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Kia Niro PHEV long-term test: the seven-month verdict

View all Kia Niro Reviews ► Ben Whitworth lives with a Niro► Ours is the plug-in hybrid version► Check out our regular reports It’s normally at the end of the first month that I think I have the full measure of a long-term test car. Not so the Niro. As early as the first week, I knew that Kia’s plug-in …

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Kia Sportage review: flash, but is it frugal?

By CAR’s road test team View all Kia Reviews ► Petrol, diesel and hybrid options► Platform shared with Hyundai Tucson► Front and four-wheel drive Think what you will of the Kia Sportage, but there’s no doubting the importance of this all-new fifth generation model. Its predecessor was Kia’s best-selling car worldwide and the UK’s ninth most popular new car in …

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Kia Sorento long-term test: the six-month verdict

► CAR lives with a hybrid Kia Sorento► Smooth powertrain, balloon tyres► The perfect car for our intrepid snapper? It’s not a cliched sump guard ‘n’ snorkel kind of 4×4, but the Kia Sorento really does have genuine all-road ability. It feels so strong and secure, and has decent ground clearance and suspension travel, so if the road surface turns …

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Kia Sportage plug-in hybrid (2022) review

By Luke Wilkinson Staff writer. Unhealthy obsession with classic Minis and old Alfas. Impenetrable Cumbrian accent View all Kia Reviews ► Spacious, well-equipped and quiet► Real-world fuel economy of around 80mpg…► … but only if you keep the battery topped up Kia has taken a confident step upmarket with the new Sportage. The car’s quality and technology has improved dramatically over the previous-generation …

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Kia Stinger: the long-term test verdict on Korea’s kick-ass coupe

View all Kia Stinger Reviews ► CAR lives with a Kia Stinger► Twin-turbo V6, rear-wheel drive► And Ben Barry at the helm Month 9 living with a Kia Stinger: the end of our long-term test If I’d known 10 years ago that come 2019 I’d be running a Kia I’d have been much nicer to the editor. But after nine …

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