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Maintaining the cleanliness of your car’s interior is not only essential for creating a pleasant driving experience but also for preserving the value of your vehicle. Regular cleaning prevents wear and tear, reduces allergens, and ensures your car looks and feels fresh. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the key steps to properly clean and maintain your car’s upholstery, dashboard, carpets, and seat covers, along with tips for using the right products to achieve a professional finish.Cleaning...

2018 Geneva Motor Show in March will see the debut of a semi-hot version of the new Kia Rio. If you were plaing to buy one of these hatchbacks you better hold on a little longer and check out theKia Rio GT-Line before making your decision. It launches in the spring and comes with some nice features. The biggest highlight of the2019 Kia Rio GT-Line is of course, its sporty design. As with other new GT-Line models, the Rio gets features such asgloss-black and chrome ‘tiger-nose’ grille, unique GT-Line 17-inch alloy wheels, and ‘ice-cube’ LED fog lamps. There is alsotwin exhaust tips, LED daytime ruing lights, chrome window trim, a gloss black roof spoiler and sill highlights. So what we ha...

Those of familiar with the previous generations of Kia’s affordable compact, the Forte – also known as Cerato in some markets – are not going to believe this is the new version. It just looks too good to be a Forte. But this is it, the new and much improved2019 Kia Forte sedan. The reason for the new Forte’s cool looks is its big brother, the Stinger sports sedan. Designers have downsized that car and stripped some of the fancy bits. And voila, here’s your2019 Kia Forte, looking cool and sophisticated. Improvements are more than skin deep, however, as the new model also features more tech, more spacious and better efficiency. [embedded content] Built rigidly to become a top safety perfor...

Starting today, the new extra-well-equippedKia Picanto X-Line goes on sale in the UK with a base price of£12,595. Unveiled at the IAA last year, the X-Line comes with a number of exclusive exterior and interior appointments, plus more standard equipment. 2018 Kia Picanto X-Line comes with a 1.25-litre petrol engine (83bhp and 122 Nm of torque) and five-speed manual gearbox, with a four-speed automatic transmission available for an additional £650. You geta combined fuel economy figure of 61.4mpg out of this engine, corresponding toCO2 emissions that are as low as 106g/km (manual). So the car is pretty to cheap to run. But it doesn’t look it, thanks to the X-Line design highlights such as...

The electric concept Kia promised they would reveal at the Consumer Electronics Show tued out to be something more familiar than we were expecting. TheKia Niro EV Concept is a fully electric version of the Niro Hybrid, and it is but one of a total of 16 electrified vehicles Kia is going to launch by 2025. Now, the Niro we know is an alright-looking compact SUV. It’s not that pretty, but it’s also not weird like it’s electric cousin. Granted, Kia Niro EV is a concept for now. But there is no denying that it is a fairly unsightly thing to look at. But it isaerodynamically-efficient they say, and the cues you see on it, such as the slim lights, will be featured on other future cars as a hal...

Along with its sister company Hyundai, Kia Motors is coming to CES 2018 with a futuristic, technologically-advanced concept model. This as yet uamed EV concept is mostly about showcasing Kia’s advances in electric powertrains and autonomous driving, but it also appears to be have a rather interesting design. The main highlights of the Las Vegas-bound Kia EV concept include a highly efficient battery-electric powertrain,never-seen-before human-machine interface (HMI) and an advanced new ‘motion graphic’ lighting system. What’s more, Kia will showcase‘Beyond Autonomous Driving’ exhibit in which we lea about “outline the company’s plans for vehicle autonomy and mobility, supported by the in...

Kia’s full-size SUV, the Sorento, was a bit of a miss and hit with its first couple of generations. The current model, though, is a quality product in every aspect, and that is why they felt it didn’t need major changes for the new modelyear. The2018 Kia Sorento hits the British market with a new 8-speed auto box and newGT-Line and GT-Line S variants. Priced from £28,995, the2018 Kia Sorento is definitely not the cheapest SUV out there. But it could be, all things considered, one of the best value-for-money ones. The 7-seater is available in UK with only one engine, but it’s a good one. The197bhp 2.2-litre turbodiesel tus all four wheels with a lot of gusto thanks to its sizable 441 Nm o...

Mercedes-Benz UK aounced the official pricing of the new2018 Mercedes S-Class Cabriolet family. It may seem like odd timing giving the weather right now, but you see they are not taking orders for these bad boys in preparation for the spring 2018 launch. So it’ll all work out. The new S-Cabrio comes out just the weather becomes suitable for alfresco motoring. So let’s see how much the privilege of enjoying the new2018 Mercedes S-Class Cabriolet will cost you. The minimum you have to pay to get into one of these is£115,910. That is the price of the “entry-level” S560 model which replaces the S500 and brings with ita new 4.0-litre biturbo V8 petrol engine. You get469 hp and 700 Nm of ...

