Tests and Features

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California – Audi A7, BMW 4 Series, Porsche Panamera, Kia Stinger. If you haven't been privy to the auto show circuit or Kia press releases, one would be stumped to find the pattern. Kia products don't enter the luxury conversation—sorry Cadenza and K900. That's at least until now …

It's safe to say that the all-new 2018 Kia Stinger is the most exciting launch to date from the South Korean automaker. Not known for its performance vehicles, Kia is setting the bar high with this luxurious coupe-like Gran Turismo masterpiece designed by Gregory Guillaume. The Stinger will be arriving …

For the 2017 model year, Kia decided to give its Soul a little more muscle. An easy task, since such a powertrain was readily available. Does it make is a better vehicle? The funky little Soul hit the Canadian market in Canada in 2009, as a 2010 model. It was …

The numbers don’t lie: Quebec is fertile ground for subcompact cars, as evidenced by the fact that Kia sells 42% of its Rios here. What can we say? La Belle Province like little cars. In fact, the same is true for the Toyota Yaris, the Nissan Micra and the Versa …

Six years ago, Kia Canada became the exclusive automotive partner of Toronto FC, Canada's first Major League Soccer (MLS) club. Throughout that time, a partnership has grown beyond a logo at the stadium and a few giveaways throughout each year for exposure purposes. Recently, I was invited to the kick-off …

A new little hybrid crossover will soon be on sale in Canada, and as we’ve mentioned in our review of the 2017 Kia Niro , it will carry a base MSRP of $24,995 before freight and delivery charges of $1,740. Even the base Niro is very well equipped, and has …

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – What’s great about a hybrid is that we can drive it like a normal car, and it will magically provide us with lower fuel bills. No need to plug it in or calculate the distance of our commutes, all we have to do is fill a …

The Toyota Prius is the most successful hybrid vehicle on the North-American market, and that obviously makes a lot of rival automakers jealous. There’s an opportunity for peddling hybrid cars in trendy areas such as California, and Hyundai and Kia are ready to challenge the Prius with a one-two punch.