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    drewdrawsLA: I'm not sure why we continue to be surprised by Kia's design. Even though they're not breaking any new ground, they've been pretty solid with all of t... more »
    Maymar: But, what will the non-comformist old people drive? Are they going to be forced into a stripper Buick Lucerne? more »
    engineerd: Damn you Kia! You and your fancy-pants styling that actually looks good! How am I supposed to hate you and make snarky remarks about a car that I ac... more »
    03SVT Defender of SUVs, friend to the douche: If you want to vandalize it , would you key a Kia? more »
    vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: The New Kia VG: Three letters better than the failed VD concept. Less itchy too. more »
    pauljones: Did they seriously just simultaneously jack the styling of both Buick and Lincoln? Take that, domestic naysayers! more »
    Ash78, cube farmer: Looks very Passat CC more »
    OldeEnglishD: Is it bad when your new car comes from the factory looking like it has already been in an accident? more »
    sos10: Chin Ho Bangle. more »
    Ash78, cube farmer: I knew the name seemed familiar. BLUE WILLOW is that traditional china pattern that's seen everywhere from Asian restaurants to grandmothers' collecti... more »
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    Kia VG Concept: Suprisingly Attractive Flagship Sedan

    The Kia VG Concept has been unveiled at the Seoul Auto Show and it looks... good. Nice for a concept? No, it's a veiled version of a V6-powered FWD flagship replacement for the Amanti. More »
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    Hyundai BLUE-WILL Concept: The Korean Prius Fighter

    Hyundai is joining the hybrid party late and so they hope to make a grand entrance with their gasoline-electric hybrid BLUE-WILL Concept, which sports a Prius-like drivetrain but funkier looks and plug-in capability. More »
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    Kia Forte LPI Hybrid: First Production Kia Hybrid

    The Kia Forte LPI Hybrid is the brand's first production hybrid, the first use of lithium polymer batteries in a hybrid, and the first vehicle in Kia's new Eco-Dynamics sub-brand. More »
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    2010 Kia Sorento Leaked Ahead Of Seoul Unveiling

    The 2010 Kia Sorento could be the vehicle we've all been waiting for. Combining the height of an SUV with the blandness of a Korean mid-size, it could even cure my insomnia. More »
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    Seoul Motor Show: Renault-Samsung QMX

    It's the Quest Motoring Experience, and it's a version of the Renault Koleos mini SUV for the Korean market. And by Korean market, we don't mean the place where we get our coffee, energy bars and the odd onion or copy of Sport Compact Car. It's got Renault's spanky 1.7-liter turbodiesel four under the hood, producing 177 hp and 5,769 lb-ft of torque (or whatever). It also has hill start assist, descent control and a clamshell tailgate for ease of loading and unloading batches of homemade kimchee. – Mike Spinelli More »
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    Seoul Motor Show: The Hyundai Veloster Concept

    Another day, another concept car from the Seoul auto show. This one is the Veloster, a surprisingly generic product of Hyundai's Design and Technical Center in Namyang. It's powered by a 2.0-liter four from Hyundai's Nanyang-based rally program, hooked to a five speed transbox. No word on what the Veloster might hearken, but it might be some sort of ur-Tiburon related to Kia's Project Snowflake. – Mike Spinelli More »
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    Seoul Motor Show: The GM Daewoo L4X

    The amortizing of GM's Holden-built rear-drive Zeta platform continues on the Korean Peninsula. It's a rear-drive show car dubbed the L4X, intro'd at the Seoul auto show this week, amid well-dressed salarymen and the prom queens who sweat them. The pre-production model, whose design is based on several Holden models like the Caprice and Statesman, will become the latest GM-Daewoo flagship when the series model arrives in late 2008. It's powered by Holden's 3.6-liter Alloytec V6 (258 hp) hooked to a five-speed automatic transmission. – Mike Spinelli More »
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    I'm a Seoul Van: Kia KND-4 Concept

    While we were sorting through the New York auto show's new releases, refreshes and free coffee that tasted like a composite of Bon Ami and roasted peanuts, news from the Seoul auto show was breaking. One such story was on a new concept 4x4 dubbed the KND-4. It's one of those "active lifestyle" jobbies, with high ground clearance, LED lighting, 20" wheels and a sharp-angled C-pillar only a student of Philippe Starck could get excited about. Inside, it's got the requisite metallics, indirect lighting and active-matrix display screen for the Blu-ray entertainment system. Diviners of automotive fate might say Kia's introducing a new global design language for its SUVs to match its new C'eed and i30. – Mike Spinelli More »