The World Car Awards have announced the semi-finalists for 2021 World Car of the Year. Among this year’s contenders are the Audi A3, BMW 2-Series Gran Coupe and BMW 4-Series. The field also includes the Honda e, Kia K5 and Kia Sorento. Rounding out the competitors are the Mazda MX-30, Mercedes GLA, Toyota Yaris and Volkswagen […]
Read MoreThe Women’s World Car of the Year (WWCOTY) jurors have announced the 2021 winners in nine different categories. Selected by a panel of 50 motoring journalists from 38 countries across five continents composed exclusively of women, the winners were narrowed down from three models in each category, all of which had to be launched between […]
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Not long after we had the opportunity to put the 2021 Kia Sorento through its paces in SX Prestige X-Line guise, the guys from TheStraightPipes have put a different Sorento variant to the test through the chilly winter conditions of Canada. Much like the 2021 Sorento that we tested, the example featured in this review […]
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Hyundai and its sister companies in the Hyundai Motor Group, Kia and Genesis, have been making great strides as of recent in the design of their cars. At the end of each year, the Good Design Awards showcase products that have, well, good design. And in 2020, Hyundai, Kia and Genesis have all made it […]
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The Kia Sorento has been popular with consumers as it combines affordable pricing with three rows of practicality. That’s a winning formula, but the Sorento hasn’t been without it faults. Besides having a less than stellar interior, it was overshadowed by the larger and more luxurious Telluride. That put the Sorento in a precarious position, but […]
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The finalists for the 2021 North American Car, Truck and Utility of the Year Awards were recently announced but, across the Atlantic, the candidates for European Car of the Year have been revealed. 29 models will be competing for the honor this time around and all of them are new vehicles, which are either now […]
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Kia is introducing the Sportage Plug-In Hybrid to the UK market as the most powerful and least CO2-emitting member of the range. The plug-in hybrid Kia Sorento makes use of the same electrified powertrain as the closely related Hyundai Tucson, meaning a 177HP 1.6-liter T-GDI petrol mated to a 90HP electric motor powered by a […]
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Euro NCAP has released the results of its latest batch of tests, which saw seven new vehicles being crashed, including the Land Rover Defender, Honda e, Audi A3 Sportback, Seat Leon, Isuzu D-Max, Kia Sorento and Hyundai i10. Evaluated in RHD 110 body style, the Defender secured a maximum five-star safety rating, recording 85 percent […]
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Kia has issued a recall for an estimated 294,756 vehicles in the United States, at risk of suffering an engine compartment fire that can occur while the car is on the move. The recall involves the 2012-2013 Sorento, 2012-2015 Forte and Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, 2014-2015 Soul and 2012 Sportage. Kia dealers will inspect […]
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced Hyundai and Kia could pay a combined total of $210 (£157.2 / €175.6) million in penalties to resolve allegations the company was slow to recall vehicles and “inaccurately reported certain information to NHTSA regarding the recalls.” At issue are the “untimely” recalls of over 1.6 million vehicles […]
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