the manufacturer's publicly unveiled EV in less than a year. Resembling a shorter, wider evolution of the Soul, the concept was designed by Peter Schreyer with the aim of developing a future production model producing little to no emissions.
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2011 Kia Forte5 SX Luxury Review
Monday, April 18, 2011
I feel like I'm repeating myself, but every time I talk about a Kia or one of its Hyundai cousins, I can't help put gush about its flair, aestheticism or refinement. And that is once again the case with the all-new Kia Forte5 SX, such a stylish little ride.
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Could this be Kia's answer of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe?
Friday, March 25, 2011
GM Inside News revealed an image today of a vehicle that, they say, is a Kia version of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe. It's reportedly set to be unveiled in the very near future, and for the moment, only the grille would be replaced by the one now adorning every new product of the Korean automaker.
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2006-2010 Kia Rio Pre-owned
Saturday, March 12, 2011
When Kia started becoming a force to be reckoned within the Canadian marketplace, many folks wondered how their sensible and affordable vehicles would pan out in the long term. After all, long-term reliability is a success factor for any automaker planning an extended stay on our shores.
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2011 Kia Sorento SX AWD Review
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
In this time of way too much choice, it is sometimes nice to have someone tell you what to do. We surf the web profusely, purchase consumer magazines and are always seeking out information and council. It's an odd thing when we think about it: we demand choice and options but typically have no idea what we want or what to get...
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Geneva 2011: Rejuvenated 2012 Kia Rio gallery
Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Kia continues its monumental product overhaul by showcasing the 2012 Rio at the Geneva Motor Show. Even at first glance, the car clearly marks an extreme departure from the previous generation. Longer, wider, lower and lighter, it offers increased cargo capacity and superior fit and finish - key attributes that will likely attract a fair share of potential buyers.
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Toronto 2011: Kia announces pricing for new Optima
Friday, February 18, 2011
Scheduled to arrive on the market this spring, the all-new Kia Optima made an appearance at the 2011 Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, prompting the company to announce pricing and equipment.
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Geneva 2011: First images of the 2012 Kia Rio
Friday, February 11, 2011
After revealing sketches of the 2012 Rio, Kia is whetting our appetite again one month later almost to the day with the first images of the car, set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show from March 3 to 13, 2011.
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Detroit 2011: Kia KV7 Concept in images
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Perceived as the minivan of the future, the Kia KV7 Concept Kia has not gone unnoticed at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. With its butterfly doors, lounge area inside and allowing all occupants to surf the web using their smartphones, the South-Korean engineers really pushed the envelope on this one.
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2011 Kia Rondo EX-V6 Review
Monday, February 07, 2011
Many of you reading this review are no more interested in cars or buying one than you are looking forward to your next papercut. But if you're here, you probably need one and are wisely searching for pertinent info. We auto peeps sometimes forget to keep things basic as we eat, sleep and breathe cars.
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Kia to offer UVO in Canada
Friday, January 14, 2011
Kia has announced that its UVO communications and entertainment system will be offered in select vehicles as of this spring.
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Kia releases first sketches of 2012 Rio
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Judging by the first few sketches of the next-generation Kia Rio released today, the South Korean automaker will soon offer a much more attractive entry-level model than the one currently sitting in showrooms.
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2010 Kia Forte Koup SX R Review
Saturday, May 14, 2011
While most mainstream car buyers are attentively watching the evolution of the subcompact and compact car and CUV segments duke it out, to name a few, there are other microscopic wars going on and one of them is composed of compact coupes. There are very few players in this club, but this review touches on the Kia Forte Koup with some words on the Scion tC.
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2005-2009 Kia Sportage Pre-Owned
Saturday, January 01, 2011
Korea's proving to the world that they can produce vehicles to give the pricier and more established Japanese brands a run for their money in the new-car market.
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2011 Kia Sorento EX-V6 Luxury Review
Sunday, January 02, 2011
The first-generation Kia Sorento was known for its rugged character, roomy interior and relatively thirsty engine. Launched earlier this year, its successor proves more efficient and more spacious while offering 4- and 6-cylinder engines and available all-wheel drive.
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2011 Kia Sedona EX Luxury Review
Sunday, January 30, 2011
I swear, every time someone asks for advice on which car to buy to haul their three kids and their belongings, and I say they should get a minivan, they all get the same reaction. Their face deforms and their response is immediate: ''Yuck! Do I look like someone who wants a minivan?''
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Top 5 of most read reviews of 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
With 2010 drawing to a close, it's time to get back to the year that just passed by and to analyze what we did great, not so great and to choose our resolutions pour the new year that is approaching as fast as a Lamborghini.
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