Kia Articles

As has become tradition, we conducted a handful of drag races at the 2019 iteration of our annual Performance Shootout. And here we pit the 272 kW Kia Stinger GT against the 260 kW Subaru WRX STI Diamond Edition (a locally developed special edition). Of course, the Korean contender employs an automatic ...

Kia Motors South Africa has upgraded each of the three self-shifting derivatives in its fourth-generation Rio hatchback range from the previous four-speed to a new six-speed automatic transmission.The local arm of the Korean automaker says this new torque-converter gearbox not only affords the hatch ...

Kia lives up to its “Power to Surprise” motto with its boldest statement of intent yet... Should we even be surprised Kia eventually cracked its family-focused mould and launched a model taking aim squarely at the performance divisions of the mighty German establishment? You’d imagine ...

The covers have come off the new Kia Soul at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, with the Korean automaker describing the third-generation model as a “completely new yet familiar” vehicle.The latest Soul retains its trademark boxy dimensions, but is slightly longer than before at 4 196 mm. While the ...

CAPE TOWN – Mid-cycle refreshes are often a simple case of tweaking a design element here and there, and while this is true of the treatments doled out to the latest Kia Sportage, there’s bigger news in the guise of a considered model range re-alignment that ushers in a value-packed entry ...

Kia has released a fresh batch of teasers ahead of the reveal of the third-generation Soul, with one of the images giving us our first glimpse of the boxy crossover’s new infotainment system.Set to make its debut at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show, the Korean automaker promises the new Soul will ...

The facelifted Kia Sportage has arrived in South Africa, with the local range trimmed from twelve to nine derivatives and priced from R379 995 to R549 995. Revealed back in May 2018, the updated Sportage gains a handful of styling tweaks, inside and out. The local engine line-up has also been ...

In November 2017, Global NCAP partnered with the Automobile Association to launch the “Safer Cars for Africa” campaign in South Africa, releasing independent crash-test results of five budget vehicles. Now the two have teamed up again, this time evaluating four popular local vehicles … including ...

The refreshed Kia Grand Sedona has arrived in South Africa, with the local arm of the Korean brand also taking the opportunity to revise the line-up. Interestingly, the SX trim level has been discontinued, while a new “feature-rich” EX+ grade has been added to the range. The 3,3-litre V6 ...