With the world premiere of the all-new2019 Mercedes G-Class set for the Detroit Auto Show in January, the German automaker is giving us a Christmas treat. They have released a bunch of photos completely revealing the SUV’s interior design. And it’s a fine blend of old and new, incorporating the current design themes of Mercedes-Benz into the unique shape of the G-Wagen‘s upright dashboard. To be honest an upgrade to the big G’s cabin was long overdue. They did give it a new steering or a fancy screen now and then, but the overhaul that comes with the2019 Mercedes G-Class is a real improvement in terms of design and ergonomics. There is more space in the new cabin, more luxury and co...

The first tuner to treat the newMercedes X-Class pickup truck like a proper Benz is Prior Design. They have come have come up with a wide body package for the workhorse which kind of nullifies the whole point of the vehicle, but makes it look a helluva lot cooler. The PD500 package as they call thePrior Design Mercedes X-Class wide body consists of a few simple parts that replace the original components. They are designed for the sole purpose of increasing the X-Class’ sex appeal. So you get massive new bumpers and skirts and fenders. And while these are not very practical for, say, farm work, they look absolutely sensational when you cruise around town in your tricked-out truck....

Kia’s long-standing family SUV, which used to sell well even in the crappy early generations, is now at the top of its game. The new2019 Kia Sorento unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show is every bit as premium as the European rivals but has a Korean price tag. Read on to see what’s new in the latest episode of this success story. In terms of design the2019 Kia Sorento is at best a refresh of the current model. Though Kia says the car features new front and rear fascia, the changes are more of a nip-and-tuck nature. They are well-placed, though, so as to make the new Sorento look classy and up-market. Revised radiator grille and headlights look better than ever, and you getsleek...

Along with the new Sorento, Kia unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show a new version of the hybrid crossover, Niro. Boasting enhanced looks and improved performance as well efficiency, the2018 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybrid is a strong contender in the green car market, one that makes a lot of sense in more ways than one. For starters, there is the 26-mile all-electric range of the this car that sets it apart from most of the similar offerings in the market. Even something like the new BMW i8 Roadster has an electric range of just 18 miles. 2018 Kia Niro Plug-in Hybridalso has adriving range rated at up to an estimated 560 miles, thanks to fuel economy ratings of 48 mpg city, 44 mpg high...

Just out of the blue Mercedes-Benz decided to release the first official photos of the2018 Mercedes A-Class after a preview event in Germany. These photos, mind, show only the interior of the new premium hatchback. But at least they reveal the interior in full. And it’s pretty cool. Having a unified corporate look might such as Mercedes and all the other major automakers have does make the cars of a certain brand look pretty much identical. But on the upside it means that even smaller, cheaper models benefit from the cues of the bigger, more expensive ones. And that is the reason the cabin of the2018 Mercedes A-Class looks very similar to that of an S-Class. You get the same sor...

Given the interest shown by the public and the media alike to Kia’s new affordable performance model, the Stinger, it actually took them a long while to launch an online configurator for it. But it’s now here and you can tailor your perfect2018 Kia Stinger with a few clicks and place the order. Unlike most of the other configurators we feature here, the one for2018 Kia Stinger actually has some practical value. It’s nice to play around with the customizers for Paganis and Bugattis and other exotic models. But most of us caot even afford to dream about actually owning them, because we need to be up early in the moing and go to work. But the Stinger is well within the means of a...

Creating some buzz for the UK launch of the new Kia Stinger, the Korean car maker dispatched three of the range-topping model toNewquay airport runway. The task was to show off the acceleration of the V6-powered gran turismo and try to hit ...

The Tramontana is a Spanish supercar designed to the closest thing to an F1 car for the roads. Obviously, that makes very little sense, which is why the thing didn’t catch on. But it did catch fire though, on more than one occasions, sometim...

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The all-new2018 Kia Stinger, a true game-changer for the Korean car maker, is finally out and we get to see if their attempt at making a sporty gran turismo has been successful. The car was always great on paper, and we are glad to say the first impressions of it in the real world have also been pretty good. Looks like the Stinger is a hit. It hasn’t been an easy success for Kia, though. To ...

One of the hit debuts of this past few months was the all-new2018 Kia Stonic CUV. That’s compact crossover for those who don’t know. Now this cute little Korean is gearing up to hit the market next month. Here’s the official pricing and specs for the British market. Let us begin with the kind of engines you can get in the UK for your2018 Kia Stonic. There are three to choose from, two petro...

Kia has come such a long way with its design over the past six or seven years, they are now confident enough to invent new niches. This is the 2017 IAA-boundKia Proceed Concept, and it’s an “extended hot hatch” which is like a normal hatchback but sort of longer. They didn’t really have to come up with a new phrase to describe this though. What this thing is is a compact shooting brake. But ...