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Toyota's Scion division and Honda have a South Korean car company on their tails. Kia, known until recently for its cheap, boxy, outdated-looking small cars, has transformed itself into a styling powerhouse. While the Soul will look familiar to those shopping the Scion xB and Nissan Cube, and some angles of the Forte Koup will remind you of the Honda Civic two door, the fact is, Kia has quickly moved to the forefront of automotive fashion. Kia has just unveiled a new sports version of its Koup coupe at the SEMA car show in Las Vegas. The car was developed through Kia’s main racing partner in the US, Kinetic Motorsports. The first and most obvious enhancement is the presence of the matte paint finish coloured in the increasingly-popular dark grey. Other [...]
Kia's next-generation Amanti will switch from front-wheel-drive to parent company Hyundai's Genesis rear-wheel-drive platform, Motor Trend has learned. The car is expected to launch after the new front-drive Optima, which is scheduled for next summer. The moves will further advance Kia's aggressive makeover, which has been boosted lately by the Soul youth-market hatchback and the recently launched Forte and Forte Koup (coming later this summer) compacts. It should also provide some embarrassment to companies like General Motors and Ford, which have canceled rear-drive projects in recent years thanks to limited capital resources and concerns over fuel economy standards. The 2010 Kia Spectra is new from the ground up. The five-door model will be discontinued and a coupe will be introduced about two months after the sedan. The sedan will be powered by a 2.4L, DOHC four with an estimated 162 hp and 164 lb-ft of torque (estimates are based on the previous-gen Optima engine, which is said to power the upcoming Spectra). Like sister company Hyundai, Kia is in the midst of a new-product blitz that started a little over a year ago. Since the second half of 2009, the South Korean automaker has refreshed its lineup with a slew of new models such as the Forte Koup, Cadenza sedan, Venga mini MPV, Sorento, Sportage and Optima sedan. As you've surely seen by now, the 2010 Mazda3 has hit the streets with a spring in its step and (literally) a smile on its face. The redesigned front end may be the easiest place to look if you're trying to tell the difference between a new Mazda3 and an older one. Up front, there's a large grinlike (yes, grinlike) area, said to allow for more cool air intake than in the previous model. And it isn't the only thing about the car that has changed: every bit of sheetmetal is new, in fact, and the chassis is now stronger and lighter. Wheelbase is identical, but overall length is up by a couple of inches. In addition, the interior has been given a significant redo, and the lineup benefits from a new engine and new transmission options. The introduction of the second-generation tC a few years ago was significant -- until the FR-S arrived on the scene, the tC was the sole sporty offering in Scion's lineup. The front-drive coupe filled that role well enough, and only heightened its perception of sportiness with edgier body lines and a more potent engine for the second-gen model. But is that perception backed up by its performance? Based on the 2011 Scion tC we recently tested, we'd have to say no. The introduction of the second-generation tC a few years ago was significant -- until the FR-S arrived on the scene, the tC was the sole sporty offering in Scion's lineup. The front-drive coupe filled that role well enough, and only heightened its perception of sportiness with edgier body lines and a more potent engine for the second-gen model. But is that perception backed up by its performance? Based on the 2011 Scion tC we recently tested, we'd have to say no. Ann Arbor, Michigan - Introduced in 2009, the compact model brought in to replace the Spectra has nevertheless taken off. More contemporary and better equipped than its predecessor, at the end of the first quarter of 2010, over 10,000 Canadians had already snapped one up, a record compared to the Spectra's sales numbers.
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