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#1 of 51 Reviews for the 2007 Kia Rondo by medicineman Jun 08, 2007 (4:39 pm)
So what's the consensus so far? Almost all of the reviews range from middle-of-the-road to positive, with a majority being clearly positive. In fact, only two of the reviews were definitely negative (see the Cars.com and KickingTires reviews in the American section below).   Thanks to conwelpic for suggesting the creation of this discussion/thread. And thanks to everyone who first posted some of these links in other threads. Feel free to make corrections, update the links, or post links to recent reviews.   American Reviews Active Lifestyle Vehicles Ann M. Job (Associated Press) Autoblog Automobile.com AutoWeb AutoWeek Boston Globe Brightcove.com (video) Not sure who the people are in the video or what organization produced it Car & Driver (Feb. 2007) Car & Driver (May 2007) Car Connection Cars.com Chicago Sun-Times CNET Focuses on the technology and entertainment systems in the Rondo Edmunds.com Family Car Frank A. Aukofer (Scripps Howard News Service) Kansas City Star KickingTires (Cars.com blog) LA Times Michael Karesh (creator of TrueDelta.com) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Motor Trend New Car Test Drive Newsday Orlando Sentinel Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Sacramento Bee San Francisco Chronicle San Jose Mercury News Stamford Times Truth About Cars WardsAuto.com Washington Times   Canadian Reviews Auto123.com (Nov. 2006) Auto123.com (June 2007) Canadian Driver (Nov. 2006) Canadian Driver (May 2007) Globe & Mail Graeme Fletcher (CanWest News Service) Graeme Fletcher (CanWest News Service) - Rondo EX V6 vs. Mazda5 GT Kelly Taylor (CanWest News Service) Motoring Television (QuickTime video) Toronto Star (Nov. 2006) Toronto Star (May 2007) Toronto Sun Victoria Times Colonist
#2 of 51 Reviews for the Kia Carens by medicineman Jun 08, 2007 (4:41 pm)
Some British reviews for the latest Carens (a.k.a. Rondo in the US and Canada):   Auto Express - New Reviews Auto Express - First Drives Car Keys Car Magazine Negative review Honest John Parker's What Car?
#3 of 51 More reviews for the 2007 Kia Rondo by medicineman Jun 09, 2007 (3:37 pm)
One new and one old review from Canada, both positive:   Autonet.ca Calgary Sun
#4 of 51 Review quote by conwelpic Jun 10, 2007 (2:52 pm)
"Hmm. Imagine what might happen if and when Kia gets those quality scores up there among the average and above-average brands." This was the last line from from a review in the Globe and Mail back in November 2006.   Which is interesting as here is the latest report from J.D. Powers on Initial Quality Study dated June 6th.   "Among non-premium brands, Kia posts the largest improvement in ranking, moving from 24th in 2006 to 12th in 2007"   full write up: http://www.jdpower.com/press-releases/pressrelease.aspx?ID=2007088
#5 of 51 More reviews for the 2007 Kia Rondo by medicineman Jun 14, 2007 (3:53 pm)
MotorWeek--read the review or watch the video Mostly positive review.   Winding Road I would deem this short review as probably negative. The reviewer focuses mainly on his dislike of the four-cylinder transmission but doesn't say much about the V6 or anything else. Replies to this message: conwelpic (Jun 16, 2007 1:38 pm) medicineman (Jun 16, 2007 10:29 pm)
#6 of 51 Re: More reviews for the 2007 Kia Rondo [medicineman] by conwelpic Jun 16, 2007 (1:38 pm)
Replying to: medicineman (Jun 14, 2007 3:53 pm) Thanks, I've added the Motorweek one to my list (like the video), I already had the Winding Road which I thought was a very poor and extremely short review, not because of any negative comments (thats what we want to know and to check it out to see if it is actually correct) but not very thorough. Their comment about competing with the HHR for example with regards to the 4 cylinder engine, I've read comments about the HHR engine saying the same thing. Makes you wonder sometimes what these testers were driving before they reviewed, as most of the negative comments on the 4 cylinder don't seem to relate to actual owners use. What engine do you have in your Rondo "medicineman". (you didn't fill out your profile) Replies to this message: medicineman (Jun 16, 2007 10:29 pm)
#7 of 51 Road & Track by odman Jun 16, 2007 (6:58 pm)
I was in a grocery store today and saw the July issue with a Rondo review: http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=5437
#8 of 51 Re: More reviews for the 2007 Kia Rondo [conwelpic] by medicineman Jun 16, 2007 (10:29 pm)
Replying to: conwelpic (Jun 16, 2007 1:38 pm) You can read about my thoughts on the 4 cylinder and the handful of negative reviews over here. Not that it's all that enlightening--far from it.
#9 of 51 More reviews for the 2007 Kia Rondo by medicineman Jun 18, 2007 (11:28 pm)
Seven more reviews to add to the list. Six are generally positive, one is generally negative (see last review).   CarBuzzard.com Car-Data.com Everett Daily Herald OnWheels St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tirekicking Today   Car Connection (Dec. 2006) This review is different from the Car Connection review in the original post. It's a preview look at the Rondo, which is really just a review of the Carens with diesel engine.
#10 of 51 One more review for the 2007 Kia Rondo by medicineman Jun 22, 2007 (7:59 pm)
I think you'll get a kick out of this positive review, so check it out: Jalopnik   BTW, the review mentioned this: "Aux input jack for iPods and Cowon Mp3 players is coming for 2008."

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