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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THERE ARE FEW things more important when out on a long day in the car than cruise control and comfortable seats. Both are thankfully features of the 2009 Kia Cerato SLi.

A recent weekend saw TMR head off to Lancefield and Hanging Rock in regional Victoria to shoot photo and video footage for the 2009 Aston [...]

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KIA HAS ANNOUNCED a value-packed limited edition Cerato, on sale now ahead of the model’s 2010 update.

Based on the Kia Cerato S Option Pack, the limited edition Cerato gets over $1200 of no-cost extras, including 15-inch five-spoke polished alloy wheels, a chrome grille frame and tailored front and rear floor mats.

The limited-edition Cerato features [...]

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Read Part 1 of TMR’s Long-Term Kia Cerato SLi Road Test FIVE WEEKS into TMR’s long term test of the stylish new Kia Cerato SLi, things are looking good. Young BIK-22X is proving to be good motoring in TMR’s books. It isn’t faultless, but at this end of the market, [...]

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KIA’S ULTRA-FRUGAL Forte LPi Hybrid sedan is now on sale in Korea, offering buyers low fuel consumption, low emissions and incredibly low running costs.

The Kia Forte LPi Hybrid uses just 5.6 l/100km on the combined cycle and emits only 99 grams of CO2 per kilometre.

However, with power shared by a 1.6 litre engine tuned to [...]

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WHEN KIA MOTORS PR boss Jonathan Fletcher invited TMR to take on a long-term test car and left it to us to decide which model to run with, it wasn’t an easy decision.

The mighty Kia K2700 light truck was a tempting prospect, but commonsense prevailed when we realised that parking it for four months could [...]

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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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Kia has taken a bold step forward with the announcement of its new small car competitor, the all-new Cerato. Designed to tackle the established competition in its class, the Cerato introduces a wholly new style for the Kia range and offers impressive equipment and value for money.

With six airbags and an iPod-compatible stereo as standard [...]

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