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27 Jan 14Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Ceed SW - 6th Report
It might seem pedantic to have a red warning symbol indicating that our Kia Ceed SW's front wheels are not aligned in the straight-ahead position when... -
25 Jan 14Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Ceed SW - 5th Report
Priced at £21,040, our Ceed SW's 3 trim level, one below the top spec, typifies Kia's strategy of heavily specifying its cars. Metallic silver paint i... -
23 Jan 14Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Ceed - 4th Report
'Fleet' is a word justifiably peppered throughout Ceed SW press material. You can have any kind of engine as long as it's diesel, and our 126hp 1.6-li... -
21 Jan 14Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Ceed - 3rd Report
Our Ceed wagon has recently been carrying a variety of loads within its sombre, black-carpeted boot. However, the rear passenger-cum-stowage area form... -
16 Jan 14Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Ceed SW - 2nd Report
Our Kia Ceed SW provides ample proof that lower-medium estate cars are no longer fairly utilitarian boxy wagons, the workhorses of photocopier technic... -
16 Jan 14First pictures: Kia unveils 2014 Sportage
Kia has unveiled its revised 2014 Sportage model, which the firm claims will borrow largely from the outgoing models. The engine line-up remains the ... -
23 Dec 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Ceed SW - 1st Report
We have recently embarked on a 12-month relationship with the Kia Ceed's SW variant, its initials standing, a bit optimistically, for Sportswagon. Kia... -
11 Dec 13Kia Sorento 2.2 CRDI KX-2 Satnav: Test Drive Review
The new Kia Sorento sits at the top of the Korean manufacturer's model line-up as its large, seven-seat SUV. It's a huge thing, with heaps of space, ... -
3 Dec 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - Final Report
The Optima was hot property when we first acquired it, because, fresh off the production line in early 2012, it was a new and extremely handsome addit... -
29 Nov 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 23rd Report
A bit of grime is usually par for the course when running a vehicle for a long time. I'm not saying we go out of our way to get them filthy, but parti... -
14 Nov 13Kia Proceed GT: Test Drive Review
What's new: The lower medium Proceed GT is Kia's first real crack at anything resembling a performance model. It's a warm, rather than hot, hatch with... -
9 Oct 13Kia Carens gains five-star EuroNCAP score
Kia's new Carens mini-MPV has scored a five-star rating in the latest round of EuroNCAP crash tests. It scored 94% for adult occupant protection, 76% ... -
25 Sep 13Sustainable fleet sales key to Kia's 100k target
Kia's fleet sales are expected to remain flat in 2013 compared with last year, according to UK chief executive Paul Philpott, although he is happy wit... -
10 Sep 13Kia reveals new Soul
Kia has revealed pictures of its second-generation Soul, ahead of its launch in spring 2014, and the supermini-MPV will, according to the carmaker, of... -
4 Sep 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 22nd Report
The biggest thorn in the Optima's side is Hyundai's i40. Near identical underneath, parent firm Hyundai is perceived as being more premium by a small... -
21 Aug 13Kia Carens 1.7 CRDi 3: One Minute Test Drive Review
What's new: Kia's seven-seat Carens mini-MPV has been replaced by an all-new and much fresher model, continuing the firm's evolution into a very credi... -
20 Aug 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 21st Report
Big buttons seem to have fallen out of favour with car manufacturers, although you can still find them on the Kia Optima, and regardless of your thoug... -
13 Aug 13Kia Proceed: Test Drive Review
It's less of a fleet player than the existing five-door Ceed but the three-door Proceed adds a welcome dash of style to Kia's lower medium offering. ... -
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25 Jul 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 20th Report
When you live with a car for any length of time, you begin to stop noticing its individualities and just take them as read. A sure-fire way to get a ... -
10 Jul 13Kia Carens: Test Drive Review
Kia has steadily been updating its range with new and more grown-up models over the past five years, and its mid-size seven-seat people carrier, the C... -
13 Jun 13Kia issues recall for UK cars
Kia is to recall more than 25,000 vehicles in the UK built between 2006 and 2011 due to a faulty brake light switch that may prevent the brake lights ... -
11 Jun 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 19th report
I've now been living with the Kia for just long enough for a small irritation to rear its head. The light switch on the end of the indicator stalk ha... -
20 May 13Kia plans baby crossover to rival Nissan's Juke
Kia is planning to launch a small SUV below its existing Sportage 4x4. Speaking at the launch of the Carens MPV, UK commercial director Yaser Shabsogh... -
15 May 13Kia Ceed Sportswagen 1.4 CRDi: Test Drive Review
We've already found Kia's Ceed Sportswagon in 1.6 diesel form to be an appealing alternative to the regular volume-brand estates, yet the entry diesel... -
6 May 13John Hargreaves of Kia answers Barker's Dozen
Hislop and The Who, Thatcher and Cruz - Kia's fleet boss answers 13 searching questions. 1. What was your first job? Working for a year as ... -
2 May 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 18th Report
It doesn't always apply these days because of the diversity of the market, but still, ask someone to draw a company car and chances are they'll sketch... -
17 Apr 13Kia rules out moving into high-cost rental business
Kia cannot continue to grow at its current pace without entering high-cost fleet business, something it will not do, according to the firm's UK boss P... -
3 Apr 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 17th Report
I've calculated that the Kia has saved me in the region of 40 minutes of engine idling time this month. I've been in a lot of cars where the stop/star... -
3 Apr 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 16th report
In the previous report I described how I instantly warmed to the Optima's no-frills nature. It's not only the cabin's straightforward nature that won... -
3 Apr 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 15th report
I've inherited our Kia Optima long-term test car from contributor Guy Bird. I first wound up with it on the hottest weekend of the year, during which... -
12 Mar 13Kia Proceeds with sporty GT models
Kia has revealed its Ceed GT and Proceed GT models, the performance iterations of its lower-medium offering. Powered by a 204hp 1.6-litre turbocharge... -
10 Dec 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 14th Report
After reporting a lot of love for the Optima recently, I have to announce a few minor niggles. The first - squeaky brakes - could well be specific to ... -
19 Nov 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 13th Report
Packing two large suitcases plus four sizeable wheelie bags recently tested the Optima's boot capacity - and flexibility - to the max. Given the car i... -
8 Nov 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 12th Report
Last report we waxed lyrical about the Optima's interior quality, but a rare encounter with the car's engine bay - to top up the washer fluid - made m... -
18 Oct 12Kia plans to introduce fleet service plan in 2013
Kia is looking to further improve its fleet offering with a service plan in 2013, according to UK managing director Michael Cole. "It should go live a... -
5 Oct 12Kia Ceed Sportswagon: Test Drive Review
Kia says the new Ceed estate puts the 'Sports' in 'Sportswagon'. That's stretching things a bit, but there are plenty of less emotive reasons why the ... -
10 Aug 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 11th Report
Plenty of mainstream cars display practical interior design with basic ergonomics and cubbyholes galore, but few also achieve real interior design qua... -
8 Aug 12Kia fleet boss: "We're acting like a fleet manufacturer now"
Kia UK's fleet boss, John Hargreaves, has claimed that the firm is now operating as a fully-fledged fleet manufacturer following its rapid growth in t... -
25 Jul 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 10th Report
My last report's comparison with the Peugeot 508 showed how close the two brands are, but also how it's the little details that make me glad to return...
