Three Kia models again win international GOOD DESIGN award.

Three Kia models again win international GOOD DESIGN award.

For the second consecutive year, three Kia vehicles have taken home GOOD DESIGN awards. Two are currently available at Barnett Kia, the third is a concept car. Now in its 65th year, GOOD DESIGN is the oldest and the most prestigious awards program worldwide.

Kia’s three winners in the 2015 GOOD DESIGN awards are the all-new 2016 Sorento CUV, the all-new 2016 Optima midsize sedan…
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2016 Kia Optima and Sorento named International Cars of the Year

2016 Kia Optima and Sorento named International Cars of the Year 

Road & Travel Magazine (RTM) has named the 2016 Kia Optima its International Car of the Year, and the 2016 Sorento its International SUV of the Year. The awards were announced recently in conjunction with the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. 

RTM jurors praised the all-new edition of Kia’s perennial best-selling Optima for its aggressive design, long list of available features, impressive powertrain options…
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2016 Optima named 'Best Buy' by Kelley Blue Book

2016 Optima named ‘Best Buy’ by Kelley Blue Book

With the arrival of December at Barnett you can see the all-new 2016 Kia Optima “Launch Edition” for yourself.

It’s a big-time winner, too, because the 2016 Optima is Kelley Blue Book’s Best Buy of the Year among midsize cars!

After an extensive year-long process involving data collection, vehicle testing, and evaluation of more than 300 vehicles for model-year 2016, Kelley Blue Book narrowed…
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Every drive is more fun with 2016 Kia Sportage.

Every drive is more fun with 2016 Kia Sportage.

New model years are SO great. New vehicles, now looks, new options. Right now, for example, the 2016 Kia Sportage is here at Barnett. Down any road life takes you, it will be more than ready. Agile handling, an exceptionally smooth ride, and a range of first-class features make every drive more fun.

You’ll want to park it in the front spot. The Sportage's…
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Once again, Soul is named Active Lifestyle Vehicle of the Year

For the fourth consecutive year, the 2016 Soul—Kia’s fun, funky, and functional urban passenger vehicle—has been named a winner at the 12th annual Active Lifestyle Vehicle (ALV) of the Year awards. A panel of local media and athletes rated the Soul best in the “Urban” category during the evaluation recently in Chandler, AZ.

“It is unprecedented for a vehicle to win the ALV award for four years in a row,” said Nina…
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The 'Signature 2.0 Special Edition' Kia Soul is something to see. And you can see it here.

The ‘Signature 2.0 Special Edition’ Kia Soul is something to see. And you can see it here.

If, like so many others, you find yourself attracted to the uniqueness of Kia Soul—or if you already own a Kia Soul—you should stop by Barnett Kia and see this one for yourself.

It’s called the “Signature 2.0 Special Edition” and it IS something special. This one’s body color is the exhilarating…
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Record sales make it Kia's best-ever September

Record sales make it Kia’s best-ever September

Once again, when it comes to Kia sales there’s a lot to talk about. This week Kia released figures showing that September was another winner.
 
Kia recorded its best-ever September USA sales with figures increasing 22% over the same month a year ago, finishing with 49,820 units sold. All this made for five straight months of sales records and included a record third-quarter performance.

Sales…
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2015 Kia Sedona wins 'Ultimate Minivan Challenge'

2015 Kia Sedona wins ‘Ultimate Minivan Challenge’

The all-new 2015 Kia Sedona has been named the winner in Cars.com’s “Ultimate Minivan Challenge”, a multi-day comparison test that brought together experts from Cars.com and PBS' MotorWeek to conduct a detailed analysis on a competitive set of fully-loaded minivans. The results combined professional assessments with real-world opinions from car shoppers currently in the market for a new vehicle in the minivan segment.

The "Ultimate…
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All-time best Soul sales power Kia to record month

All-time best Soul sales power Kia to record month

Continuing to gain momentum, Kia Motors America reported best-ever August sales of 58,897 vehicles, a 7.7 percent increase over the same period last year, and the brand’s fourth straight monthly sales record. Soul sales spiked to an all-time high single nameplate monthly sales total of 17,108 units, while other top movers in August included Optima and Sorento with 13,980 and 10…
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Big 'Wow!' for 2016 Soul, including a Designer Collection

Big ‘Wow!’ for 2016 Soul, including a Designer Collection

As if the extremely popular Kia Soul wasn’t already fun to own and drive, the Soul has upped its “wow” factor for the 2016 model year with a host of new style and convenience features, some of which actually debuted on the K900 luxury sedan. In addition, owners can further express their unique individualism through a new Designer Collection, offering a two-tone paint scheme that…
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