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Redesigned 2022 Hyundai Kona Electric adds spark to subcompact SUV segment

Kona Electric Charges Up Hyundai SUV Family

CHATHAM, Mass. – Charging around Cape Cod takes on a new meaning when the vehicle in question is a redesigned 2022 Hyundai Kona Electric subcompact sport-utility vehicle (SUV). We spent a week in a Kona Electric Limited which meant the…

2022 Kia Sorento X-Line SX-Prestige answers all the SUV questions

Sorento X-Line is Just Right

CHATHAM, Mass. – If Goldilocks had ventured into the three bears’ SUV-filled garage, she would have chosen the 2022 Kia Sorento as her ride because, as she said about everything she liked in their home, “It is just right.” The…

Kia EV6 provides answers to all EV questions

EV6 Answers a Lot of Questions

CHATHAM, Mass. – “What is it?” “Is it an electric car?” It has been a long time since I have driven a vehicle which received as much attention or created as much of a reaction as the 2022 Kia EV6…

Hyundai Ioniq 5 received the IIHS Top Safety Pick +

IONIQ 5 EV Receives IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK

Source: Hyundai announcement FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – Hyundai’s all-new 2022 IONIQ 5 (built after December 2021) has received an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 2022 TOP SAFETY PICK PLUS (TSP+) designation. The significant achievement now gives Hyundai a total…

Kona N Line is top value subcompact SUV

Kona Redesigned, Good Value for 2022

CHATHAM, Mass. – Smorgasbord might be a Swedish word, but the term perfectly describes Hyundai’s diverse sport-utility/crossover-utility (SUV/CUV) choices. The American buyer can choose from seven SUV/CUV body variants, from the subcompact Venue to the three-row Palisade. The choice of…

Upgraded ADAS featured in 2023 Kia Seltos

ADAS Upgrades Highlights 2023 Kia Seltos

IRVINE, Calif. – Kia America announced the 2023 Kia Seltos subcompact sport-utility vehicle (SUV) or crossover-utility vehicle (CUV) with enhancements to its advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) as the primary change for the new model year. The S trim version –…

New Kia Soul adds standard ADAS

Soul Redesign Receives Standard ADAS

Source: Kia Motor America announcement IRVINE, Calif. – Kia is bringing a new, reengineered Soul to the American market this summer featuring the addition of a suite of advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) as standard equipment across the urban-runabout’s range. Overall,…

The new Kia Niro: filled with ADAS and available in one of three electrified versions

New Kia Niro: ADAS and 3 Electric Flavors

Source: Kia announcement NEW YORK, N.Y. — The all-new Kia Niro CUV (crossover utility vehicle) made its North American debut this week at the New York International Auto Show. With striking styling cues, a commitment to sustainability and connectivity as…

Extensive ADAS features added for 2023 Telluride update

Telluride Adds ADAS in 2023 Update

Source: Kia announcement NEW YORK — Three years after bursting onto the scene as one of the most in-demand and award-winning three-row eight-passenger SUVs in the U.S., the Kia Telluride returns for 2023 with an array of enhancements that build…

2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid offers great SUV value

Hybrid Adds New Dimension to Santa Fe

CHATHAM, Mass. – We were blown away by the redesigned 2021 Santa Fe when we reviewed the top-of-the-range Calligraphy version in June 2021 and our recent week in the Hybrid variant reinforced our conclusion this mid-size sport utility vehicle (SUV)…

Hyundai's forthcoming IONIQ 5 will have a long list of ADAS

IONIQ 5 EV’s Impressive ADAS Suite

Source: Hyundai announcement FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – The long-anticipated IONIQ 5 electric crossover utility vehicle will have a sophisticated set of standard advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), according to yesterday’s pricing and packaging announcement by the Korean automaker. The standard ADAS…

