Updated version of the Kia Soul 2012 - 2013 Spy Photos

Despite the considerable camouflage, the prototype has a new front LED headlights, upgraded bumpers and a new grille.

Under the hood can be 1.6-liter version, with a capacity 122 hp (91 kW) and 156 Nm of torque, as well as the 2.0-liter unit capable of 142 hp, which has 142 hp (106 kW) and 186 Nm.

Release Kia Soul 2012 can be held later this year, for example at the motor show in New York.

Kia showed the interior of the new Kia Picanto 2012 Official

The company Kia has extended the first official photo of the interior Picanto subcompact new generation, as well as read out information about the range of engines. The world premiere of the machine will be held in March this year at the Motor Show in Geneva, after which it will begin deliveries to dealers.

New products will be offered with two petrol engines: three-cylinder unit of the family Kappa volume of 1,0 liter (depending on the market will be available not only in the petrol version, but with the ability to work for cleaner fuels), as well as with 1,2-liter gasoline "Quartet". Motor power ranges from 69 to 85 horsepower (94-121 nm), emission of CO2 - 95-105 grams per kilometer, and the average fuel consumption - from 4.2 to 5.9 liters per hundred kilometers.

2012 New Kia Picanto interior view

Those eager to approach New Kia Picanto at the Geneva Motor Show (from 3 to 13 March 2011) will surely be delighted to discover on the web, and that several weeks before the official revelation, the first images of the dials and wheel of the Korean small ...

That has shed light on the future atmosphere aboard the city. An interior obviously in harmony with its external lines, to more modern than the current generation of entirely new design. All signed Peter Schreyer, Boss Design brand.

Canada Kia presents Sportage SX 2.0 GDI Turbo engine

Taking advantage of the Montreal Auto Show, Kia has shown the Canadian public the new Accent sedan and hatchback, and an interesting new version of the Sportage, christened with the nickname SX. Its marketing began in those days of $ 36,995 Canadian.

The most interesting of the Sportage SX is under the bonnet. For the first time the SUV receives the block 2.0 GDI gasoline direct injection and twin-charged. It develops 256 horsepower and it is clear that must assume a high level of performance. The rate used in this version is automatic six-speed sequential management ability.

Standard on all SX include panoramic sunroof, alloy wheels, 18 inches, Stop & Start system, driver seat ventilated entertainment system UVO, premium sound system, rear spoiler, front and rear seats heated, mirror inside photosensitive and Homelink function.

2012 Concept Kia Soul ie: 3 by Johnson Controls 2011 Detroit Auto Show

One of the world's largest suppliers of automotive components, the company Johnson Controls (JC), at the Auto Show in Detroit, presented the concept Kia Soul ie: 3, which as the name implies, is based on the production version of Kia Soul.

Feature of the concept Kia Soul ie: 3 are:

* New lithium-ion battery, located at the bottom of the concept;
* Seats are made from natural ingredients;
* Alternative audio system;
* Unique LED interior lighting;
* A new information system, which includes 6.5-inch display.

"Features that are implemented in the Kia Soul ie: 3 can be applied to other cars" - said in a release.

Official photos of 2012 Model Kia Rio

Kia showed the first official sketches of the future Rio, which will premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in March.
This will be the newest model of Kia created under the guidance of Peter Schreyer, chief designer of Kia.
Drawings show that car will be the new corporate grille type tigarski eye. According to the expression of Schreyer, Kia Rio with the new company wants to injected new emotions in segment C of the market. The model will be aimed at young, energetic people evaluating modern design.

KIA showed a concept minivan KV7 in Detroit 2011 Live Photos

The Korean carmaker KIA shown at an international motor show in Detroit concept minivan KV7. This model is wider and lower than most on the market today minivans. According to the automaker, the new car is made in the same design concept that Soul, Sportage and Sorento. KIA KV7 got elongated LED headlamps and sporty 20-inch wheels made of light alloys. The main highlight of the minivan is the back door of the "gull wing".

All seats, including driver, can rotate around its axis and to move about the cabin. The interior of a minivan decorated with natural materials such as wood and wool. Inside KV7 installed LED lights. On the dashboard there is a large display, which displays entertainment system, browser, and climate control. Pressing the button engine start getting on the screen at 15 cm closer to the driver.

Minivan KIA KV7 equipped with two-liter turbocharged engine with direct fuel supply, power is equal to 285 hp The same engine equipped with an American version of the new sedan Optima. Engine KV7 aggregated with a six-speed automatic transmission.

