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Kia and Hyundai warn 485, 000 SUV owners to park outside due to fire risk

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Hyundai and Kia have issued a recall for nearly 485, 000 SUVs (and a handful of sedans) due to the risk of engine bay fires, warning owners to park the vehicles outside until the repair work has been completed. The problem affects 126, 747 Kias —certain K900 sedans from model years […]

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A fight over the right to repair cars turns ugly

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Chie Ferrelli loved her Subaru SUV, which she bought in 2020 because it made her feel safe. So when it was time for her husband, Marc, to purchase his own new car last summer, they returned to the Subaru dealer near their home in southeast Massachusetts. But there was a catch, […]

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Kia’s new EV6 electric crossover goes straight to the head of the pack

Enlarge / This is Kia’s distinctively styled EV6, a new electric crossover that’s one of the best we’ve tested. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin) Kia provided two nights in a hotel and a flight from San Francisco to Washington DC so we could drive the new EV6. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. HEALDSBURG, Calif. —Remember […]

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Hyundai and Kia preview compelling three-row EVs coming to US in 2024

Enlarge / The Kia EV9 concept uses pixelated headlights that Hyundai and Kia designers have grown fond of in recent years. (credit: Kia) Amidst the slew of new electric vehicles that have been introduced in the last few years, one thing has been largely missing: a third row. SUVs and crossovers with room for more […]

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Kia teases a big electric SUV with the EV9 concept

Enlarge / Kia will reveal the EV9 concept in Los Angeles. (credit: Kia) Last week, Hyundai teased a concept of a new electric SUV called “Seven.” On Thursday, it was Kia’s turn to tease its version, a concept it is calling “EV9.” Details are scant for EV9 as they are for the Hyundai Seven, although […]

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This is Kia’s next electric car: The 300-mile EV6

Kia describes the EV6’s design philosophy as “opposites attract.” I think it looks quite a lot like the Lamborghini Urus. [credit: Kia ] The Kia EV6 is one of the more intriguing electric vehicles to have been announced over the past few months. Like sibling brand Hyundai’s Ioniq 5, the EV6 will use a new […]

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Kia rolls out a new design philosophy for its next electric crossover

This is Kia’s next electric vehicle, called the EV6. [credit: Kia ] Last year we learned about E-GMP, the new 800V electric vehicle architecture that Hyundai Motor Group has been developing over in South Korea. In February, we saw the first of the new EVs to use E-GMP, the attractive Hyundai Ioniq 5 crossover that […]

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Apple/Hyundai car talks ended fruitlessly, report says

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson/Jonathan Gitlin/Getty Images) If Apple has plans to build an electric, autonomous vehicle, it won’t be with Hyundai Motor Group. On Sunday, Bloomberg reported that “people familiar with the matter” told the publication that “Apple paused discussions with Hyundai and Kia weeks ago”. Apple’s highly secretive vehicle plans—codenamed Project Titan—have driven a […]