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In the past, many luxury sports car makers have used the 'R' badge to designate high-performance versions of their vehicles. Following that lead, Kia is exploring the future production of visually appealing body kit upgrades. At the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the Korean auto maker unveiled the Kia Forte Type R Concept.

Joining forces once again with Kinetic Motorsports (which also worked on the Kia Forte Hybrid Concept), Kia took their all new Forte Koup and added aggressive exterior panels - including front fenders, rocker panels and rear quarter panels.

There are many reasons to get into a Kia Sedona today - one of those is that Sedona was just ranked at the top of "Cheapest 2010 model-year vehicle to insure in the U.S." list. This according to online insurance comparer InsWeb Corp.

As the report states - The Sedona, a minivan whose 2011 model starts at $24,595 new, tops InsWeb's least-expensive list to insure. Most of the vehicles on the least-expensive list carry high passenger loads.

Launched over the summer to critical and consumer acclaim - and already the recipient of a 2010 "Top Safety Pick" from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) - the all-new 2011 Kia Sportage CUV has been named "Best Crossover" by leading Hispanic sports radio show Ruedas ESPN. Beating out popular segment contenders Nissan Rogue and Volkswagen Tiguan, Sportage was recognized by Ruedas ESPN for its high quality features and for providing consumers an impressive value while increasing its popularity among the Hispanic community.

"In addition to attractive and aggressive styling, the 2011 Sportage, like all Kia vehicles launched during Kia's design-led transformation, offers all consumers high levels of style, value and quality,"

The 2010 Kia Soul, Kia Motors America's (KMA) value-laden and uniquely styled urban passenger vehicle, recently added another award to its trophy case with Kiplinger's Personal Finance's designation of "Best New Car for Your Teen" for the Soul+ (plus) trim. The award-winning five-door was selected for its "cool factor," wide variety of standard technology and safety features as well as its funky design.

"The Soul's high style and wide array of personalization options connect with consumers that are young and young-at-heart," said Michael Sprague, vice president, marketing & communications, KMA.

Kia has officially launched the all-new 2011 Forte 5-Door. The model is based on Kia's new and already wildly popular Forte compact sedan and Forte Koup 2-door.

"The Forte 5-Door is another key ingredient to the design-led transformation that Kia Motors is currently in the midst of," said Maria Soklis, chief operating officer of Kia Canada Inc. "The Forte 5-Door provides Canadians the practicality and utility that is expected from our already successful Forte?

The Kia Soul 'Flex' has just been introduced by the Korean auto maker as they first 100% Ethanol powered vehicle. The concept came as a surprise to many enthusiasts of alternative fueled automobiles.

Due to restrictions the Soul Flex will not make an appearance on US Kia dealership lots, but cars capable of running completely on ethanol are critical in Brazil. This is where the Soul Flex was unveiled at an auto show in