We care about air quality in our home, but not so much for the air in the car even though we really should. Now, some automakers have air purification built into the car and for those that doesn’t, concern car owners would introduce external air purifier. Hyundai, however, thinks it can do better. The South Korean automaker has developed an Intelligent ‘Smart Air Purification system’ that monitors interior air quality and automatically filter air based on the air quality. Continue reading Hyundai Smart Air Purification Monitors And Purifies Car Air Quality
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In Future, You Could Use A Smartphone To “Tune” Your Kia Electric Vehicle
One of the many ways a car be tuned is via the electronic control unit (or ECU). ECU is the brain, the computer of the car, where engine timing, the amount of fuel injected and whatnot can be tweaked. To do that, you need a specialist equipment or a laptop with the correct software, and a cable to plug into the ECU. That’s now. In near future, if Hyundai Motor Group have its way, you could be using a smartphone to do the same for an electric vehicle. Continue reading In Future, You Could Use A Smartphone To “Tune” Your Kia Electric Vehicle
KIA Announced New Stinger GTS With New Dynamic All-Wheel Drive System
Kia Motors has announced a new special edition Kia Stinger GTS ahead of the New York International Auto Show. Limited to just 800 units, the Stinger GTS boasts a newly developed dynamic all-wheel drive (D-AWD), along with “sport-inspired” styling elements like genuine carbon fiber parts, and this: a splashy new and exclusive “Federation” orange paint job. Continue reading KIA Announced New Stinger GTS With New Dynamic All-Wheel Drive System
Kia Motors’ Newest Midsize SUV Is Humongous, Rugged And Luxurious
And here I am, thinking that the KIA Sorento was huge. Well, it was and then this came along: the 2020 KIA Telluride Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). The new SUV from KIA that redefines big midsize SUV. How big, you asked? How does 3 rows and 8 seats sound? Huge, right? Well, it is. And it can do so with ease – thanks to its potent 3.8L GDI V6 engine that kicks out 291 horses and turns out 262 lb-ft (355 Nm) of torque. Continue reading Kia Motors’ Newest Midsize SUV Is Humongous, Rugged And Luxurious
Future KIA And Hyundai Cars Will Have Solar Charging Roof And Hood
Thinking out-of-the-box is a NOT thing with most automakers. Tell them the goal is to reduce emissions, they give you hybrid or electric vehicles. While KIA and Hyundai also does the same, their latest plan will make them stands out. KIA Motors and its parent company, Hyundai, has revealed plans to introduce ‘solar roof’ charging technology on select Hyundai Motor Group vehicles. The solar panels are specially designed to be incorporated into the roof of the vehicles, to support hybrid and fully-electric vehicles, and even internal combustion engine vehicles. Continue reading Future KIA And Hyundai Cars Will Have Solar Charging Roof And Hood
About KIA “Muscle Car” Stinger And Upcoming KIA Rio GT-Line Hatchback
KIA is last name one would expect to go all out about performance, but here it is, the company’s image of performance is forever imprint with the much lauded and I dare say, most anticipated, “muscle car,” Stinger. When we first saw the concept last year, we were did not think it will make it to production, but it clearly did. I know. I may be late on this, but still, it will be a sin not to mention this monster machine from the South Korean car maker. The thing is, there are not rules in naming a car, but to have a car with a moniker like ‘Stinger’, it has an unspoken expectations Continue reading About KIA “Muscle Car” Stinger And Upcoming KIA Rio GT-Line Hatchback
KIA’s X-Men-inspired Sportage Will Help Rafael Nadal Take On Apocalypse
If you recall, KIA had a Wolverine-inspired Sorento earlier this year to promote X-Men: Days of Future Past release on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD and to mark the company’s sponsorship of the Australian Open 2015. 2016 will be no different. But for 2016, Sportage is the model of choice to be dressed up as the second generation X-Car to promote the new X-Men movie, X-Men: Apocalypse that’s due to hit the theaters May 27, 2016. This time round, KIA’s ride is inspired by the infamous shape-shifter, Mystique and features custom-designed bodywork with special textured ‘tone-on-tone’ matte and gloss blue paint finish that mimics Mystique skin tone. Continue reading KIA’s X-Men-inspired Sportage Will Help Rafael Nadal Take On Apocalypse
KIA’s Bold Concept Provides a Glimpse into KIA’s Future Design Language
Unless you have a chauffeur or takes public transport, commutes between work and home, and anything in between, can be hardly called “rejuvenating”, but that does not deter KIA from proposing that its concept car, Novo, can “establish a calming, focused environment in which drivers can refresh and rejuvenate as they transition from one life commitment to the next.” People, looks like we are witnessing the world’s first Zen car here, or at least we think it sounds pretty Zen anyways. Rejuvenating or not, we can’t say for sure, but one thing for sure is, this car is the boldest concept yet from the South Korean car maker and like it or not, it is the design language we will be seeing in KIA Motor’s next-generation compact vehicles. Continue reading KIA’s Bold Concept Provides a Glimpse into KIA’s Future Design Language
‘X-Men’ Inspired KIA Sorento Will Help Save Australian Open 2015 from the Evil Robotic Antagonists
If you think the post title sounds like a plot pulled from pages of an X-Men movie, well, you’re almost right. The one-off KIA Sorento you see here was produced in collaboration with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment to promote X-Men: Days of Future Past on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD and also to mark KIA’s sponsorship of the Australian Open 2015. No prize for guessing which X-Men was behind the inspiration of this KIA ‘X-Men’ Sorento, oh wait, actually there is! In fact KIA Motors is inviting fans of the X-Men franchise and KIA Motors, or basically anyone who love winning stuff, to guess which X-Men character has inspired the car’s distinctive design. Correct entries will stand a chance to win a copy of X-Men: Days of Future Past on DVD. Continue reading ‘X-Men’ Inspired KIA Sorento Will Help Save Australian Open 2015 from the Evil Robotic Antagonists
KIA GT4 Stinger Concept
coupe is no stranger to KIA, but the Koup hardly has the sports car look (it is just a two-door car and that’s that) and that’s not to mention the pretty standard performance you get with most KIA’s rides. that leaves the Korean automaker a void to fill by the KIA GT4 Stinger Concept you see here. sporting a ‘traditional’ sports car styling with long bonnet and short deck (or a wedge-shape design, if you prefer), this 2+2 sports car is powered by a proven 2.0-liter turbocharged T-GDI four-cylinder petrol unit (as used in the Optima), tuned to put out a healthy 315 horsepower, and mated to a close-ration six-speed manual transmission that sends those raw power to its big, fat rear wheels. speaking wheels, the Stinger sits on custom 20-inch aluminum center-lock wheels (!) with carbon fiber inserts, wrapped in 275/35R-20 Pirelli P-Zero performance rubbers for the rear and 235/35R-20 items up front. Continue reading KIA GT4 Stinger Concept