The cars that hit the hardest in 2024: CarsGuide's Top 10 most popular reviews of the year

The cars that hit the hardest in 2024: CarsGuide's Top 10 most popular reviews of the year

28 Dec 2024 by James Cleary

One of CarsGuide’s primary drivers is keeping in-market buyers informed on the performance of recent arrivals in the Australian new vehicle market.To that end we go ‘beyond the test drive’ by ...Read more
The best new cars in 2024! From family hatchbacks to superbly-executed 4WDs and groundbreaking EVs, these are CarsGuide's Top 10 rated cars of the year

The best new cars in 2024! From family hatchbacks to superbly-executed 4WDs and groundbreaking EVs, these are CarsGuide's Top 10 rated cars of the year

24 Dec 2024 by James Cleary

In reviewing a new model, CarsGuide looks at eight key criteria — Price and features (value), Design (form and function), Practicality (space and tech), Under the bonnet (engine/motor and ...Read more
Laura Berry's Top 5 cars of 2024: From Audi TT to Kia Carnival 

Laura Berry's Top 5 cars of 2024: From Audi TT to Kia Carnival 

22 Dec 2024 by Laura Berry

Cars are like people. Meet enough cars and you can pick an outstanding one pretty quickly.When it comes to outstanding cars they don’t have to do everything right, but what’s important is that they ...Read more
'It's a struggle': Kia needs to have big sales of the 2025 Kia EV5, Kia EV3 to avoid paying penalties from new Australian government emissions laws

'It's a struggle': Kia needs to have big sales of the 2025 Kia EV5, Kia EV3 to avoid paying penalties from new Australian government emissions laws

17 Dec 2024 by Dom Tripolone

Australians aren’t buying as many EVs as they need to. ...Read more
Take that, China! From a $55K hybrid, turbos, V6s and diesels to the 2025 EV flagship knockout, the brand with the broadest seven-seat SUV strategy, using choice and value to woo buyers

Take that, China! From a $55K hybrid, turbos, V6s and diesels to the 2025 EV flagship knockout, the brand with the broadest seven-seat SUV strategy, using choice and value to woo buyers

14 Dec 2024 by Byron Mathioudakis

In 2025, no other car company in Australia will offer quite the combination of body styles and powertrain choices for buyers seeking an SUV or crossover with three rows of seating as Hyundai. Read more
Family SUV buyers: Nine reasons to get the Hyundai Ioniq 9 over the Kia EV9 - and three not to!

Family SUV buyers: Nine reasons to get the Hyundai Ioniq 9 over the Kia EV9 - and three not to!

7 Dec 2024 by Byron Mathioudakis

There’s no love lost between these two competitors!Hyundai and Kia may belong to the same family, but to the outside world they are fierce rivals that fight tooth and nail against each other.In fact ...Read more
Expensive Kia or cut-price Audi Q8 e-tron? 2025 Kia EV9 GT finally confirmed with simulated combustion heart of Ioniq 5 N also joining updated 478kW Kia EV6 GT to further gap Tesla Model Y Performance

Expensive Kia or cut-price Audi Q8 e-tron? 2025 Kia EV9 GT finally confirmed with simulated combustion heart of Ioniq 5 N also joining updated 478kW Kia EV6 GT to further gap Tesla Model Y Performance

22 Nov 2024 by Samuel Irvine

Kia announced the first details of its much-anticipated EV9 GT model at this year's Los Angeles motor show. Read more
Move aside, Tesla: Hyundai and Kia's electric cars are the new cultural benchmark | Opinion

Move aside, Tesla: Hyundai and Kia's electric cars are the new cultural benchmark | Opinion

16 Sep 2024 by Chris Thompson

It’s been a long time since someone who’s not that interested in cars gushed to me about how much they like Tesla (it doesn’t help that the man in charge of Tesla has done less and ...Read more
Top 5 things car makers fixed that weren't broken: from Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV9's cameras and mirrors to Tesla Model Y's speedo and no spare wheels | Opinion

Top 5 things car makers fixed that weren't broken: from Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV9's cameras and mirrors to Tesla Model Y's speedo and no spare wheels | Opinion

14 Jul 2024 by Laura Berry

Cars without back windows? Cameras instead of mirrors? Electric cars that sound like petrol ones? Here's our Top 5 things car makers have fixed that weren't broken. Read more
Powerhouse Kia EV9 GT EV SUV timing confirmed... and it's quick! Super seven-seater electric car will deliver a "unique performance experience"

Powerhouse Kia EV9 GT EV SUV timing confirmed... and it's quick! Super seven-seater electric car will deliver a "unique performance experience"

