Kia Visto

Artha Utama Nindya from Jakarta so lucky. Kia Visto modified by the color orange as a form of support for the Netherlands in the World Cup is not in vain. eleven and early in the final day versus Spain to win the world title in 2010.

modification Like what he did to the South Korean city car that Color red car that had been converted into three-quarters of an orange body - starting from the bottom of the door down - combined with white. In order to exactly match the color of the shirt worn Wesley Sneijder et al, Mariono from Auto Source to do it through several stages.

So, after the original paint scraped paint primer and then given puttyed and in-epoxy. Furthermore, given that silver base paint according to color orange Mariono appear. Done that, and overlaid with gold paint. The goal, in the past that gives color stripping and then closed (masking effect), just after it was painted orange color is added with xerallic to emit light when stung by the sun.

Artha not limited form of support to the body color. Try the lyrics into the cabin, the interior color is also orange and white using MB-Tech Camaro materials. Then, the stitching pattern resemble football.

Level of difficulty when sewing pattern hexagon ball model. "Create a hexagon mold first, then use machine stitched then," explained Mariono.

Display the front wheel camber angle oblique extreme, so the attention. mariono according to 18-inch alloy wheels can enter. IBHS be over-fenders, in addition to custom swing arm and sokbreker. Plate can be tilted plus 4-5 cm at the camber holder that serves as the cradle tomorrow. bottom welded to die tomorrow

KIA Sportage First Edition

KIA factory located in Slovakia eventually develop a new generation of five passenger SUV, KIA Sportage. This latest version will be released on 1 August in the UK. Interestingly, initial sales of the Sportage, it was started by removing the highest spec Sportage, dubbed the First Edition Version, and under the new variants released in November.

This has given the highest version of the completeness of such standards, full leather interior and dual zone climate control, and LED Daytime running lights. Not only that, the SUV is also equipped with an automatic wiper censorship rain, and size 18-inch alloy wheels

To the difference with the previous version, seen in the exterior sector. Where on the front headlamp which apply now facing upwards and taper that makes this car look more ferocious.

In addition, fog lights also follow the form of the front bumper, and no longer rely on a round fog lamps. Of course, these changes make the Sportage First Edition look more modern.

Other changes made by, the South Korean car maker, is also seen at the body, which now no longer apply the three side windows. But this latest version just apply two side windows were enlarged in size.

In addition, they prepare two engine variants will be used by cars that are designed compact, modern and environmentally friendly, namely gasoline and diesel engines are also equipped with manual and automatic transmission versions.

Sportage First Edition of this popular diesel conforming to common-rail turbodiesel, with a capacity of 2000 cc CRDi, which is claimed to be producing CO2 emissions of just 156 g / km. For fuel consumption, this car can reach 25 km / liter. Unfortunately there is no official data regarding power output, and the spec engine used gasoline-fueled version.

New Kia Pride | Hatchback

If you have money to Rp 150 million and wants to have a new hatchback vehicle. With that much money, first interred intention to drive a Honda All New Jazz, Toyota Yaris, Suzuki Swift or Hyundai i20. Because, the price is still far above and closest to the official price was only i20 USD 169 million (lowest).

If it remains determined to have a hatchback, there are alternative options, namely New Kia Pride, the new-launch Wednesday (06/23/2010) yesterday in Bandung. In fact, PT Kia Motor Indonesia (KMI), the South Korean car producer in Indonesia, it provides more than 10 units for attempted dozens of reporters with the Jakarta-Bandung route to go home.

In terms of form, the New Pride with the previous model, launched in 2007 almost exactly. The difference, look at the grille design which embraces the concept of tiger nose. Attractive design coupled with its bumper fog lights and headlight sporty black bezel to match with none other than the tastes and styles of young people now.

For the interior was nothing flashy, but with two tone colors, and for entertainment there is a CD, MP3, USB, and iPod connection.

So also with the engine, still the same as previous 1400 cc DOHC 16-valve CVVT. 94 PS engine power at 6000 rpm and torque at 4700 rpm 12.7 kgm.

