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Pre-owned vehiclesThe Top Midsize Sedans Of 2018
Pour ceux et celles qui ne veulent pas d’un VUS pour transporter leur famille, une berline intermédiaire est l’une des meilleures alternatives. Généralement plus agréable à conduire, elle a aussi l’avantage de consommer un peu moins d’essence, ce qui peut faire une grosse différence avec la nouvelle flambée des prix …
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Pre-owned vehiclesMore Airbag Problems Arise at Kia
No one wants to have to use an airbag, but everyone wants to be able to rely on in in the event of an impact. Unfortunately, airbags are not always ready to function safely. In 2019, an investigation told us that an airbag control module produced by U.S.-based ZF-TRW, which …
Test Drives2018 Kia Optima: Beauty and Brains4.0/5
Times are tough for midsize sedans, as they used to be bread-and-butter vehicles for every mainstream manufacturer doing business in North America. With the current shift to SUVs, passenger cars are losing ground, and yet, they’ve never been so good. A midsize sedan offers space, comfort, refinement and fuel economy, …
First Drives2016 Kia Optima Hybrid And Optima PHEV: Big Leap Forward
Kia is feeling the pressure from ever-mounting fuel efficiency regulations as much as any other automaker, and like many of its peers it has decided that the path to appeasing those wielding the measuring stick at the EPA is to produce hybrid versions of its popular models. The 2016 Kia …
BlogAndroid Auto: The Worst In-Car Interface I've Ever Used
Android Auto is an unmitigated disaster. There, I've said it. After experiencing the new interface for linking your smartphone to your vehicle's infotainment system (which is increasingly available across the industry) in the 2016 Kia Optima, I can honestly state that it's not something I'd ever want to use, and …
First Drives2016 Kia Optima: Staying The Course4.0/5
In the thin air of Aspen, Colorado's peaks, which range in height from two and a half to a full four kilometres above sea level, I discovered that it can be advantageous to bring along your own oxygen. Even the slightest physical exertion during my time there driving the all-new …
Spotlight on2016 Kia Optima: We're Driving It This Week
This week The Car Guide is travelling to Aspen, Colorado to drive the all-new 2016 Kia Optima. The Optima is the brand's mid-size family sedan, and it's been given a refresh that creates a sleeker, more fastback-like look for the current model year. The Optima's chassis has been stiffened, the …
Test Drives2011 Kia Optima: She’s all that4.5/5
When test driving a vehicle, there are certain weeks when we can’t help but get noticed by neighbours and passers-by. It often happens when we’re driving a sports car or a luxury car, so no one would have predicted that a car bearing the Kia emblem would one day make …
First Drives2012 Kia Optima: The Magentis’ replacement at a glance
The all-new Kia Optima is replacing the relatively unknown Magentis. The soporific lines have been brushed aside with a better design. This is just as true on the inside the car, as the interior earns as many gold stars as the exterior. What’s more, the very modern design doesn’t compromise …
First Drives2011 Kia Optima: Automaker’s amnesia!
It seems that Korean automaker Kia has a case of amnesia. Company directors have forgotten that for years they specialized in medium-quality cars at best. Many of you will remember that the brand made its debut in Canada a little over 10 years ago and, at the time, its vehicles …
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