Today, after 18 months of chaperoning the limited-edition, manually shifted Kia Rio SX, I'm left intrigued. Not about the vehicle itself -- there's no doubt modern little cars are much improved over ...

ROAD TEST EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: Do you want to know what’s refreshing? When a car company actually listens to feedback and responds. Case in point is this 2013 Kia Rio 5-door SX equipped with a ...

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and Kia vehicles for more than six years. The National Highway Traffic ...

The redesigned Kia Rio isn’t the most flashy debut at this year’s Paris Motor Show, but it is a significant model that a lot of people will actually buy. The Kia Rio is the Korean automaker’s ...

It's long been true that only the base, stripped-out trim levels of many cars offer a manual transmission. That was certainly true of the Kia Rio, which offered a six-speed manual solely on LX models.