Although the capacity of runways same kitchen, does not mean there is no change. "Teeth ratio is more stretched, especially the second and fourth gear," explained Ridjal Hitech Marketing Communication Manager of KMI, the Kompas.com after finishing the test in one of the KIA showroom in Tebet, South Jakarta, Thursday (06/24/2010).

With a little alteration, it is clear that the New Pride is reliable enough to travel out of town. Hence, IMA invites journalists to Bandung to prove it. "Actually, this trip is more fun alone. But the main core wants to show its stability because it has a wheelbase and wheel tread a long and low ground clearance," explained Ridjal.

Benny Averdi of Automotive tabloids tell if the teeth 2 can be pulled up to 70 km. "To top speed of baseball tried, but taut ran had reached 160 km / h," explained Benny.

New Pride is available in seven color options. For the price, which transmit manually USD 145 million and Rp 158 million automatic transmissions (both on the road of Jakarta). Means, with funds in the hands of USD 150 million has been able to get a hatchback with a spacious interior space.

KIA PRIDE Facelift

Shopping center of Paris Van Java (PVJ) in Jalan Sukajadi Bandung, West Java, to witness the presence of KIA Pride facelift to the automotive market homeland. KIA Pride price facelift costing USD 145 million for the version of the manual and automatic versions cost Rp 158 million.

"Presented in accordance with the demands of urban life which is always

dynamic and has a very high mobility, "said Marketing Director of PT KIA Mobil Indonesia Hartanto Sukmono in Bandung, West Java, on Wednesday (23/06/2010).

The difference with the old version, KIA Pride facelift is now carrying the latest forms and interior ekstrior more riveting. For the exterior, especially on the grille, New KIA Pride carried the concept of 'Tiger Nose' accompanied by a more box shape foglamp emitting element carrying the sporty impression.

For the interior, KIA Pride facelift now claimed more quiet. Not only that, the interior of New KIA Pride now apply the two tone color which is equipped with entertainment features such as CD player, MP3, USB and iPod.

KIA Pride facelift still use the same engine, 1400 cc DOHC

CVVT technology which can give off energy of 94 PS and torque of 12.8 kgm.

There are seven colors prepared for the New Kia Pride which is titanium silver, clear white,

clear silver, beige, red tropycal, sapphire, black minight.

And for consumer satisfaction, KIA has now longer KIA engine warranty period

Pride facelift up to five years or up to 150 thousand kilometers.

2011 Kia Sportage Images

How did Kia maintain to come to be one of the most smoking looking decisions in the crossover business? The fresh out of the plastic new Sportage is a stopped leap send in terms of outside styling and, thankfully, the open motors once again down the handsome brand new sheet metal. A 176 bhp 2. 4 liter 4 barrel and 2. 0 liter turbocharged four are unoccupied, and both go with a 6 speed programmed transmission a 6 speed manual is ready just on the base model. Possibly motor may be had with front or all wheel drive. No picnic to think, but the 2. 4 liter 4 barrel is as a matter of fact more influential than the 2. 7 liter V 6 found in the past Sportage.

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2011 Kia Optima Hybrid info

The Optima hybrid lands in showrooms in right on time 2011, with a cost looked for to be roughly $26,000 significance the Optima hybrid might go in as the most reduced estimated mid size gas electric sedan on the financial sector (the restrained openness Nissan Altima hybrid begins at $27,530, while the Ford Fusion hybrid costs $28,990). That situations the hybrid close the top of the Optima's go, with costs for the routinely powered poses stretching from $19,690 to $26,690.



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Kia and Hyundai can offer their hybrid poses at such easy costs, to a limited extent, on the grounds that their full parallel hybrid framework utilizes a modular go at, piggybacking the hybrid hardware onto existing motors and powertrains in this case, a 2. 4 liter four barrel motor, modified with Atkinson cycle operation for preferable effectiveness, and an off the ledge six speed mechanical. Consolidated output from the gas electric framework is 206 hp and 195 lb ft of torque.

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Kia Borrego EX V8 Review

For those of you who read my review of the Kia Borrego EX powered by the 3.8 liter 6-cylinder and said "I want a V8", well...they make one.

