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Kia Launches 2011 Optima with Hybrid Option

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Kia Motors America (KMA) has launched the all-new 2011 Optima midsize sedan, first seen during the 2010 New York International Auto Show. Set to arrive in retail showrooms in early fall, the next generation Optima features three new powertrains including the brand’s first-ever hybrid in the US (available in 2011).

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Kia Motors introduces Eco Dynamics Brand and LPI Hybrid for Korean market

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Kia Motors has introduced its new environmental brand “Eco Dynamics” and an LPI Hybrid based on its Korean market Forte saloon. The Eco Dynamics brand was unveiled at Kia Motors’ domestic sales headquarters in Apkujeong-dong, Seoul, along with the company’s blueprint for developing low-emission, fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Kia Motors Debuts New Optima at New York Show; Powertrains Aligned with New Sonata

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Kia Motors Corporation unveiled its all-new Optima midsize sedan at the New York International Auto Show. Featuring a new design language for Kia, the new Optima shares the new Theta II-based powertrains featured in the new Hyundai Sonata: a 2.4-liter liter hybrid ( earlier post ). liter hybrid ( earlier post ).

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Hyundai Kona 7,349. Tesla is described as disruptive technology, but in reality the company has done what auto companies have done for a little more than a century—build great cars and match them up with owners who appreciate them. Kia/Hyundai/Genesis – Coming on Strong. Tesla Model 3 80,681. Chevrolet Bolt 22,799.

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LA Auto Show: The Green Car Highlights. The Green Piece

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Another automobile spectacular is under way as the Los Angeles Auto Show will run until November 28 and seems set to leave a lasting impression on the industry. Tags: The Green Piece electric Fiat green car Honda hybrid Hyundai Kia LA Auto Show Mercedes Toyota.

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Toyota’s compact SUV gamble with the Taisor | Autocar Professional

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This is very close to the tag of Maruti Fronx, which starts at Rs 7.51 Positioned as a compact SUV, the car also faces pressure to compete with established models like the Kia Sonet, Hyundai Venue, Tata Nexon and Mahindra XUV300. In India’s case at present, we believe strong hybrid vehicles are the practical solution.

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Event: WAJ Media Day: A Million Dollar Drive

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It gives us a chance to relate a brief experience with a gaggle of cars whose price tags totaled well beyond a million dollars. turbocharged inline six-cylinder gasoline engine was mated to a 48-volt mild hybrid system, producing 429 hp and 384 lb.-ft. Last year’s Lexus ES F Sport model (non-hybrid) was $46,550. Kia K5 GT 2.5T.

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