Dodge Chargers and Challengers are popular with thieves, but they’re getting some unlikely competition from Hyundai and Kia. According to a Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) analysis of 2021 insurance claims, “Among 2015-19 model year vehicles, theft claims were nearly twice as common for Hyundai and Kia vehicles, as a group, as for all other […]
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Less than a month after 2020-2022 Hyundai Palisade and Kia Telluride owners were urged not to park their vehicles inside due to a fire risk, a similar recall has been issued for select Kia Sorento and Kia Sportage models. The new recall notice reveals that foreign material and moisture contamination on the tow hitch harness […]
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Going green is going to cost you some green as Kia has announced the 2023 Sorento Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) will start at $49,890. That’s a significant jump from the 2022 model, which started at $45,190, and the increase can largely be explained by the elimination of the entry-level SX variant. Now, the model is offered […]
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Kia has introduced the 2023 Sorento Hybrid and it’s unfortunately $2,500 more than its predecessor. That’s a significant jump and the price increase is largely due to the elimination of the entry-level S trim, which started at $34,090. Now, the base model is the Sorento Hybrid EX and it begins at $36,590. That makes it […]
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The North American Car, Truck, & Utility Vehicle Of The Year (NACTOY) awards have already announced their winners for 2022, but well before the year’s end, they’ve announced their semifinalists for next year’s competition to give the public ample time to vote. There are 26 entries across 3 categories, so let’s take a look. The […]
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It seems that in the last decade or so, Korean cars have gone from being a cheap way to get around to a major competitor in both the mass market and premium segments. Now accepted by the majority of car buyers as a serious option in their new car hunt, Hyundais and Kias are becoming […]
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It doesn’t seem that long ago, but the fourth generation of the Kia Sorento was introduced in early 2020, which already makes it 2.5 years old. A camouflaged prototype of the SUV was spied testing in Europe, hinting at the facelifted model that could arrive in late 2023 or early 2024, just in time for […]
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While it was the Tesla Model Y that left Euro NCAP really impressed during its latest round of testing, a number of other vehicles also performed well. The German-built Tesla Model Y was the best-performer of the recently published five-star cars and scored 97 per cent in Adult Occupant Protection and 98 per cent in […]
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Normally when a person steals a car they’re the ones who get the lions-share of the blame for the crime itself. For Hyundai and Kia though, that’s no longer the case as state officials, customers, and lawyers are calling on the corporate partners to act. The move follows a wave of vehicle thefts relating to […]
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Kia has partnered with Germany’s national railway company, Deutsche Bahn, to turn old EV batteries into static storage systems, and has just unveiled its first project in Berlin. Encore, a Deutsche Barn-backed startup conceived to repurpose old electro-mobility batteries, used multiple batteries from Kia Soul EVs to create a second-life storage system capable of proving […]
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