Starting in 1986, in partnership with Ford, Kia produced several Mazda derived vehicles for both domestic sales in South Korea into other countries. When you get help from your competition you can "shape up nicely " :)
Well, lets see. There's the Rio got Acceptable in front test, Poor in side, the Sephia was a disaster, the 04-05 Spectra got Poor in frontal, the 05-09 got acceptable in front, marginal and/or poor in side, the Sorento got Acceptable and Good in front, Poor in side. Need I go on?
@BermudaGreenNox yeah Good for all generations Amanti, Good for Optima, TOP SAFETY PICK Soul, TOP SAFETY PICK Sedona, and soon Sorento (check it on euroncap better than fart can brands) plus the STATE OF THE ART new Sportage, check it on my profile! and the Seohia hahaha FART-DODGE NEON did not do better and any other gm things!! hahaha did you see the BLAZER??! first generation Sportage did better!! and check american minivans fart-side test too?! or on euroncap u'll love it!! YEAH GO ON HAHA!
We just bought a Full option Kia Mohave. This is Our third KIA after our Amanti and Sorento. We loved the Amanti and Sorento and we are surely not disappointed with the Mohave. It is amazing. 750 Watts Infinity stereo with Sat Nav and DVD. I'll be posting a review next week when we get it , because the car is still being registered in the police.
@revcletis and what's surprising?! in a few years Kia has become one of the best car makers around while other marks like chrysler are still struggling and most high brand names suffered billions of loss in 2008-2009 including toyota gm(bankrupt) ford(bankrupt) and others while kia received a 17%boost in sales. those numbers amass haters from all around because they're annoying for those "old brand names buyers" so go, get urself a life and do something usefull rather than typing kia and hating
while we are in ad hominem mode , I just asked a question. It would help if I had answers that were useful. All other comment to be redirected to the confetti machine..
Kia was founded in 1944 as a manufacturer of steel tubing and bicycles - ok I get it. This explains everything. A car company that didn't get its start making cars .. good show..
@revcletis Kia was founded in 1944 as a manufacturer of steel tubing and bicycles. In 1952, Kia changed its name from Kyungsung Precision Industry,[4] and later built motorcycles (starting in 1957), trucks (1962) and cars (1974) so u must be blind... kia was a military vehicle producer... anyways who cares when it has surpassed high brand names in sales warranty and even design, so a person like you won't matter :)
Kia, Killed in action. Though they are getting better I do believe they are far from being a company that can sell you a car to last over a decade. Hyundai, the other Korean automaker isn't real great either.
American autos are getting better. But when it comes down to them Japanese monsters there's no way anyone can compare. Toyota, Honda, and Mazda have been doing some amazing engineering as of late.
Check you facts the Tiburon has a 2.7 not a 3.0. and it 181 not 176 and thats a 10 year old engine not one of their modern engine. Their modern engine put out a lot more power by comparison.
Because Ford has had it's head up it's ass too long- look at the previous Taurus... they made the same car (up until 2007) for 10 years, what an embarrassment!!
It isn't just Ford. Think about GM's mistake with the quad four. Head gasket problems galore. Yeah, the Taurus was produced for many years but it was almost like Ford was trying to go with the original moddo of the model T. The Taurus had a decent engine, a strong structure, affordable, and fairly easy to repair.
I LOVE KIA !! xD in fact i'm getting myself a new SORENTO xD
judedeIux 1 year ago 3
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Starting in 1986, in partnership with Ford, Kia produced several Mazda derived vehicles for both domestic sales in South Korea into other countries. When you get help from your competition you can "shape up nicely " :)
revcletis 1 year ago
BUY IT, DRIVE IT, LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!
kingeddy137 1 year ago 6
SAFE?!?!? Only the Sedona got the Top Safety Pick. Some even fail miserably ion front impact tests!
BermudaGreenNox 2 years ago
@BermudaGreenNox which car fails miserably :|:|:|????
kingeddy137 1 year ago 4
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Well, lets see. There's the Rio got Acceptable in front test, Poor in side, the Sephia was a disaster, the 04-05 Spectra got Poor in frontal, the 05-09 got acceptable in front, marginal and/or poor in side, the Sorento got Acceptable and Good in front, Poor in side. Need I go on?
