By Kia BUZZ Editorial Team

In the last year, Kia has earned so many awards in so many different categories (design, safety, efficiency - you name it) that the team here at Turner Kia have had a hard time keeping up. But it's even more difficult when Kia wins more than one award at a time - particularly if the automaker wins three awards at one time. Which, by the way, they just did in the U.K.

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You wanna know why the Kia Optima Hybrid continues to earn praise from industry insiders? Sitting behind the wheel is one way to find out, but maybe you need a gentle push into the showroom? Maybe you're not sure you're ready for a new car, or maybe it's the hybrid thing that has you hesitating? No problem, that's what we're here for!

We'll start with some of that aforementioned...

It took two drivers 14 days to travel across the United States in a Kia Optima Hybrid. It was a journey of 7,899 miles, and just 123 gallons of gasoline. Yup, they only used five-and-a-half tanks of gas - and they set a Guinness World Record.

Don't worry, this summer, you'll be getting a peek into what it was like for these two professional drivers to set the record. But here's what...

Wondering about what kind of fuel-efficiency you'll find at Turner Kia? Well, to start, the stylishly designed 2012 Kia Optima gets an impressive 24/35 city/highway mpg. That's not even the Hybrid version, which boats an EPA-estimated 35/40 mpg. Or, how about a 2012 Kia Rio? 30 mpg city/40 mpg highway. And the funky 2012 Kia Soul can get up to 36 miles to the gallon on the highway.

Easy on the wallet, that's for sure. But how about the...

Turner Kia [4201 Chambers Hill Road Harrisburg, PA], is excited to share big news from Kia for all of you green drivers out there! The Korean automaker recently announced that they will focus their eco-friendly production on electric vehicles and leave hybrid production for their parent company, Hyundai.                                                                     

Yang Woong-chul, the group's VP, elaborated on this effort at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, stating, "Hyundai intends to focus on hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles and plug-in…

Kia has plans for many types of green vehicles - from diesel to hybrid and even fully electric models of future vehicles. By 2014, the growing auto maker is poised to be one of the biggest producers of hybrid and electric cars. The company will introduce their Kia Rio within the next two years. The 2014 Rio will first hit the streets of Europe. The car will contain a 1.1 liter, 74-bhp engine.

 

The auto maker also plans on releasing a Kia Optima Hybrid in Europe. This variant will contain a 2.0 liter gasoline engine. This powerplant will be…

In recent years, Kia has shifted away from the quintessential Korean styling that defined many Korean-made cars in the 1990's and early 2000's toward a more universal style proven to better appeal to car buyers worldwide. The man largely responsible for this evolvement is Kia designer, Peter Schreyer previously employed at Audi.

According to Schreyer, there is currently no "Koreaness" about the current Kia lineup. And he's right - at least as far as production models are concerned.

The recent unveiling of the Naimo EV concept at the Seol Motor Show, however, proves that the Korean automaker hasn…

The first 100% Ethanol powered vehicle was just introduced by the Kia, The Soul 'Flex'.
The concept was a surprise to many enthusiasts of alternative fueled automobiles.
Because of restrictions the Soul Flex will not make it on US Kia dealership lots, but cars capable of running completely on ethanol are vital in Brazil. This is where the Soul Flex was unveiled at an auto show in São Paulo.
Brazilian drivers depend on ethanol to power cars, since the country has an abundance of sugar cane, from which it is derived. In the US, most ethanol used in a…

Information is limited, but what little we do know sounds very exciting. What are we talking about? Well, Kia Motors has introduced their all new and very secret Pop EV Concept to the web.

The Kia Pop is a small, two door Smartcar-like electric vehicle. With The Paris Motor Show little more than a month away, Kia has released photos of this new concept, which it will put on display. The Pop shows a type?