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Make: Kia
Model: Stonic
Released: Feb 2021
Kia has at last launched the Stonic small SUV with the high-riding Rio offering competitive driveaway pricing between $22,990 and $29,990.
Model: Carnival
Released: Jan 2021
Kia has launched its new-generation Carnival people carrier, a vehicle it now classes as a ’GUV’ (grand utility vehicle) with the range opening from $46,880 plus on-roads for the petrol-powered S.
Model: Stinger
Released: Nov 2020
Kia gifts its rear-wheel-drive Stinger sports-sedan a new face and revamped interior ahead of 2021 with the changes said to “amplify its gran turismo character”.
The Kia Carnival takes on a new SUV persona for 2021 with an “SUV-inspired design”, new suspension and interior with the brand now calling it a 'GUV'.
Model: Sorento
Released: Aug 2020
Kia's new bigger, safer, roomier and more stylish fourth-generation Sorento arrives this month but only with diesel power and priced from $48,850 plus on-roads – those wanting the cheaper V6 will have to wait another couple of months.
Model: Picanto
Released: Jul 2020
Kia's pint-sized Picanto has been treated to a makeover which snares the range updated while the the top-spec GT-Line and GT variants also score tougher new styling.
Based on the brand's new N3 platform, the fourth generation Kia Sorento is bigger than ever before and is loaded with the lastest tech to keep families entertained for hours.
Model: Seltos
Released: Oct 2019
Quite possibly the most important model in Kia’s short history Down Under, the segment-straddling Seltos small SUV will go on sale with huge expectations in a busy class.
Model: Cerato
Released: Jan 2019
Kia's fourth-generation Cerato hatch will kick off from $19,990 driveaway for the entry-level S with a six-speed manual, and will top out at $26,190 for the Sport+. The sportier, turbocharged GT variant will also join the range in January.
Model: Picanto - GT
Kia's Picanto was the runway market leader among the micro cars last year, and the Korean brand is now set to bolster the baby hatch line-up with the 74kW/172Nm 1.0-litre turbo-triple GT.
Model: Rio
Released: Sep 2018
Kia will reveal a new Rio light car in Q3 of 2018, with the welcome return of a six-speed automatic transmission on a freshly-minted, mid-range Sport version aimed at private buyers.
Model: Sportage
Released: Jul 2018
Kia's facelifted Sportage medium SUV is set to launch in July, bringing a range of new driving aids, including adaptive cruise control, idle-stop, surround view monitor and driver fatigue monitor, as part of an extensive makeover.
Released: May 2018
Australia’s top-selling people-mover, the Kia Carnival, has been given a mid-life refresh that includes a new eight-speed automatic transmission, subtle styling tweaks and some price increases.
Model: Optima
The Kia Optima has undergone a number of changes including revised exterior styling, redesigned head- and tail-lights and a full suite of advanced driver-assist system. The mid-size sedan is expected to locally in the second quarter of 2018.
Model: Cerato - sedan
Released: Mar 2018
The new Cerato sedan shares the same basic underpinnings with the outgoing model, but gets updated styling inspired by the Stinger.
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Model: Soul
Released: Dec 2016
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Model: Pro_cee'd - GT
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Model: Koup
Released: Oct 2013
Model: Rondo
Released: Jun 2013
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Model: Rio - three-door
Released: Feb 2012
Model: Rio - sedan
Released: Jan 2012
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Model: Magentis
Model: Cerato - Hatch
Released: Jul 2010
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Model: Sportage - CRDi
Released: Sep 2007
Model: Sorento - CRDi
Released: Aug 2007
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Model: Sorento - LWB
Released: Oct 2004