Kia’s new Venga B-segment hatchback, the battery version if you will, was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show that just concluded. Like most of Hyundai’s line of hybrid and electric vehicles, it is based around the EV uses lithium polymer batteries from LG Chem.
The Venga EV contains 24 kilowatt-hours of battery capacity, which are stored under the floorpan of the electric vehicle. he front wheels are driven by an 80-kilowatt motor packing a stout 206 pound-feet of torque. Kia says that the concept has about 112 miles of driving range and a 50-kW fast charge can provide an 80-percent recharge in as little as 20 minutes, while a full charge at normal power levels takes about eight hours.
More details about the all-electric Venga from Kia in the press release, just hit the button named as such.
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2010 marks the 80th edition of the Geneva Motor Show, which will bring more than 30 world premieres and many other debuts in Europe. Mibz.com presents you a list of the new cars in this edition, structured on brands.
The Geneva Motor Show is one of the most important auto events of the year and one of the three auto shows the car makers should not miss if they want to build themselves a name on the market in Europe. Despite the assumptions that announced a difficult year for the automobile industry, 2 and 3 March will bring a high number of car debuts, some of them global and others in Europe, all following the same ecological trend of the recent years. Also, the car makers will continue to apply the worldwide trend of downsizing, which is focused on reducing carbon emissions and fuel consumption while the models on which this strategy was implemented
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Kia is all set to debut the latest version of its Magentis midsize sedan at the New York Auto Show in April. Also known as the Optima in the United States, this next-generation sedan is set to kill with looks and pack some fine specs too.
Parent company Hyundai must have lent them some sketches, because from where we’re standing this car looks a lot like the the new Sonata. Still, the Magentis / Optima is bound to get it’s own feel thanks to Optima thanks to the brainwork of designer Peter Schreyer.
Kia also tells us that its next midsize machine will be longer, lower and wider than the current car with a significantly longer wheelbase. All this for the result, which is not unpopular in consumer queries: more space for us more space for our luggage! The 2011 Kia Optima will go on sale here in the
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The National Football League Final, or best known as Super Bowl, reached the 44-th edition, and on this occasion it gave the car manufacturers the opportunity to display their latest TV commercials. Superbowl attracts large audiences and sells a lot of advertising space at prices you can hardly imagine.
So this year was no exception, as not less than six automakers wanted a piece of the advertising space Superbowl offered. So, Volkswagen, Kia, Dodge, Honda, Hyundai and Audi displayed their commercials in an attempt to attract as many customers as possible.
So here we have eight auto commercials (Honda has two and the American site Cars.com also tried to advertise a bit) and every single one is willing to communicate a special message.
VOLKSWAGEN PUNCH DUB – Brings again in front of the Americans a game at which you should answer first when you see a certain car color or a particular brand.
KIA SORENTO TOYS – An interesting commercial that
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Kia is preparing its arrival on the luxury sedan market, or this is what tell us the teaser photos presented by Peter Schreyer, chief designer at Kia, and posted on AboutCar. The Kia official unveiled this photo of the car, as well some informations about the new model, he called K9, at a press conference that took place somewhere near Seoul. It is most likely that Kia will launch the luxury sedan, internally known as CH, in 2011.
According to the rumors, the car will be powered by the engines used by its sister, Hyundai Genesis, or by a V8 engine, synchronized with a eight-speed automatic transmission.
