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#1 of 379 Kia Carens/Rondo by wheelz4 Apr 18, 2006 (10:16 am)
New Mazda5 competitor on the way! http://www.kiamotors.com/Inter_corp/Pr/News/ReadPress.aspx?index=320
#2 of 379 A little bit tamer in real life... by wheelz4 Apr 18, 2006 (10:27 am)
http://www.whatcar.com/news-special-report.aspx?NA=219375   Of course, the North American version has yet to be seen, but it should be pretty close to this. Hope they do a re-think on the name, though. What's up with "Rondo"?
#3 of 379 Engines by wheelz4 Apr 24, 2006 (9:28 am)
The "whatcar" preview mentions a 2 litre 4 cyl as well as the requisite diesels for the European market. I'm hoping for North America that they put in the new Optima's 2.4l 4cyl with 5 speed auto combination, as this will better the Mazda5's power (161 hp/163 lb/ft torque), # of gears(5), and if the Optima's mileage is any indication (24/34 US or 29/40 imperial), it will better the Mazda5's fuel economy as well.
#4 of 379 Some pics... by wheelz4 May 01, 2006 (8:36 am)
Here's a gallery for the whatcar preview. The European version should be fairly close the the version we will get (the Korean version gets a different front end). http://www.whatcar.com/popups/gallery.aspx?NA=219375&EL=3155229
#5 of 379 More competition? by wheelz4 May 04, 2006 (8:29 am)
TOV is mentioning that the Honda Latitude (that was supposed to be here years ago) may finally be in the cards for North America, as a new Stream is imminent for the Japanese market. So people in the market for a small, efficient, multi-space vehicle may soon have a choice of 3: Rondo, Mazda5 or Latitude!
#6 of 379 more pics by wheelz4 May 19, 2006 (9:19 am)
Vince Burlap/Hollywood extra has some pics of the Korean version. The exterior is nothing to write home about, though the European/North American versions do look a little better than the Korean one. The interior looks well done, however, and overall, it should provide the Mazda5 (and Honda's Stream/Latitude, if we ever get it) with some good competition.
#7 of 379 dimensions? by bobw3 May 19, 2006 (12:32 pm)
any idea of the exterior dimensions?
#8 of 379 dimensions by wheelz4 May 23, 2006 (5:28 am)
In Korean spec., 1-3" taller than the Mazda5, 2" wider than the '5', though the '5' is about 2" longer. (The length spec. may be misleading, for when they fit bumpers to our North American crash protection standards, the length of the Rondo will probably increase by a couple of inches). Suffice to say, it's about the same as the mazda5, only a little wider and taller. (180l/72w/66h)
#9 of 379 more pics by wheelz4 May 29, 2006 (6:09 am)
This time, the 'Euro' version, which should be more or less identical to what we'll get in North America, savwe for the powertrains. http://www.repubblica.it/2004/b/motori/gallerie/kia/carens2/carens2.html
#10 of 379 a few more details by wheelz4 May 29, 2006 (6:19 am)
http://www.canadiandriver.com/news/060529-4.htm

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