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Kia K9 super sedan sneak peeked in Seoul
When the Volkswagen Phaeton launched here in the States, nobody liked it. Well, that's not true. Every journalist we know who drove the mighty VW went on and on about how it's probably actually the greatest car in the world (especially all decked out with a W12 engine) and how the HVAC system is a full generation ahead of the competition (you can't beat in-car radiators!) and how the seats so awesomely massaged their fat butts. That said, it was still a terrible car in terms of branding, marketing, etc. And now we have no Phaeton. Then ... Read more →
LA 2009: Meet the "all-American" 2011 Kia Sorento Jonny Lieberman
Perhaps the most important fact about the all new Kia Sorento isn't that it's a "right-sized" compact CUV. If Kia's boundless enthusiasm is any indication, the most important fact is that the ...
LA 2009: All-new 2011 Hyundai Sonata to come in regular, turbo and hybrid Jonny Lieberman
Not counting full-size trucks, the meat-and-potatoes of the American car market remains the mid-size family sedan. For the past two decades, the undisputed kings of this particular segment have ...
How do you spell Hyundai's Kryptonite? J-D-M Dan Roth
As Hyundai continues to pull itself up by its bootstraps, the company is moving decisively and picking up share around the globe. However, one key market continues to be so problematic for the ...
2011 Kia Cadenza bows in Korea, replacing Amanti in the U.S. Damon Lavrinc
Kia has taken the wraps off the 2010 Cadenza in its home market before its official debut at next month's Riyadh Motor Show in Saudi Arabia, and if you're wondering what the South Korean automaker ...
REPORT: Chinese automaker SAIC accused of hybrid tech theft by SsangYong 28 days ago on Autoblog
In the beginning of the decade, before SsangYong got into really deep doo-doo, the Korean automaker began work on a hybrid control unit (HCU) with German engineering firm FEV. From 2004 to 2008, as the research continued, the South Korean government provided nearly half of the financial ...
Not News: South Korean woman passes driving test. News: On 950th try. 1 month ago on Autoblog
You've just got to admire this kind of tenacity. Earlier this year, we related the story of Cha Sa-soon of South Korea. This 68-year-old woman wanted her driver's license so badly that she had gone to take the written test nearly every single day since April of 2005. Unfortunately, Cha was unable to ...
Hyundai wins Advertising Age Marketer of the Year award 1 month ago on Autoblog
Allow us to set the stage. The year was 2009, the month was February. The U.S. economy, which for months had been showing signs of springing a leak, was now fully flooding into five forward compartments. Banks were dead or dying, the housing industry had ground to a halt and without massive ...
Kia gives UK buyers Soul Tempest 1 month ago on Autoblog
The first thing you need to know about Kia's new Great Britain-only Soul Tempest is that it's part of a series of Souls called "Originals," limited edition Kia Souls that get rotated in and out with the seasons. For instance, last season's Soul Original was the Samba, with the Shaker and Burner ...
FIA releases revised 19-race F1 calendar for 2010 1 month ago on Autoblog
With the 2009 season drawing to a close and both the titles already decided, Formula One is heading into the off-season. And that means all parties – teams, drivers, organizers, sponsors and everyone else involved in the sport – will be preparing for next year's schedule. The ...
VIDEO: More on the Korean supercar named Spirra 1 month ago on Autoblog
A little while back we saw some glammy B-roll of Oullim Motor's Spirra – Korea's first supercar – running around Seoul with some of Italy's big dogs. While the Spirra might have lacked the visual punch of the F430 and Gallardo, it sure seemed able to keep up with both of 'em. ...
Role Reversal: Toyota launches in South Korea to battle Hyundai 1 month ago on Autoblog
In this topsy-turvy economy, Hyundai is making serious headway against its Japanese rivals. While the Korean automaker has surpassed Honda and Nissan, to name just two, Toyota remains in the lead by a wide margin. But that doesn't mean ToMoCo is about to sit around and wait for Hyundai to ...
Hyundai develops stretched Equus limo for home market [w/VIDEO] 2 months ago on Autoblog
Hyundai has just launched a new Equus limousine in its home market designed to appeal to executives that really need extra stretch-out room. The new Equus VL500 has had 12 inches of extra length inserted in between its axles. The extra length means that the already large Equus now bests other ...
