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2026 Kia Telluride HEV Ups Efficiency, Lowers Ride Height

Dan Scanlan — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:55:39 +0000

You have seen this smoothed-out box before. EV Rider just tested the 2027 Kia Telluride X-Pro, looking rugged and ready to get muddy. Now we have the South Korean manufacturer’s more powerful, and more fuel-efficient version called the Telluride HEV...

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2027 Kia Telluride SX Prestige X-Pro Adds Star Wars Fun

Dan Scanlan — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:18:00 +0000

For the past seven years, Kia’s midsize SUV has been the leader of its pack when it comes to size, luxury and capability. In other words, it’s a serious enough SUV that the X-Pro really is capable of going off...

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2026 Kia K4 Hatchback GT-Line Turbo Is Affordable Fun

Dan Scanlan — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:03:48 +0000

I have been mourning the loss of the station wagon from many major carmaker lineups for years, replaced by cookie-cutter crossovers that look alike. Sure, there’s a few still left. Mercedes-Benz, Audi, BMW and Volvo make some snazzy wagons. Heck,...

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2026 Kia Carnival Hybrid: Mix Of Minivan & Limousine

Dan Scanlan — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:50:21 +0000

If I say “minivan,” some of you may say “soccer dad,” “mom-mobile,” or just “no way!” What if I said Kia Carnival? You might say “Looks a bit like an SUV,” or “I might be seen driving that.” What if...

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2025 Kia EV6 GT-Line Checks All The Boxes

Dan Scanlan — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:31:11 +0000

EVs have become so engrained in our consciousness, so long a part of our automotive world, that they are familiar to us in all their configurations, from sporty compact crossovers to fairly large SUVs. And from the roots of those...

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2025 Kia Telluride: Comfortable, Capable Family Hauler

Dan Scanlan — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:37:03 +0000

Telluride is a picturesque former mining town nestled among a box canyon in Colorado’s San Juan mountains, designed to carry the thousands of skiers who descend there every winter to enjoy snowy sports. Kia’s Telluride is a box as well,...

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2025 Kia K4 GT-Line Turbo: Stylish & Comfy

Dan Scanlan — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:09:08 +0000

Kia Motors America was born in 1992. Its first models: the rather bland Sportage and Sephia. Now 33 years later, no one can call a Kia bland, after it established its Global Design Center led by Chief Design Officer Luc...

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First Look: 2025 Kia EV6

Bill Bortzfield — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:35:00 +0000

If you’ve had your eye on a Kia EV6, you might just want to hold-off a few months. This week Kia started selling the mid-cycle refresh of its EV hot hatch in the United Kingdom. So what’s new? Perhaps most...

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EV Rider’s 2023 Top 10; What’s Ahead In 2024

Bill Bortzfield — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:09:58 +0000

As we all focus on 2024, here’s a quick look back at the top 10 EV Rider videos from 2023 and a brief look at some of what we’ll be doing in 2024.

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