Kia launched the 2023 Sportage Hybrid, filled with ADAS, at the LA Auto Show

Sportage Hybrid Filled with ADAS Debuts in LA

Source: Kia announcement LOS ANGELES — After recently debuting the all-new fifth generation Sportage, Kia has unveiled an electrified version of the brand’s longest running nameplate at the Los Angeles Auto Show (LAAS. This newest Kia follows in the footsteps…

The new 2023 Kia Sportage adds impressive list of ADAS features

Sportage, New for 2023 Adds ADAS

Source: Kia announcement IRVINE, Calif. — As Kia’s longest running nameplate which pioneered its segment, the Sportage undergoes its most significant change to date as the fifth generation is unveiled. Developed as part of Kia’s new global brand transformation, “Movement…

The new Genesis GV60 is filled with technology, including extensive ADAS features

GV60 Electric Crossover Filled with Safety Tech

SEOUL – Genesis this week in a YouTube broadcast unveiled its first dedicated electric vehicle (EV), the coupe-styled crossover GV60. The GV60 offers a safe and convenient driving experience with advanced autonomous driving technology that is based on active safety…

The 2022 Genesis GV70 and G70 just earned the IIHS Top Safety Pick+

GV70 Compact SUV Another Hit for Genesis

CHATHAM, Mass. – Genesis has continued its assault on the premium-vehicle market with this year’s launch of the GV70 compact sport utility (SUV), which aggressively takes on the likes of – and meets them head on — Volvo, BMW, Lexus,…

The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Limited Hybrid AWD sets a standard for compact SUVs

Tucson Brings Hyundai Advances to Compact SUV

CHATHAM, Mass. – The completely redesigned and reengineered 2022 Hyundai Tucson puts the Korean automaker into the top echelon of compact sport utility (SUV) producers. And at $38,600 for the extremely well-equipped Tucson Limited Hybrid AWD (all-wheel drive) I spent…

The 2021 Hyundai Sonata N Line is a true sport sedan

N Line Turns Sonata into a Real Sport Sedan

CHATHAM, Mass. – Building a world-class sport sedan means starting with a solid, competent platform which Hyundai has done in transforming the 2021 Sonata into a terror by giving the four-door its N Line treatment. The high-performance, race-track bred N…

The all-new 2021 Kia Sorento is a terrific SUV

Sorento Another Stellar SUV from Kia

CHATHAM, Mass. – The all-new 2021 Kia Sorento X-Line AWD is a terrific vehicle, continuing the South Korean brand’s succession of impressive new models. Vehicles like the Telluride, Carnival, K5, Stinger and Seltos instantaneously put Kia in the top of…

2022 Genesis G70 featrures myriad of improvements from the 2020 model

Genesis G70 Just Keeps Getting Better

CHATHAM, Mass. – An exhilarating week behind the wheel of the updated 2022 Genesis G70 3.3T RWD reinforced – and strengthened – the opinion I formed when I drove the 2020 G70 last June: a car does not need a…

The 2021 Santa Fe cointues Hyundai's advancement to the top of the SUV market

Santa Fe Continues Hyundai’s Advance

CHATHAM, Mass. – “$43,000 for a Hyundai?!” “This is a Hyundai Santa Fe?!” The surprise in my passenger’s voice about both the 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe price and the overall vehicle reflects the image many Americans have of the South…

The all-new 2022 Kia Carnival has earned the IIHS top safety award for 2021

Carnival MPV is Kia’s Latest MVP

CHATHAM, Mass. – “Looks can be deceiving.” “You can’t tell a book by its cover.” These might be cliches in the American idiom, but unless you noticed the adjacent front and rear-door handles, the new Kia Carnival could easily pass…

New 20211 Kia Carnival MPV comes with 12 standard ADAS

Carnival MPV Filled with Standard ADAS

IRVINE, Calif. – Kia recently introduced the all-new 2022 Kia Carnival Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) which replaces the Sedona minivan, and comes with 12 standard advanced driver-assist systems (ADAS) as well as the first blind-spot view monitor in the people-mover segment.…