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2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid EX Review – Urban Crossover, Right Price

The Truth About Cars

You might remember that when yours truly flew to California last year to drive the 2023 Kia Sportage, I didn’t get to spend more than five minutes in the hybrid version. The X-Pro Sportage is for “light” off-roading while the hybrid is for urban and suburban commuters, and it’s well-suited to that role. All at a reasonable price.

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door Hatchback

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The 2022 Kia Rio S is a small car with much going for it. Excellent fuel economy, nice styling, low price and an excellent warranty. Low-cost but not cheap. The front-wheel drive 2022 Kia Rio is powered by a 1.6-liter Pricing and Warranties. The base price for the 2022 Kia Rio S 5-door is $17,090.

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Kia Soul EV review: the cheap electric car Australia missed out on

EV Central

The Kia Soul was the one that got away for Australians. With that horror show of a Blue Oval mini SUV trouncing the Soul’s 485 sales that year, no wonder Kia Australia pulled it after a decade of trying. Driving the Kia Soul EV So what did we miss out on? And it was our own stupid damn fault. Its EV credentials are solid.

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Hyundai Ioniq 6 AWD Techniq review

EV Central

Very closely related to the Ioniq 5 crossover SUV and Kia EV6 , it rides on the same E-GMP architecture, has the same 400V/800V ultra-fast charging capability, same (in Long Range guise) 77.4kWh battery and same 239kW/605Nm from its twin motors. . Challenging angle? 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 has incredible drag coefficient of 0.21.

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EV ute overload: The electric pickups coming soon

EV Central

On-sale in the USA from late 2021, the Hummer lobs with super-expensive launch pricing and immense capability courtesy of a 745kW tri-motor powertrain. Kia Tasman An artist’s render of Kia’s ute. Turns out that ute will be called the Kia Tasman and will launch in Australia in 2025.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

Back in the day, the original Hummer H1 was a military vehicle with a light veneer of consumer comfort. Ditto the smaller H3, priced to be the sales leader. The Hummer wasn’t the first of GM’s new Ultium EVs to get the green light for production. It was far too large and expensive to sell in any kind of volume.

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Kia Niro EV review: All-electric SUV arrives to sit below the EV6

EV Central

Kia Niro EV review: It was only in 2021 that Kia introduced the Niro nameplate to Australia. Instead, it was more about dipping a toe in the electrified water and getting the Kia dealer network ready or the EV onslaught. So instead it’s hybrid and EV tech for Kia’s new entry-level electrified SUV.

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