Amid record EV sales, Kia appeals to drivers in places like Texas and Florida with a little-known capability that can help people facing troubled grid systems and frequent natural disasters.
The 2020 Kia Telluride is a huge deal. It s the brand s largest model ever, and was designed to take on big players like the Honda Pilot and Toyota Highlander. Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu took it for a spin to see how it measures up.
The Kia EV6 unveiled Tuesday night will be the brand s first purpose-built electric model when it goes on sale in the U.S. early next year. 2022 Kia EV6 (KIA)
The five-passenger crossover is sized to compete with the Tesla Model Y and Ford Mustang Mach-E and brings plenty of performance to the fight.
The modern utility vehicle will be offered with a variety of powertrains, including an all-wheel-drive system with a 77.4 kWh battery pack and 576 hp that s good for 0-60 mph sprints in just 3.5 seconds.
And celebrate frontline workers while doing so.
Last week, we reported on Kia s latest stunt to deliver the 2021 numerals to Times Square for the annual NYE Ball Drop with the all-new 2021 Kia Sorento. It might ve been one of the brand s least exciting stunts, considering it s done 360 jumps with the K5 and made its own Fast & Furious style minifilm, but at the end of a very difficult year, saying goodbye to 2020 in style is perhaps a noble effort from the brand.
Now, the numbers have arrived safely and Kia is ready to contribute to the festivities in an even greater manner, shuttling frontline workers to the New Year s Eve festivities in various Kia products and capping the night off with a new campaign dubbed The World s First Storytelling Machine.