Kia is a South Korean brand originally established in 1944. When paired with its sister company Hyundai, the two brands rank as the fifth-largest manufacturer in the world. Kia is pitched as the more youth-oriented brand of the two, with its cars generally aimed at a younger demographic. Its most famous vehicle is the Rio city car, though nameplates such as Cerato, Optima, Sportage and Sorento are also gaining in popularity as the company continues to transcend its budget image with a range of attractively designed models. Kia is the only manufacturer in Australia to offer a seven-year factory warranty.
The Kia Seltos is edgy, good-looking and packs plenty of features, but can it stand tall in the crowded small-SUV segment?
With its slick manual gearbox and utterly charming turbo three-cylinder, the Kia Picanto GT could be the 'performance' car bargain we all need.
Regional areas have been hard-hit in recent times. First came the bushfires over the 2019-2020 holiday period, which devastated our landscape and our wildlife. From Batemans Bay to Nowra. then over the river and up the hill as far as Bundanoon, the Currowan and Morton, the fires were horrific. As the ashy haze began to clear, on came the pandemic...
While Australians have historically preferred diesel over petrol, the cheaper and more powerful option shouldn't be discounted.
Kia’s ageing medium SUV is a competent crowd-pleaser – particularly if you’re willing to splurge on the top-of-the-line offering. ...
We can debate whether the 2021 Kia Stonic is a high-riding hatchback or a city SUV, but what we do know is that buyers can’t get enough of this type of car.
We put father of two Sam Purcell in the South Korean brands all-new people mover.
Introducing our latest long-termer, the 2021 Kia Sportage GT-Line, in petrol form.
Making the leap from mainstream to premium is not a simple task. Volvo managed it with the XC90, but is Kia on the right track with the new Sorento? We line them up to see which is the better category-crossing prestige SUV.
While the designs may be different, key mechanical and electronic tech is shared between the closely related Hyundai Santa Fe and Kia Sorento. Is that enough to put one ahead of the other?
We match up high-spec Rio and Swift models to find the best turbocharged, $25,000 teeny.
The 2021 Kia Cerato GT hatch has been officially revealed, ahead of its Australian launch in May. Following first official images of the standard Cerato sedan released last week, and multiple leaked photos published in recent weeks, Kia has officially taken the wraps off its facelifted small hatchback in its home market of Korea in range-topping GT guise, where the model is badged as the K3...
UPDATE, 21 April 2021: Kia has revealed the updated Cerato sedan in more detail, releasing an array of new images and details. We've updated our original story with the new information, removing outdated details and spreading new photos of the Cerato sedan throughout. Additional photos can be found in the full gallery, accessed by clicking any image in the story...
The 2021 Kia Cerato has leaked yet again, with the latest round of images revealing its cabin in full, and providing our first glimpse at the performance-focused GT. New (albeit blurry) photos posted on the Bobaedream forum show the updated Cerato's interior will benefit from a selection of technological and design updates, including a 10...
Hi CarAdvice! I'm in the market for a new car but don't have the garage space for a full-blown SUV. My only issue is, I find a lot of hatchbacks, sedans and wagons a little too low to the ground and I struggle to get in and out because of a back issue...
There are many "Likes" about our 2020 Kia Stinger, after owning one now for six months. We purchased the car because we liked the look of it; eye catching! We chose the superb Ceramic Grey colour, which is a different colour compared to most of the vehicles on the road today. When using the Sports Mode, you can feel the driver's seat wrap you in to give you support, which is impressive and has that "wow factor"...
Okay I am two years into my Stinger GT experience and I thought it may be time to sit and pen a review. Of course a mind numbingly boring Melbourne lockdown and three weeks of annual leave may have also contributed. So it's mid-2018 and I'm looking at a performance sedan; a bit of an all-rounder that won't break the bank...
I had spent a number of years driving a W202 C240 Mercedes that I had purchased second hand on an online auction. This was the most comfortable car I had ever had the pleasure of owning. I later passed the W202 onto my son, and because I have always had a passion for French cars, I purchased a Renault Lagune dCi II, also cheaply via auction...
Long term car ownership is not something in which I am terribly familiar. Whilst I won’t bore you with the details, this example of Kia’s smallest offering is my longest owned vehicle, so I thought it would be good to show how perceptions have changed from it being a brand-new car with 80 kilometres on the clock, to one with now over 36,000km...
