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Greg Morrison: This was a vehicle that appears to be climbing up hill in terms of conventional wisdom about what the public wants to buy. The Kia Borrego is a full size SUV with seating for eight people being offered when most manufacturers are trying to run away from the segment. While it's a gamble for the Korean based automaker, the Borrego comes to the party with a lot of standard features, starting with a previously mentioned seating for eight people across three rows.
The interior delivers a more upscale look than seen in other Kia SUV's and for the first time there is a navigation system available. But this is enough to interest potential buyers.
Tom Loveless: We know that in the end that consumers are going to ultimately purchase what they need. Do we think that with fuel prices at $4 plus per gallon that fuel economy is going to be a central decisioning point, absolutely.
Greg Morrison: So what it's like to get behind the wheel, we found that the Borrego has typical SUV handling and has acquired men in the upper 20s to mid 30s price range. In a series of different road conditions it turned out to have a lower than expected exterior and interior noise level.
The Borrego drivetrain county is an example of whether the rules of two are enforced are available in two wheels or four wheel drive configurations. There are two engines and transmission packages. One is a 276 horsepower, 3.8 liter V6 made it to a 5 speed automatic gear box. The other is a 4.6 liter V8 turning out 337 horsepower, it comes with a six speed automatic transmission. So why did the V6 get this gearbox.
Ralph Tjoa: Offering 6 speed will be a natural improvement in terms of a V6 fuel economy and that something definitely they are going to offer in the vehicle at some future dates.
Greg Morrison: Translations for the corporate speak we wanted to get this unit to market in a hurry. The company also claims they have plans to offer diesel on the Borrego sometime in the future. For now the Borrego is incredible first full size SUV from the brand. Well not a luxury vehicle it is peering over the Edge into that segment, saying we can offer a lot of what those guys do at a lower price, which they hope there is room to get into the game at this point. This is Greg Morrison.
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