Aim Higher: GM Daewoo reportedly suing TagAZ over fears they are planning to copy the Lacetti 2 months ago on Autoblog
In what looks like a serious-but-probably-the-norm case of industrial espionage, General Motors' South Korean Daewoo division is reportedly alleging that the Russian automaker TagAZ has tried to copy its Lacetti sedan. Backing up those allegations are the arrests of two TagAZ engineers – ...
Officially Official: Hyundai reveals 2010 Sonata in Korea 2 months ago on Autoblog
Hyundai has just unveiled its all new Sonata mid-sized sedan in its home market of South Korea, and after months of spy shots, it's new look is a surprise to no one. Nonetheless, the new Sonata is a major departure from the current strong selling but incredibly bland model. The new one follows ...
VIDEO: KDM Hyundai Tucson iX is a Sexy Utility Vehicle... just ask Britney Spears?! 3 months ago on Autoblog
It doesn't seem that long ago that Beck was singing about picking up his date in a Hyundai. (Check out "Debra" – best song ever). Only he was kidding. And it was funny. Damn funny, actually. But guess who's laughing now? The Korean automaker has gone from punchline to the fourth largest ...
Drip, Drip, Drip - More 2010 Hyundai Sonata images find their way onto the interwebs [*UPDATED] 3 months ago on Autoblog
Hyundai isn't happy about it, but the 2010 Hyundai Sonata has been caught in the Internet's voracious maw eight days before its official launch in South Korea. Hyundai then released designer's sketches of the new car... but the pics of the actual car are better because they're the realness. ...
2010 KDM Hyundai Tucson is looking California and...errr... naming Arizona 3 months ago on Autoblog
Although U.S. consumers aren't slated to clap eyes on the new Hyundai Tucson until the Los Angeles Auto Show, the next-generation model has just been revealed in its home market, and it's a much more upscale looking effort. Dubbed 'Tucson ix' in Korea and ix35 in Europe, the compact crossover ...
VIDEO: Korean Spirra supercar runs with the big dogs 3 months ago on Autoblog
The big dogs in this case being a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder and a pair of Ferrari F430s. And in case you're wondering, a Spirra is a Korean supercar built by Oullim Motors and sold through Proto Motors since 2007. Looking like a not half bad mashup of a late model Toyota MR2 and an Acura NSX, ...
Spy Shots: Are you the 2011 Hyundai Sonata? 3 months ago on Autoblog
What you're gawking at appear to be the first undisguised images of Hyundai's forthcoming Sonata sedan caught by the folks at Hyundai Blog during what appears to be a photo shoot (check out the interior cutaway above), likely in its home market of Korea (check out the badging on the decklid). ...
Hyundai-Kia overtakes Ford to become world's 4th largest automaker 3 months ago on Autoblog
If you were shocked by the news from around this time last year that the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group had jumped up to 5th in the global standings of the world's largest car manufacturers, you'll be just as surprised by the latest sales figures that place the Korean automaker this year in the ...
Quick Spin: Hyundai Equus is a high horse looking for its Praetorian Guard 3 months ago on Autoblog
The Hyundai Equus is doing its homework on the American market before it arrives in the fourth quarter of 2010. We took a ride in the upscale sedan during the Pebble Beach weekend in Monterey, and from our brief time aboard, we guess that, if it's priced right, it will do just as well as its ...
Officially Official: Hyundai Equus coming to America in 2010 4 months ago on Autoblog
This shouldn't be a total shock to anyone who has been paying attention to Hyundai's Korean flagship model this year. It first appeared on U.S. soil at the 2009 New York Auto Show back in April where Hyundai says the Equus received a "fantastic" response, and since then the automaker has been ...
Spy Shots: Long-wheelbase Equus prototype is one big Hyundai 4 months ago on Autoblog
Just when you were getting comfortable with Hyundai's $39,000 Genesis, the Korean automaker sprung the $50,000 Equus on you. Now, Hyundai has upped the stakes with the Equus VL500, a long wheel-base version of its Korean-market (and possibly U.S.-bound) flagship. The engine bay in the ...
REPORT: Police storm occupied SsangYong factory after dropping tear gas from helicopters 4 months ago on Autoblog
Most American pistonheads' exposure to SsangYong is limited to Jeremy Clarkson beating one to death with a sledgehammer (or similar). However, not only did South Korea's fifth largest automaker once build Jeeps for the U.S. Army, in the 1970s they changed their name to Dong-A Motor. Obviously, ...