For the life of me, I can't tell much of a difference between the engines in terms of power and performance. Fuel economy won't help you choose, either...the V8 is only 1 mile per gallon thirstier than the V6 (dropping to an EPA estimated 15 city/20 highway).

About the only difference I can see is that the 8 costs more...a $3,000 difference. Drive 'em both. If it were my money, I'd take the six.

Kia Sportage EX 4X4 Review

They grow up so fast.

Yes, the phrase is usually associated with children, but in this case, I'm talking about small SUVs in general and the Kia Sportage in particular.

Not too long ago, the Sportage looked like a pretty risky purchase...a step or two up the evolutionary ladder from such mini-SUV forerunners as the Suzuki Samurai.

But time and Kia's constant quest for improvement has made the Sportage look like a sensible choice. Lay down $23,205 for a top of the line EX 4X4 (2 wheel drive LXs with manual transmissions start at a mere $16,360) and you get a 2.7 liter V6 engine, four wheel drive, a four-speed automatic, power four-wheel disc anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, a sunroof, power windows, doors and mirrors, a six-speaker AM/FM/CD audio system (with a cassette player...one of the few cars where you still have that option), trip computer and bunches more.

The tester I sampled for a week had one lone option...a $1,300 Luxury Package which added leather, heated front seats, automatic headlamps and an auto-dimming inside mirror. Oh, yeah...and a subwoofer for the audio system. Bottom line: Under $25,000. And that's for a vehicle that seats five reasonably, gets five-star crash ratings in all categories (four stars for rollover) and manages a respectable 17 city/21 highway in the EPA test (go bare-bones with the 4-cylinder and that jumps to 20 city/25 highway).

If your concept of a Kia Sportage is based on the original, take a look and a drive in an '09.

Kia Sedona EX Review

I've got to hand it to Kia. While they're rapidly improving every single product they make, they made sure that their biggest achievement would be right in the heart of the market.

Kia benchmarked the best minivans in the business (Honda Odyssey, Toyota Sienna, Chrysler Town & Country) when designing the current Sedona...and it shows. The Sedona hits virtually every target, delivering 9/10ths of what Honda and Toyota do and arguably tying Chrysler, for a much lower price.

Minivans these days are $40,000 vehicles when you finish loading them up with the options. The Sedona EX I tested for a week started at $26,565...leaving a lot of room for a lot of options (The Luxury Package with leather, heated front seats, memory, adjustable pedals, three-zone climate control, sunroof, backup warning system, steering wheel audio controls and an engine immobilizer; The Premium Entertainment Package inlcuding a DVD player with 8-inch monitor, Infinity Audio system with mp3 and a CD changer and Infinity Surround Sound; The Power Package which means power sliding side doors and power liftgate; Cross bars and a tow hitch).

Bottom line for this loaded minivan? $33,000. A good five to seven grand less than the benchmarked competition. And the Sedona gets five stars in the frontal and side crash tests, four for rollover and packs an EPA estimated 16 city/23 highway mile per gallon estimate besides.

Minivans are bought on utility and value and the Kia Sedona aces both tests handily.

Kia Sorento EX 4X4 Review

When the car buying market bounces back (and it will), look for smaller SUVs to be one red-hot segment. Utopian dreams of greenies notwithstanding, there are people...a lot of people...who not only want but need the utility and versatility of the SUV...just maybe not the super-size variety.

A few years ago, the Koreans weren't even in this game...but they are now and the Kia Sorento is worthy of some serious consideration.

Smaller than the new Borrego, but larger than the compact Sportage, the Sorento is right-sized for a lot of buyers...and follows the Kia formula of lots of features for relatively little money. Sorento promises to "Conquer The Road In Total Comfort" (according to Kia's website), and it does a remarkably good job.

A base 2-wheel drive Sorento starts at under $23,000...which is awfully close to dirt cheap in this arena. The tester was the top of the line 4-wheel drive EX...with a base price of $27,365. Even so, fully loaded (16 inch alloy wheels, sunroof, leather, heated front seats, dual zone climate control, automatic headlamps, premium audio system) the price tag barely cracks the $30,000 mark. And there's Kia's world-beating 10 year/100,000 mile warranty.