2 May 2024 by James Cleary

Kia's top executive has confirmed key details relating to the much-anticipated high-performance GT version of the brand’s flagship EV9 electric SUV. ...Read more
Kia's plan to solve electric vehicle resale in Australia: Local battery repairs and guaranteed future values coming for brand's EV range

Kia's plan to solve electric vehicle resale in Australia: Local battery repairs and guaranteed future values coming for brand's EV range

2 Feb 2024 by Andrew Chesterton

Kia is working on what it says will be a solution to electric-vehicle resale challenges, promising localised battery reconditioning and guaranteed future value for its EV6, EV9 and incoming EV5. Read more
From $20k budget hatchbacks to a $100k premium electric SUV in just a handful of years - How Kia transformed its image and became a pain for brands like Mazda, Toyota, Mitsubishi and even Hyundai

From $20k budget hatchbacks to a $100k premium electric SUV in just a handful of years - How Kia transformed its image and became a pain for brands like Mazda, Toyota, Mitsubishi and even Hyundai

14 Jan 2024 by Tom White

Kia has a longer history than you might think but how, exactly, did it get from selling $20k budget hatchbacks to $100,000 electric SUVs in just a handful of years? Read more
Byron Mathioudakis' Top 5 cars of 2023: From Honda Civic Type R to Kia EV9 and beyond

Byron Mathioudakis' Top 5 cars of 2023: From Honda Civic Type R to Kia EV9 and beyond

26 Dec 2023 by Byron Mathioudakis

Here are my personal and somewhat subjective Top 5 Cars of 2023... and in alphabetical order, because – like reading – objectivity is fundamental. ...Read more
Tom White's Top 5 cars of 2023: From the BYD Dolphin to the Kia EV9

Tom White's Top 5 cars of 2023: From the BYD Dolphin to the Kia EV9

25 Dec 2023 by Tom White

I didn't expect my entire list to be fully electric cars, but these five are all stand-outs in their own right. Read more
Maximum five-star ANCAP safety results for 2024 BMW 5 Series, Kia EV9 and Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV

Maximum five-star ANCAP safety results for 2024 BMW 5 Series, Kia EV9 and Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV

7 Dec 2023 by James Cleary

The latest new cars to be assessed against ANCAP’s current 2023-2025 testing criteria have come through with flying colours to score maximum five-star ratings. ...Read more
"If you think 100km/h in 5.3 seconds is good..." bonkers Kia EV9 GT electric car incoming as Australia's wildest 4WD nears

"If you think 100km/h in 5.3 seconds is good..." bonkers Kia EV9 GT electric car incoming as Australia's wildest 4WD nears

24 Nov 2023 by Andrew Chesterton

A flagship Kia EV9 GT is around 12 months away from launch in Australia, with the hardcore electric 4WD promising serious performance. Read more
Australia's cheapest electric vehicles are a "puddle" filled with Chinese challenger brands and "we don't want to go back there", says Kia

Australia's cheapest electric vehicles are a "puddle" filled with Chinese challenger brands and "we don't want to go back there", says Kia

21 Nov 2023 by Andrew Chesterton

Kia has no interest in entering into the battle to deliver Australia's cheapest electric vehicle, instead vowing to deliver value to its customers, no matter the sticker price on its vehicles. ...Read more
Australia's best-value EV? Kia EV9 pricing and specification confirmed with three-row, seven-seat electric SUV to kick off from under $100k

Australia's best-value EV? Kia EV9 pricing and specification confirmed with three-row, seven-seat electric SUV to kick off from under $100k

3 Nov 2023 by Andrew Chesterton

Kia's LandCruiser-sized electric SUV will kick off from $97,000 in Australia, making the EV9 among the best-value (on a dollar-per-square-metre basis) electric vehicles in the country.The Kia EV9 ...Read more
Top 5 new cars still to come in 2023: Kia EV9, Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series and the best of the rest that'll make here by Christmas

Top 5 new cars still to come in 2023: Kia EV9, Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series and the best of the rest that'll make here by Christmas

16 Oct 2023 by Laura Berry

The countdown’s on with just two full months before the year ends, and in that time we’ll see some highly anticipated new models land in Australia.So here it is: our top 5 cars still come in 2023.[ ...Read more
Confirmed! 2024 Kia EV9 electric car spotted in Australia as local line-up revealed in government documents

Confirmed! 2024 Kia EV9 electric car spotted in Australia as local line-up revealed in government documents

10 Oct 2023 by Chris Thompson

The Kia EV9 is set to arrive in Australian dealerships within weeks, but Kia Australia is waiting until the model’s local launch to confirm details like exact line-up and pricing. However, ...Read more
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