Images: Kia TA Picanto (2016-17) Officially released in Australia in April 2016, the Kia Picanto was a light, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Seosan, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Kia Picanto was powered by a 1.2-litre petrol engine that was mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. Upon its release, the Kia Picanto had a recommended retail […]
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Images: Kia JD pro_cee’d GT (2013-15)
Images: Kia JD pro_cee’d GT (2013-15) Released in Australia in October 2013, the Kia JD pro_cee’d GT was a three-door, hot hatch. Manufactured in Zilina, Slovakia, the front-wheel drive pro_cee’d GT was powered by a 1.6-litre turbocharged petrol engine that was mated to a six-speed manual transmission… Read full Kia JD pro_cee’d GT review
Images: Kia DC Rio (2000-05)
Images: Kia DC.I Rio (2000-02) Released in July 2000, the Kia DC Series I (DC.I) Rio was available as a sedan or five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Rio was powered by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission… Read full […]
Images: Kia JB Rio (2005-11)
Images: Kia JB Rio (2005-11) Released in August 2005, the Kia JB Series I (JB.I) Rio was available as a sedan or five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Rio was powered by a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. The JB.I […]
Images: Kia VQ Grand Carnival (2006-14)
Images: Kia VQ.I Grand Carnival (2006-10) Released in January 2006, the Kia VQ Series I (VQ.I) Grand Carnival was an eight-seat people mover. Manufactured in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Grand Carnival was initially available with a 3.8-litre V6 petrol engine that was mated to a five speed automatic transmission. In March 2009, however, […]
Images: Kia MG Magentis (2006-09)
Images: Kia MG Magentis (2006-09) Released in August 2006, the Kia MG Magentwas was a mid-size sedan. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Magentwas was powered by either a 2.4-litre four-cylinder or 2.7-litre V6 petrol engine. The Magentwas was initially available in two variants: EX and EX-L. From March 2008, however, the Magentwas […]
Images: Kia Mentor and Shuma (1996-01)
Images: Kia S1 Mentor (1996-98) Released in December 1996, the Kia S1 Mentor was small, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Mentor was powered by a 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. Furthermore, the Mentor range consisted of two variants: the SLX […]
Images: Kia JF Optima (2015-19)
Images: Kia JF.I Optima (2015-18) Released in Australia in November 2015, the Kia JF.I Optima was a mid-size sedan. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Kia Optima was powered by 2.4-litre petrol and 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engines for the Si and GT variants, respectively; six-speed automatic transmissions are standard for both variants… Read […]
Images: Kia MS Optima (2001-06)
Images: Kia MS.I Optima (2001-03) Released in May 2001, the Kia MS Series I (MS.I) Optima was a mid-size sedan. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Optima was powered by a 2.5-litre V6 petrol engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission… Read full Kia MS Optima review […]
Images: Kia TF Optima (2011-on)
Images: Kia TF.I Optima (2011-13) Released in January 2011, the Kia TF Series I (TF.I) Optima was a mid-size, front-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the Optima was powered by a 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine that was mated to a six-speed automatic transmission with steering wheel gearshift paddles. The Optima range initially consisted of […]