There are better choices for fuel economy (the Sorento's 3.8 liter V6 and 5-speed automatic are good for an EPA estimated 15 city/20 highway), but the safety test results are rock-solid...five stars for all four frontal and side crash categories and four for rollover.

We even got compliments about how nice the Sorento looked.

"The Power To Surprise", indeed.

Kia Borrego EX 4X4 Review

Time waits for no one. It also waits for no vehicle.

The Kia Borrego could have knocked the Ford Explorer a few rungs further down the sales charts (a process begun by the Firestone tire blowout/rollover scandal early in the decade)if it had come to market when the new Explorer did in 2006.

But this is model year 2009...and even before gas prices and the rest of the economy decided to see if we were paying attention, car-based crossovers had already started eating truck-based SUVs lunches.

That's probably good for the evolution of the automobile, the environment and several other things, but it's a shame for Kia, because (especially with the current uncertainty) a lot fewer people will even look at, much less test drive, the Borrego.

Those that do will be impressed and quite possibly amazed. Korean cars have been improving at a rapid rate, but always felt, on some level, like they were one generation back of state-of-the-art. Sometimes it was the plastics used, sometimes the shade of green of the instrument lighting...something was always not quite right...leaving the lower price and killer (10 years/100,000 mile) warranty to close the deal.

Not the Borrego. This time, Kia hit the target dead center. This is an SUV every bit as good as and quite possibly better than its direct competition. And the price ($29,995 base for the EX 4X4) and warranty become icing rather than inducement.

For the base price, you get a 3.8 liter, 24 valve DOHC V6 coupled to a 5-speed automatic transmission, four-wheel drive, Anti-lock brakes, dual-zone climate control, power windows, locks and heated outside mirrors, an AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio system with 3 months of Sirius Satellite Radio for free, USB and auxiliary jacks for iPod, and a chunk more that would be great options...but they're standard.

The tester added 18-inch chrome wheels (replacing the stock 17s for $750), a premium package ($1,800 for a sunroof, an upgraded Infinity 10-speaker audio system), rear climate control and running boards, a navigation system ($1,500), and a luxury package ($1,500 buying leather seat trim, heated front seats, a power tilt and telescoping steering column and memory seats, mirrors and steering column). With handling costs, the total was $36,295. Any place else, that's an easy $40,000 worth of SUV.

Given the size and luxury, the EPA's estimated 16 city/21 highway isn't bad, either.

But the target has moved. There's still a market for this kind of vehicle (assuming there's actually a market for vehicles at all today)...but not what it was. Three years ago, the Borrego could have been a home-run. Now, through no fault of its own, Kia's got a solid double...and needs to swing this strongly with their next product. Their slogan "The Power To Surprise" has now led to expectations to be met.

Kia Rondo EX Review

Three rows of seats. It's virtually a condition of purchase for SUV buyers these days...prompting a lot of manufacturers to shoehorn a third row into vehicles that really shouldn't have one.

The Kia Rondo is a small vehicle...one that makes a lot of sense in a time of uncertain gas prices and other economic issues. With a base price of $20,195 for the uplevel EX trim, an EPA estimated 18 miles per gallon city and 26 highway and five-star driver and passenger frontal crash test ratings (as well as five stars for front seat side crash and four stars for rear seat side crash and rollover), the Rondo jumps right onto the list of intelligent choices for people looking for the alternative to SUVs, crossovers and minivans.

All but for that third seat. Points go to Kia for making it an option ($500). Yes, two people can fit back there...and kids probably won't find it uncomfortable...but the seatbacks are just too close to the tailgate for my comfort.

Past that, the Rondo beats expectations at every turn. It's quicker, quieter and nicer than you'd expect from a vehicle at this size and price point. The tester had the $1,000 Leather Package, which includes heated front seats, and the $1,200 Premium Package (a power sunroof and an Infinity AM/FM/CD Changer audio system). That, the third row seat and destination charges brought the bottom line to $23,495. Leaving off the third row gets you under 23 grand. This could be a very smart move for a lot of small families.