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Quick Test: 2009 Kia Borrego EX V-6 4x4
Fewer calories, same flavor - By now, we've gone over the V-8-powered 2009 Kia Borrego with a fine-tooth comb and picked at every nit. The jury has returned, and the verdict is in: The Borrego is a great midsize SUV that suffers from bad timing. The only question is, what about the V-6? more
Long Term Update 4: 2007 Kia Rondo
9 months and 13,993 miles: "So quiet at idle, feels almost like an electric," claims copy chief Jacqueline Manfredi. more
First Test: 2009 Kia Borrego
Good truck. Bad time: A solid answer to a question few are asking. more
First Drive: 2009 Kia Borrego
Seattle to L.A. in Kia's Big Tow -- 1200 miles in one brand-new V-8-powered SUV with satellite radio and an iPod jack, no sweat. more
Long-Term Update 3: 2007 Kia Rondo
7 Months and 11,877 Miles - Worker bee with Mini-Me minivan looks more
Long-Term Update 2: 2007 Kia Rondo
After only five months of service, the Rondo has already amassed over 9000 miles, a testament to its utility. more
Long-Term Arrival: 2007 Kia Rondo EX
Truck Trend adds a 2007 Kia Rondo EX to its long term fleet. more
Long-Term Update 1: 2007 Kia Rondo
3 months and 7361 miles - Williams took the Rondo on a roundtrip run from Los Angeles to San Francisco to "load up a soon-to-be more
Long-Term Update: 2006 Kia Sedona EX
After racking up 30,000 miles, we drove the Sedona to Glendale Kia for its final service stop. more
2008 Kia Sedona Awarded 'Top Safety Pick' by IIHS
Already having earned a five-star crash safety rating from the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the 2008 Sedona was selected by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety as one of only 34 vehicles to earn the "Top Safety Pick" award for its impres more
Long-Term Update: 2006 Kia Sedona EX
Anyone who argues that minivans aren't as useful as SUVs should take a gander at the mileage on our Sedona. more
Long-Term Update: 2007 Kia Sedona EX
"Can a minivan make a teenage boy go, 'Wow!'?" asks art director Voehringer. "Apparently this can: On the first occasion, my daughter's boyfriend dropped the Wow! bomb while I was transporting him up a steep freeway on-ramp. more
Long-Term Update: 2006 Kia Sedona EX
Our 2006 Kia Sedona EX has been serving yeoman-like duty as a photo chase van on comparos, with lots of room for gear with the rear seat stowed and plenty of power to keep up with the test cars. more
Long-Term Update: 2006 Kia Sedona EX
Several staffers logged notes comparing the Kia Sedona with the Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna. This bodes well for Kia, suggesting these brands are now competing for the same piece of minivan pie. more
Long-Term Introduction: 2006 Kia Sedona
Kia so believes in this product that it offered us one for a year's worth of evaluation (translation: torture). more
First Look: 2005 Kia Sportage
To create the new 2005 model, Kia kept most of the Sportage's best traits and reengineered the rest into a platform joint-ventured with Hyundai. more
Road Test: 2004 Jeep Liberty Limited vs. 2004 Kia Sorento EX vs. 2004 Suzuki XL-7 EX III
Got dirt? Then don't buy a small, car-based, all-wheel-drive sport/utility crossover demi-wagon thingy. Nobody with true trail experience would consider one of them a true 4x4 sport/utility. more
Family Ferries: Dodge Grand Caravan eX vs. Honda Odyssey vs. Kia Sedona EX
A value-priced Korean newcomer takes on America's best seller and the Japanese class standard more
Family Ferries: Dodge Grand Caravan eX vs. Honda Odyssey vs. Kia Sedona EX
A value-priced Korean newcomer takes on America's best seller and the Japanese class standard more
2002 Kia Sedona
Hardly any debate surrounded this choice, with only the driver-oriented Honda Passport and newly ... more
First Look: 2003 Kia Sorento
Kia is looking to raise the compact SUV bar with its ninth new model for the U.S. market, the '03... more
Don't Flinch!
Learning a new reality in Kia's Trophy Truck more
2003 Kia Sorento
First Test: In a bold step to expand market share, Kia has introduced an SUV that ventures deeply onto crowded midsize sport/utility turf. more
2003 Kia Sorento
The body-on-frame Sorento could be mistaken for a Lexus RX 300 at first glance, not a bad source of styling inspiration more