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SPORTAGE LEADING THE KIA SALES BOOM

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2022 was a bumper year for Kia. With total sales of 78,330 the Korean manufacturer finished third in the overall sales race behind Toyota and Mazda, the company’s first-ever podium finish. Along the way Kia also won family bragging rights by outselling sibling Hyundai for the first time. Star performer for Kia in 2022 was the fifth-generation Sportage which arrived at the start of the year and accounted for almost a quarter of the brand’s total sales. As with the previous model Sportage comes in four variants, S, SX, SX+… Read more

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KIA EV6 AWD GT-LINE (DUAL MOTOR)

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Back in the ’60s Gerry Anderson created the puppet phenomena Thunderbirds. The puppets or marionettes later grew into real life actors in shows like UFO and Space: 1999, complete with space-age clothing, architecture and futuristic cars that made a buzzing, turbine-like sound. I suspect many car designers have spent too much time watching sci-fi shows because most seem to think EVs should come in a futuristic package, with form taking precedence over functionality. Kia’s first dedicated, fully electric vehicle, EV6, is an example. It looks and feels more like a… Read more

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KIA NIRO EV GT-LINE

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Kia Niro is a compact, five-seat crossover offered by Kia since 2016. Second generation Niro was launched in late 2021 and is essentially a downsized vessel for Kia’s electric technology. A partner for the larger, higher-priced EV6, it’s offered in three versions overseas: hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric variants. Australia takes the hybrid and fully electric versions and the one we’re looking at here is the fully electric top spec Niro EV GT-Line. We were pretty impressed with the previous version and eager to see what changes had been… Read more