BermudaGreenNox 1 year ago
@BermudaGreenNox yeah Good for all generations Amanti, Good for Optima, TOP SAFETY PICK Soul, TOP SAFETY PICK Sedona, and soon Sorento (check it on euroncap better than fart can brands) plus the STATE OF THE ART new Sportage, check it on my profile! and the Seohia hahaha FART-DODGE NEON did not do better and any other gm things!! hahaha did you see the BLAZER??! first generation Sportage did better!! and check american minivans fart-side test too?! or on euroncap u'll love it!! YEAH GO ON HAHA!
kingeddy137 1 year ago 3
and you forgot the FORTE !!! :D hahaha yeah let him go on LOL !!!
judedeIux 1 year ago
@BermudaGreenNox hahahahahahahahahahahahah PAWNED xDxD
1cuteRita 1 year ago 3
We just bought a Full option Kia Mohave. This is Our third KIA after our Amanti and Sorento. We loved the Amanti and Sorento and we are surely not disappointed with the Mohave. It is amazing. 750 Watts Infinity stereo with Sat Nav and DVD. I'll be posting a review next week when we get it , because the car is still being registered in the police.
dakidakov 2 years ago 3
ok tell me this. Kia has been in the US before 2001. Please tell me why they did not get the awards before 2005,2006,or 2007 ? Just Curious.
revcletis 3 years ago
Who cares!!
Elusive25 3 years ago
uh ... I do and probably others when trying to stack up with other dealers like Honda, Toyota, and Nissan
revcletis 3 years ago
and of course, if you may ask
KIA cares...
revcletis 2 years ago
@revcletis and what's surprising?! in a few years Kia has become one of the best car makers around while other marks like chrysler are still struggling and most high brand names suffered billions of loss in 2008-2009 including toyota gm(bankrupt) ford(bankrupt) and others while kia received a 17%boost in sales. those numbers amass haters from all around because they're annoying for those "old brand names buyers" so go, get urself a life and do something usefull rather than typing kia and hating
kingeddy137 1 year ago
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while we are in ad hominem mode , I just asked a question. It would help if I had answers that were useful. All other comment to be redirected to the confetti machine..
revcletis 1 year ago
@revcletis because Kia was a so young brand developping it's safety features, but it still got good ratings for the amanti + opirus 2004
kingeddy137 1 year ago 6
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Kia was founded in 1944 as a manufacturer of steel tubing and bicycles - ok I get it. This explains everything. A car company that didn't get its start making cars .. good show..
revcletis 1 year ago
@revcletis Kia was founded in 1944 as a manufacturer of steel tubing and bicycles. In 1952, Kia changed its name from Kyungsung Precision Industry,[4] and later built motorcycles (starting in 1957), trucks (1962) and cars (1974) so u must be blind... kia was a military vehicle producer... anyways who cares when it has surpassed high brand names in sales warranty and even design, so a person like you won't matter :)
kingeddy137 1 year ago 3
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please read my last comment .
revcletis 1 year ago
FUN lol, all these cars have been copied from original cars already made.
megaraz07 4 years ago
no, it's Dodge
DeathMists3248 4 years ago
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Kia, Killed in action. Though they are getting better I do believe they are far from being a company that can sell you a car to last over a decade. Hyundai, the other Korean automaker isn't real great either.
American autos are getting better. But when it comes down to them Japanese monsters there's no way anyone can compare. Toyota, Honda, and Mazda have been doing some amazing engineering as of late.
TyLiermann 4 years ago
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Kia still has an aweful dealer network with some of the sleeziest dealers around. Kia is still a noob on the market. Hyundai's are far more better
igotthewhip 4 years ago
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Hyundai is a little better. Their power per liter sucks though. C'mon. A 3.0L DOHC v6 only puts out 176hp in a Tiburon? That's not very efficient.
TyLiermann 4 years ago
Hyundais V8 puts out 375HP
thats hella impressive for Hyundai
hypnotik777 4 years ago
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Check you facts the Tiburon has a 2.7 not a 3.0. and it 181 not 176 and thats a 10 year old engine not one of their modern engine. Their modern engine put out a lot more power by comparison.
kysephia 4 years ago
It's a 2.7L, not 3.0L in the Hyundai's Tiburon and Kia's Optima V6 models.
Saturnvue2005 3 years ago
Well Hyundai actually owns Kia and has for about 10 years now. That's actually why Kia is doing so much better
xavier1519 4 years ago
i think that chevy surpasses any other company because of its overall styling inside and out
serranorichard 4 years ago
CHEVY??? ROFL, Chevy, Ford and Dodge factories are all shutting DOWN. They won't be here much longer. (thank god)
DeathMists3248 4 years ago
@DeathMists3248 yuppp thank god, check their minivans hahaha it's catastrophic it actually collapses :P
kingeddy137 1 year ago 6
A nice Kia commercial.
swankrecords 4 years ago
they are.
Glazed1415 4 years ago
Because Ford has had it's head up it's ass too long- look at the previous Taurus... they made the same car (up until 2007) for 10 years, what an embarrassment!!
spritz0 4 years ago
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It isn't just Ford. Think about GM's mistake with the quad four. Head gasket problems galore. Yeah, the Taurus was produced for many years but it was almost like Ford was trying to go with the original moddo of the model T. The Taurus had a decent engine, a strong structure, affordable, and fairly easy to repair.
TyLiermann 4 years ago