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2009 Kia Sedona Named as a 'Best Buy' By Consumers Digest
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IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Already a recipient of numerousawards and accolades, including a "Good" rating by the Insurance Institute forHighway Safety (IIHS), a five-star crash safety rating from the NationalHighway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)(1) and topping StrategicVision's Total Quality Index (TQI) survey, the 2009 Kia Sedona is now named asa Consumers Digest "Best Buy" for the second consecutive year.
"It is an honor to have Sedona recognized yet again," said Byung Mo Ahn,group president and CEO of Kia Motors America (KMA) and Kia MotorsManufacturing Georgia (KMMG). "Being named a 'Best Buy' by Consumers Digestgoes to the heart of Kia Motors' commitment to offering consumers value-mindedand comfortable vehicles with outstanding safety features."
Basing its decision on a vehicle's purchase price and ownership costs inrelation to factors including comfort, performance, styling and utility,Consumers Digest determines a "Best Buy" by evaluating each vehicle against achecklist of various design and performance characteristics, includingstyling, interior ergonomics, seating, accessories and amenities, cargo space,fit and finish, starting and acceleration, shifting/transmission, steering andhandling, braking, ride quality and fuel economy.
The current generation Sedona, both Long and Short Wheel Bases, offersstandard safety features including six standard airbags (dual advanced frontand front seat-mounted side air bags, and full-length side curtain air bagsfor all three seating rows), a four-channel, four-sensor, antilock brakesystem (ABS), electronic brake distribution (EBD), a traction control system(TCS), a brake assist system (BAS) and a tire pressure monitoring system(TPMS).
In addition to superior standard safety features and amenities offered onthe previous generation model, the 2009 Sedona also now offers SIRIUSsatellite radio capability, with auxiliary and MP3-USB connection, standard onall trim levels with three months complimentary service and an optionalnavigation system for the EX trim line.
About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the sales, marketing and distribution arm ofKia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA offers a completeline of vehicles through more than 640 dealers throughout the United States.For 2007, KMA recorded its 14th consecutive year of record U.S. sales. KiaMotors subscribes to a philosophy of building high value, high quality, safeand dynamic vehicles. Kia Motors prides itself on producing vehicles that areexciting and enabling and evoke the Kia tagline "The Power to Surprise."
Kia Motors America is the "Official Automotive Partner of the NBA."Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is availableat its Web site -- www.kia.com. For media information, including photography,visit www.kiamedia.com.
(1) Government star ratings are part of the National Highway TrafficSafety Administration's (NHTSA's) New Car Assessment Program(www.safercar.gov). Model tested with standard side-impact airbags (SABs).
SOURCE Kia Motors America
Basing its decision on a vehicle's purchase price and ownership costs inrelation to factors including comfort, performance, styling and utility,Consumers Digest determines a "Best Buy" by evaluating each vehicle against achecklist of various design and performance characteristics, includingstyling, interior ergonomics, seating, accessories and amenities, cargo space,fit and finish, starting and acceleration, shifting/transmission, steering andhandling, braking, ride quality and fuel economy.
The current generation Sedona, both Long and Short Wheel Bases, offersstandard safety features including six standard airbags (dual advanced frontand front seat-mounted side air bags, and full-length side curtain air bagsfor all three seating rows), a four-channel, four-sensor, antilock brakesystem (ABS), electronic brake distribution (EBD), a traction control system(TCS), a brake assist system (BAS) and a tire pressure monitoring system(TPMS).
In addition to superior standard safety features and amenities offered onthe previous generation model, the 2009 Sedona also now offers SIRIUSsatellite radio capability, with auxiliary and MP3-USB connection, standard onall trim levels with three months complimentary service and an optionalnavigation system for the EX trim line.
About Kia Motors America
Kia Motors America (KMA) is the sales, marketing and distribution arm ofKia Motors Corporation based in Seoul, South Korea. KMA offers a completeline of vehicles through more than 640 dealers throughout the United States.For 2007, KMA recorded its 14th consecutive year of record U.S. sales. KiaMotors subscribes to a philosophy of building high value, high quality, safeand dynamic vehicles. Kia Motors prides itself on producing vehicles that areexciting and enabling and evoke the Kia tagline "The Power to Surprise."
Kia Motors America is the "Official Automotive Partner of the NBA."Information about Kia Motors America and its full vehicle line-up is availableat its Web site -- www.kia.com. For media information, including photography,visit www.kiamedia.com.
(1) Government star ratings are part of the National Highway TrafficSafety Administration's (NHTSA's) New Car Assessment Program(www.safercar.gov). Model tested with standard side-impact airbags (SABs).
SOURCE Kia Motors America
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