THE 2010 SORENTO is an important model for Kia, and yes, that’s a line we seem to use a lot when talking about the smaller Korean’s recent new models.

Trying to bust out from under the shadow of its bigger brother (Hyundai) has KIA having to work harder to get its new models noticed, let [...]

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RECENT TESTS by NRMA Insurance show that most passenger cars in Australia offer poor rear visibility - a key factor in accidents leading to deaths of children in driveways.

The 2009 Reversing Visibility Index, which lists results for 205 tested vehicles, shows that only five percent achieved a full ‘five star’ result - up from [...]

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MAKE YOURSELF a list of every attractive two-door coupe available now in Australia, brand new, for under $25,000. If you’ve got it right, it’s a list of one - you’ll see the 2010 Kia Cerato Koup there and, well, nothing else.

Stretch the dollars to $30,000 ($29,990 to be exact) and you’ll get the Citroen [...]

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IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE a car based on the humble Cerato could look this good, but lo and behold, the Koup sure is easy on the eyes.

Kia Australia has launched the 2010 Cerato Koup nationwide, and cars are set to roll into dealerships this weekend. What will greet buyers when they walk into Kia showrooms? [...]

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THE 2010 KIA CERATO KOUP, first revealed in concept form early last year, will launch in Australia late next month, priced from around $25,000.

The company’s first two-door coupe, the Cerato Koup will be a halo model for the Korean brand, emphasising the company’s move towards a youthful, more dynamic look.

Speaking with TMR, Kia Australia’s National [...]

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KIA’S APPROACH TO marketing the Soul, both in Australia and around the world, has been to capitalise on its funky styling with a global campaign targeting younger image-conscious buyers looking for the latest in ‘cool’.

Judging by this leaked television commercial for the US launch of the upcoming 2010 Kia Forte Koup - which we’ll [...]

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The lads at CarScoop have put together this short video of the 2010 Kia Forte Koup’s unveilling (to be sold locally as the Kia Cerato Koup) at the 2009 New York Motor Show.

The Kia Forte Koup represents the young Korean carmaker’s first foray into the coupe world.  It will be powered by a choice of [...]

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Kia is out to prove to the world it is serious in its intentions to deliver world class cars with distinctive style. Already, vehicles like the SOUL, Cerato/Forte/Spectra and European cee’d point the way.

For the 2009 New York Auto Show, Kia has pulled the covers off a production version of its KOUP concept. The production version, [...]

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Yet more photos of the upcoming Kia Forte Coupe (the sedan of which is sold in Australia as the Cerato) have appeared online, and the diligent fans at Kia-World have got their hands on them.

As seen before, the photos of the camouflaged test car – operating under the internal moniker ‘XK’ for now – looks [...]

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With a pretty good track record for concepts up its sleeve, Kia is set to unveil its latest effort at the Geneva Motor Show: The Kia No 3. Whether that’s literally the word ‘no’ or the abbreviation of ‘number’, we can’t tell you.
In fact, there’s not much we can tell you about the No 3, [...]

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The good folks at Kia-World.net have got their hands on spy photos of the upcoming coupe version of the Kia Cerato – also sold internationally as the Forte and the Spectra.

While it doesn’t look much like a Jag, the Cerato coupe has been codenamed XK, and was first revealed in concept form back in March [...]

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Last week we showed you a couple of preview images of the upcoming Kia Forte.  Slated to replace the Spectra in the US and the Cerato in the Aussie market, the Forte—along with the US-market Kia Koup/Coupe—looks to be a solid turning point for Kia.

In terms of purchase availability, the Forte will be the first [...]

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According to Automotive News,  Kia will be bringing a production version of the Koup Concept to market in 2009. The stunning concept was first revealed at last years New York Auto Show and it will lend its dynamic styling to a new production sedan and coupe, destined for the U.S. market.

First cab off the rank [...]

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The upcoming Kia Forte, successor to the Spectra—sold here in hatch form as the Cerato—has been receiving a surprisingly warm greeting online.  This week, another sneak shot has been offered online, in the form of the teaser above.  Evidently, the Forte will take many of its design cues from the Kia Koup concept, which we [...]

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Kia haven’t been backwards in coming forwards over recent months when it comes to concept cars. Following hot on the heels of their SOUL concepts comes the Kia Koup concept, debuted by Kia at the 2008 New York Auto Show.

Originating from the Kia Motors America Design Centre in Irvine California, the KOUP concept embodies Kia’s [...]

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