Kia KV7 First Full Live Photos - 2011 Detroit Auto Show

Here is the first official image of the concept KV7 Kia present the world premiere at the Detroit auto show 2011.

New image of Kia KV7

Kia KV7

Kia unveils new teaser of its concept KV7. This model, a mixture of crossover and MPV, will be presented Monday in Detroit and displays an innovative look with a flexible interior, form a geometric accents but also (and especially) the rear wing doors, unusual for this type of vehicle. On the new layout proposed by the Korean part of the front face is revealed, at the optical and the front bumper, and dug out with sticks. There is no doubt that the KV7 should yield to the trend of LED daytime running lights. Kia has recently introduced the new Picanto and the clichés of the future pro_cee'd, presented in March in Geneva.

2011 Kia KV7 Concept: A Crossover with gull wing doors - Detroit 2011

2011 Kia KV7 Concept

2011 Kia KV7 Concept

2011 Kia KV7 Concept

The first image of the concept car that Kia will unveil the next Detroit show, the KV7 Concept. An odd-looking crossover that is reminiscent of the Ford Flex, but with one important difference because here we discover the original doors in rear wings of seagulls. It will be appreciated or not, but all out of the ordinary with its tangy interior color. Hard to say for now because Kia is not very talkative at the moment regarding this new vehicle.

New Kia Picanto 2011 premier first pics and price

New Kia Picanto 2011

New Kia Picanto 2011

New Kia Picanto 2011 interior

Curiously the treatment by the various European subsidiaries for the Kia Picanto, keeping prior to the last restyling variants in some markets and with the latest available from the past six months in others. In Spain is the old, and in France until now was the same, which could be indicative that we need less to receive.
While not a drastic change, the 2011 Picanto boasts a much more dynamic and youthful, premiering bumper, range of colors and wheel design, the grill also common to the rest of the range. At the rear is recognized by the new rear diffuser, while once inside upholstered find better, more complete sound equipment and the possibility of incorporating automatic climate control.
2011 Picanto prices for France are:

    * Start 62 hp 1.0i € 8,090
    * 62 hp 1.0i Style € 8,690
    * 62 hp 1.0i Style Pack € 9,690
Standard all include folding rear backrest, tilt steering wheel, steering, bumpers painted, ABS, EBD, dual front airbags, etc. The most complete amount including the ESP, TCS, automatic climate control, four electric windows and audio system with MP3 and USB port.

The Kia Soul will take a DeLorean (video) - 2011 Kia Soul Collective Commercial Ads

Nice video to find out very quickly after that, on the other side of the Atlantic, we find that the Kia Soul takes a DeLorean.

Kia Soul & Nissan Juke: Comparison

While Nissan Juke plays the mini-SUV, the Kia Soul is more the boxy van. Which small lifestyle vehicle is the better choice? You love or hate him - the Nissan Juke moves with his whimsical face on the border of the (good) taste. included for € 19 890, the mini-SUV features a lush, in the automatic air conditioning, 17-inch wheels, keyless entry and navigation system with rearview camera. Unfortunately, the cars in the space is not quite so generous, because large terminals either with arms or legs bent behind the wheel, and the narrow rear it's still too uncomfortable. Fits into the picture: 251 liters of cargo space are just a joke, want to also be the maximum volume of 830 liters remaining. Compared to the Juke is preparing the Kia Soul (18 950 €) is significantly more fun: It is easy to operate perfectly clear and spacious. The airy feel like it. Soft paint coating gives the factual styled hard plastic cockpit of a higher quality appearance If you are wondering what is to be that switch, you should press this necessarily even know if you have the chance, and then look at the surrounds of the door speakers. As they're lit and make the soul as needed for rolling disco. Ambient light in Korean - a beautiful and pointless gimmick. Kia Soul
Much more important is that feeling in the back of the van housed itself 1.90-meter giant decent and the trunk does not fail nearly as small as its test rivals. In the Kia Soul always fit 340 liters, with folded rear seat back the volume is growing at 1258 liters. Less helpful is working the Suspension of the Korean: be bumpy for the passengers to a real endurance test. The Juke springs more easily digestible, takes curves but not as snappy as the Soul. The tough defeat the steering and roll motions. The engines of the counterparty equal pay little, the soul of the 1600s (126 hp, 156 Nm) works as the rugged but refined, 1.6-liter Nissan engine, which mobilized 117 hp and 158 Nm of torque. Thanks to the low-geared, notchy five-speed shiftable transmission occurs at the nine PS weaker Juke somewhat spontaneous (0-100 km / h: 9.5 s) and runs through stronger, he also absorbs 0.7 liters less than its boxy competitors, the in the test average 7.7 liters per 100 kilometers Super permitted. The sprint to 100 km creates the soul in 12.8 seconds at 178 km / h it is the smallness of one kilometer per hour slower than the Juke.
The bottom line. "Until the suspension comfort, the Kia is the better everyday companion It boasts space, operation, and the more cultivated drive the final knockout was added to the Soul of the Nissan Juke However, price and warranty.

