Review: Kia KM.I Sportage (2005-07) Overview Released in April 2005, the Kia KM Series I (KM.I) Sportage was an all-wheel drive SUV. Manufactured in Gwangju, South Korea, the Sportage was powered by a 2.7-litre V6 petrol engine that was mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. Specifically, the 2.7-litre G6BA ‘Delta’ V6 engine had an aluminium […]
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Review: Kia AM Soul (2009-13)
Review: Kia AM.I Soul (2009-11) Overview Released in April 2009, the Kia AM Series I (AM.I) Soul was a compact, five-door wagon. Manufactured in Gwangju, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Soul was available with either a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine or a 1.6-litre turbo-diesel unit. The Soul range initially consisted of three models: the Soul, […]
Review: Kia PS Soul (2014-18)
Review: Kia PS.I Soul (2014-16) Overview Released in Australia in February 2014, the Kia PS Soul was a five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Gwangju, South Korea, the front-wheel drive PS Soul was powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a six-speed manual or automatic transmission. G4NA engine The 2.0-litre G4NA ‘Nu’ […]
Review: Kia UM Sorento (2015-20)
Review: Kia UM.I Sorento (2015-17) Overview Released in Australia in June 2015, the Kia UM Series I (UM.I) Sorento was a seven-seat SUV. Manufactured in South Korea, the UM Sorento was available with two powertrains: Front wheel drive and with 3.3-litre V6 petrol engines; or, All-wheel drive and with 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engines. For both […]
Review: Kia XM Sorento (2009-12)
Overview Released in October 2009, the Kia XM Sorento was a large, seven-seat SUV. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the XM Sorento was initially available with 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol and 2.2-litre turbo-diesel engine. Of these, the petrol models were fitted with automatic transmissions and were front-wheel drive, while the all-wheel drive turbo-diesel models were also […]
Review: Kia BL Sorento (2003-09)
Review: Kia BL.I Sorento (2003-07) Overview Released in February 2003, the Kia BL Series I (BL.I) Sorento was a five-seat 4WD wagon. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the BL.I Sorento was powered by a 3.5-litre V6 petrol engine that was initially available with either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. In October 2004, however, […]
Review: Kia XM Sorento (2012-14)
Overview Released in October 2012, the Kia XM Sorento was a seven-seat SUV. Manufactured in Hwasung, South Korea, the XM Sorento range consisted of front-wheel drive models with 3.5-litre V6 petrol engines or all-wheel drive models with 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine. As per the table below, the XM Sorento range consisted of Si, SLi and […]
Review: Kia RP Rondo (2013-18)
Review: Kia RP.I Rondo (2013-16) Overview Released in June 2013, the Kia RP Rondo 7 was a compact, front-wheel drive people mover. Manufactured in Gwang-ju, South Korea, Kia described the Rondo as having ‘5+2’ seats as the third row of seats was best-suited to smaller children. The Rondo was available with 2.0-litre petrol and 1.7-litre […]
Review: Kia UN Rondo 7 (2008-13)
Review: Kia UN.I Rondo 7 (2008-10) Overview Released in April 2008, the Kia UN Series I (UN.I) Rondo 7 was a seven seat people mover. Manufactured in Gwangju, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Rondo 7 was powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. […]
Review: Kia UB Rio (2011-16)
Review: Kia UB.I Rio (2011-14) Overview The Kia UB Series I (UB.I) Rio was initially available as a five-door hatchback from September 2011, with three-door hatchbacks and four-door sedans following in February 2012. Manufactured in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, the front-wheel drive Rio was available with either a 1.4-litre petrol engine for the S variants or […]