Kia Sweet Summer Event
Kia Sweet Summer Event
Kia has announced it new sales pitch and slogan for the first month of summer, “Kia Sweet Summer Event”. They are making some crazy offers to start off the summer and aimed at families wanting to get the heck out of DODGE or for the newly graduated student from High School or Collage.
People are still a little hesitant on purchasing the Kia brand. They seem to be to sure about it. They see it in the corner of their eye’s and want to take a harder look but keep on walking in hopes that the KIA didn’t see them. Don’t worry, sooner or latter the Kia will get you!
Kia has the worlds best factory warranty of 10 years / 100,000 miles. They also provide some of the best looking and technology available that you usually see on other vehicles with a higher price tag.
All I can say is this. If you have not gone into your local KIA dealership and driven any of their product lines, you should. I think you will be surprised. If you do, please comment on this blog about it. I would like to hear what you have to say!
Tony White
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Small on the Outside, Big on the Inside
Small on the Outside, Big on the Inside
10 diminutive cars that won’t cramp your style — or your passengers.
By Charles Plueddeman of MSN Autos
In the name of sustainability — yours and the planet’s — you are determined to ditch that gas-guzzling, pavement-crushing SUV and start driving something more sensible. The trouble is that you still need room for your tuba. The good news is that car designers
are devoting more energy to making the interiors of small cars both livable and functional, so you can both cut the cost of everyday driving and get to polka band practice on time and ready to play.
“Today, even smaller automobiles are becoming a living space on wheels,” says Larry Erickson, the former chief designer in Ford’s Strategic Design Group, who in 2008 became chairman of the Transportation Design Department at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. “Designers are working to stay in step with trends in entertainment, and the march of technology also drives design. For example, you can push the dash forward to create more room, but then maybe the airbag can’t be located properly. But as airbags become less costly and easier to install, we’ll see seating that moves people to new locations and makes maximum use of the volume of the vehicle.”
Erickson notes that the American driver has historically associated a small car with a low price, but he says he expects that to change. As the technology (and price) of small cars advances, designers will be able to achieve more interior function.
“In Europe, consumers have been willing to pay for smaller cars with premium features for some time,” Erickson says. “As our market shifts to smaller vehicles, I think both advancing technology and a higher transaction price will drive innovation in interior design. New seating manipulation will offer configurations for passengers and storage. New ideas in how we arrange things, the texture of surfaces, the shape of windows, all affect our perception of space within the vehicle.”
Given that it takes more than three years to design a new car, Erickson says a wave of technological and design innovation is about to wash over the automobile market. In the meantime, we have a rising tide of small cars with real design character inside and out, shapes that result in enhanced functionality, and fresh ideas on how to make the most of the limited “shadow” of a compact platform. Here are the 10 subcompacts you can buy today that meet all the above criteria, and they cost under — or just a little more than — $20,000. Though these small wonders won’t haul the entire brass band, each can carry at least one big horn.
Kia Soul
2010 Kia Soul
Cargo space (seats up/down): 23.7/53.4 cubic feet
Base price: $13,300
The Soul puts a little more emphasis on passenger comfort and style (check the optional glow-in-the-dark seat upholstery and red dash cover) than on cargo capacity. There’s plenty of legroom and headroom for even long-legged teens in both the front and back seats, which are well-designed and comfortable. Drink holders and storage cubbies abound, and include a compartment in the upper dash and a glove box with a shelf to help keep it organized. The rear cargo space is vertical, although there’s a nice organizer under the floor. The 60/40 rear seats fold down — but not quite flat — and the small size of the rear hatch will make it difficult to load larger objects.
