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Kia Motors has just launched its all-new D-segment sedan to the South African market. Breaking into the segment for the first time since we last saw the Magentis a few years ago, the new Optima is set to spearhead Kia back into a very busy market segment. Featuring new-age Kia styling and the brand’s now [...]

After quickly selling up a storm with the all-new Rio hatchback, which Kia Motors introduced to the local market in November 2011, the new Rio sedan has just arrived in South Africa. Featuring the same bold new look as the hatch, the new sedan is set to strengthen Rio sales even further for the Korean [...]

In the animated film, Rio, the intelligent yet sedate Blu is taken to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil to meet the voluptuous, free-spirited Jewel. As the last living blue Macaws in the world, the purpose of this meeting is fairly logical, but it’s only after several trials, tribulations and revelations that the two realise what [...]

If you’re on the verge of buying your first new car, you’re probably facing quite a conundrum when looking at what’s available on the entry-level of the market. With so many options out there vying for your attention and your hard-earned cash, it’s a tough job choosing one that’s just right for you. One stands [...]

Remember that friendly, smart, but average-looking girl who sat in the second row in Math class? The one you considered asking out because of her possible hidden potential, great personailty and nice smile, but always wondered if you could do better, if your friends would laugh, if she would always be a bit of a [...]

Kia Motors this week launched their radical new Sportage SUV crossover to local media, taking their striking and bold new design language a step further. With the freshest looks in its segment and pricing that will make you look twice, the new model is perfectly positioned to ruffle the local motoring industry’s feathers. Christo Valentyn [...]