It’s always a wild time throughout the year keeping up with the comings and goings of Daylight Savings Time. The is-it-EDT-or-EST panic is a common thread that goes throughout the year, forcing us to quickly type “is it saving daylight savings time?” into the Google search bar of our phone. Read the rest of this entry
Helping to break the midsize sedan out of the staid and predictable form for which it spent entire decades, the Kia Optima has challenged the status quo since its inception years ago. These days, the Kia Optima serves as a reminder that the midsize sedan can feel a lot like a luxury car at half the price. Read the rest of this entry
It’s nearly October and that’s blowing our minds over here at Friendly Kia. Hard to believe Halloween is just over a month away and the winter holidays following in short order. Read the rest of this entry
Refined and alluring, the Kia Optima is a midsize sedan that harkens back to what has historically made the midsize sedan such a popular and iconic segment. After all, the midsize sedan is the vehicle we likely associate most closely with the word “car.” Read the rest of this entry
Although summer doesn’t mean the same relief from harsh cold and precipitation in Florida that it does in the northern states, it’s still a time when kids are out of school and everybody’s just a bit more lax about their otherwise stringent schedules. Read the rest of this entry
Unless you’re inheriting a gently-used model from a loved one, buying a pre-owned vehicle is a study in patience, research and eventually taking a leap of faith. Without knowing a vehicle’s history, it’s all guesswork – guesswork which can chill you to the bone imagining a vehicle revving up to 10,000 RPM on the freeway or sitting underwater for three days when the town aquarium burst open (is there even a way to get squid ink stains out of the seating?). Read the rest of this entry
We like to split our time here on the Friendly Kia Blog between showing what is in the form of current model specs, features, comparisons etc. and what could be in the form of Kia concepts, Kias You Can’t Buy in the United States and more. As a brand with both two feet on the ground and a head in the clouds, Kia has mastered the art of remaining aspirational and thought-leading without ever overpromising. Read the rest of this entry
As we come to the final few weekends of September, one thing is obvious: 2019 has been stolen from us under our noses and it’s up to us to find a way to get it back. Read the rest of this entry
Although winter is typically a season to fear for much of the nation, for us here in Florida, it can be a huge relief following the fall season that’s most likely to bring damaging wind and rain. For many of us, winter means finally some decent temperatures that aren’t 100 degrees with 99-percent humidity or 90 degrees with non-stop rain and wind. Read the rest of this entry
When you cover a company as dynamic and innovative as Kia, you get to learn a little bit about where to look to see what’s coming in the automotive industry. Often, the designers and engineers at Kia are the ones creating the technology and features which will come to be standard in all vehicles. Read the rest of this entry