Kumho Fortis - What if a tire manufacturer made an electric SUV? 4 months ago on Autoblog
According to Korean tire manufacturer Kumho, our future may yet be filled with SUVs after all. Unlike yesteryear's gas-guzzling behemoths, though, tomorrow's multi-purpose vehicles will be fully electric and powered by lithium ion battery packs. Being a tire company, it comes as little surprise ...
Americans warming to idea of Chinese, Indian autos? 4 months ago on Autoblog
We've known for a while now that Mexicans are getting some Chinese cars with their ten gallon jars of pickles, but what about Americans? Would we go for vehicles from another country from across the Pacific? There's a wonderful moment at the end of Tucker: A Man and his Dreams where Jeff ...
Kia releases first renderings of next premium sedan 4 months ago on Autoblog
This past April at the Seoul Motor Show, Kia showed off the KND-5 concept, the Korean automaker's vision for its next-generation "near luxury" model. Based on the front-wheel drive platform shared with the Hyundai Azera, the car is known internally as VG and is slated to go on sale in Korea ...
Kia bigwig reportedly says mass-produced fuel cell cars would cost $50,000 if made today 4 months ago on Autoblog
Let's face it: Hydrogen technology still has a ways to go before there's any real chance that we'll all be driving fuel cell cars in lieu of electric or fossil fuel-burning machines. Chief among the issues confronting the widespread adoption of hydrogen for automotive use is manufacturing cost, ...
Rumormill: Kia Amanti making switch to Genesis RWD platform? 5 months ago on Autoblog
From its divisive baroque styling to its status as the court jester of the rental car circuit, the Kia Amanti has so far lived a less than charmed life. The Amanti's tough luck story could change in a big hurry, however, if a new story from Motor Trend is true. MT is reporting that the Amanti is ...
REPORT: Hyundai Equus coming to the States in July 2010, priced under $60,000 5 months ago on Autoblog
According to an anonymous source at Hyundai, buyers in the U.S. will get their first crack at the Hyundai Equus sedan beginning next July, with a cost of entry somewhere south of $60,000. The Genesis-based sedan, which stretches a little over seven inches longer than Hyundai's first attempt at ...
Spy Shots: Chevy Spark spotted as Daewoo Matiz 5 months ago on Autoblog
The folks at Noticias Automotivas have scored shots of what looks to be the next-generation Daewoo Matiz, the subcompact hatch that we know better as the Chevrolet Spark. The budget runabout is clearly very similar to General Motors' 2007 Beat concept and is in fact bang-on the Bowtie-badged ...
Hyundai gives KDM facelifted Accent - is the U.S. next? 6 months ago on Autoblog
Hyundai's released a handful of images of the redesigned Verna Transform, or, as it's known in markets outside of Korea, the Accent. This 2010 model receives a thoroughly redesigned front fascia that's strikingly similar to the recently released Subaru Legacy, with a deep air dam, oversized ...
REPORT: Chevrolet Aveo replacement postponed until 2011 6 months ago on Autoblog
According to Reuters, Chevrolet's Aveo replacement has been postponed until January 2011 due to the well-publicized financial troubles at General Motors and its Korean subsidiary, Daewoo. Previously, the Aveo's replacement, codenamed T300, had been expected to bow in April of 2010. Over the first ...
100 Hyundai Equus sedans coming to U.S. dealers 7 months ago on Autoblog
The Hyundai Genesis sedan has won plenty of accolades since its introduction, and with just over 6,000 units sold so far this year (through April), Hyundai wants a bigger share of the luxury pie. So beginning this summer, the plucky Korean automaker plans to ship 100 Hyundai Equus sedans to the ...
Vauxhall sans Opel could reallign with GM Daewoo, Holden 7 months ago on Autoblog
Eyebrows raised at reports that General Motors could hold on to its British subsidiary Vauxhall even if – or, more likely, when – its German counterpart Opel would leave the family. With the model ranges of the two European GM divisions intertwined, a Vauxhall without Opel would ...
WSJ: Renault pondering return to North America
REPORT: Chrysler dealers unhappy over new ads, want regional marketing spending restored [w/VIDEO]
Ward's announces 10 Best Engines for 2010
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VIDEO: Suzuki GSX-R self-assembles, can AI be far behind?
Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more!
Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.
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