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First images of the new Kia Picanto 2011

These are the first official images of the new generation of Kia Picanto.
Drawings came about three months before the official premiere of the car, which is scheduled for the Geneva Motor Show in March 2011.


The first impression is that the new design makes the car much more expressive and more easily recognizable as Kia in the previous generation. This is due to the changed front, fully realized in the new corporate style of Kia, levied by chief designer Peter Schreyer.


Furthermore, the car has a sporty and aggressive radiation, while the front model was more feminine in appearance. Although not obvious from these drawings, the model is now ready for series production and prototype that will be exhibited in Geneva will show this.
Sales in Europe will start about a month or two after Geneva.

New Kia Picanto will use the same platform as the "family" model Hyundai i10. For the interior will still nothing official, but the source of the company described him as "looking good and fun. Among the engines of the Kia Picanto and we will see an entirely new three-cylinder diesel engine.

2011 Kia Carnival is updated again (in Korea)

Within a year the Kia Carnival has received two major upgrades half in South Korea. As the minivan preferred by the public, the brand is also not become a model too redundant in the streets. Building on these changes, Limousine version introduced an entire minivan rolling hall format.

Among the biggest changes in the 2011 range we can see the new front, with optics, grill, chrome bumpers and redesigned. In just behind the pilots and some chrome LED technology are important. Once inside are improved sound and navigation equipment, upholstery, trim on doors and lighting.

Under the hood, the new engine family 3.5i V6 Lambda develops an output of 275 hp and maximum torque of 34.3 mkg. Presents an "Eco" mode which aims to improve economic efficiency at all times, thus reducing consumption by up to 18%. As usual, the change is automatically chosen, in this case with five speeds. In addition to this block, interested parties may opt for a 2.7 LPI with 161 hp and the familiar 2.2 "R" 195 hp diesel.

Future Kia Picanto 2011 2012 : a first sculptural photos and first details

The Bologna Motor Show has opened its doors and Kia wanted to surprise everyone by revealing the contours of its next Picanto. To the buzz, so they set out on a sculpture stand full of the next generation of the Korean city.
The Kia Picanto now really does not relieve a feeling of enormous strength. Bring the next generation as a beautiful sculpture is a marketing coup. Besides the fact that this surprises the next Picanto appears massive and very robust, as carved from a block of aluminum. This benefits the image that people subconsciously keep in mind.
The "real" Picanto will be unveiled on it at the Geneva show next March, it is the work of teams of designers Peter Schreyer and offers a look much more in tune with its time than the present.

Los Angeles Auto Show: Kia Optima Hybrid 2011

Kia comes to his turn on the hybrid sedan market. What accentuate the success of the Optima recovering just appeared on the mechanical hybrid Hyundai Sonata.

Kia Optima and Sonata Hyndai, although it is not evident in their style, are technically very similar. They both opted not to offer V6 engine, and that offer a hybrid version in the heart of range for the U.S. market.

The mechanics found in the Kia is identical to that of the Sonata. A 4 cylinder 2.4 of the Optima family, developing 166 hp and operating at Atkinson cycle is at the heart of the system. It is associated with a 6-speed automatic transmission. Between the two? A 30 kW electric motor that replaces the torque converter and a multi-disc clutch to connect or not the engine. The latter is also equipped with a starter-alternator that does not fully support the traction.

The assembly is fed (and fed) of lithium-ion batteries. With a capacity of 1.4 kWh, they can run in electric mode, up to a fairly high speed of 100 km / h. Autonomy in this way remains limited to a few kilometers, as the Prius or other hybrid Fusion. The EPA city cycle fuel consumption is 6.5 litres/100km and 5.9 highway. Slightly higher in cities than the Sonata, but a little less on the highway.

In contrast to the Sonata, the Optima does not play the card of a strong difference in style. Aerodynamics is careful, however, with various body parts, a height lowered, rims specific. The result is a Cd of only 0.26.

On board, only the dominant green instrumentation is betraying the peculiarity of the model. The tachometer is replaced by a display of power usage, supplemented by a charge level of the battery. The display of the engine temperature is maintained. On the central screen, in addition to a classic pattern of the system, a small tachometer is also present.