November Lease and APR Specials

November 15th, 2023 by

It’s a great time to buy or lease a new vehicle at Kia of Mankato. We are offering great prices on all of the cars customers love. From cars to SUVs to EVs, we have something for you.  Kia Forte For well-qualified buyers, you can buy a new 2024 Kia Forte with 3.9% APR financing…

SpeedSportLife Finds Sportage Hybrid to be the Sweet Spot

August 14th, 2023 by
2023 Kia Sportage Plugin Hybrid

Car enthusiast site SpeedSportLife reviewed the Sportage Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV). The PHEV is at the top of the Sportage model line. The author has good things to say about the model and the Sportage model line in general. He concludes that for himself, he prefers the Sportage hybrid but that “The 2023 Sportage PHEV is…

Seven Kia Models Declared Category Winners by Money Magazine

June 18th, 2023 by

Cars are major expenditures. It is often the highest expenditure an individual, couple, or family makes aside from a home purchase and one that is made more frequently. Consequently, many publications consider it a service to their readers to give their car purchase advice based on their area of expertise. Thus, it only makes sense…

2023 Sportage Earns Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX Award

June 18th, 2023 by

The Kia Sportage has already been recognized as Utility Vehicle of the Year in the 2023 AutoGuide Awards, and Edmunds gave it their SUV of the Year Award. Kia of Mankato is now proud to announce that after Wards did its annual study strictly on interiors, has included the Kia Sportage Hybrid in its 10…

Which Kia vehicle was crowned Utility Vehicle of the Year in the 2023 AutoGuide Awards?

March 22nd, 2023 by
2023 Kia Sportage X-Pro Exterior Driver Side Front Profile_o

Throughout the year there are tons of publications that take a look at various different aspects of vehicles and give you their recommendations – often in the form of lists or awards (or both). Last month, AutoGuide revealed the winner of its 2023 Utility Vehicle of the Year award, which we are pleased to say…

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U.S. News and World Report: Three Kia Vehicles Named 2023 Best Cars for the Money

February 14th, 2023 by
2023 Kia K5 Rear Badge

Three Kia models are reported to have made U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 list for Best Cars for the Money. The winners were selected based on scores in two categories: value and quality, so it’s no surprise that Kia made the list with three established and newer models. Which Kia Models are the Best…

2023 Kia Sportage X-Pro Overcomes Setbacks to Earn Top Marks at Rebelle Rally

November 13th, 2022 by
Sportage X-Pro climbing trail at Rebelle Rally

What do math and rally racing have in common? They’re two of the main components that earned the Kia Sportage X-Pro team fifth place at this year’s Rebelle Rally. By combining a strong will and advanced navigation skills, a pair of rally racers overcame the odds to get through the race on their own. 2023…

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2023 Kia Sportage Adds a Plug-In Hybrid To Lineup

December 16th, 2021 by
2023 Kia Sportage PHEV black woods

The new 2023 Kia Sportage has already created shocks across the automotive industry. Not just for its design, but its approach to becoming one of the leaders in its class. It’s larger size, interior space and efficient powertrains are priming it to be the breakout star of our lineup. There was one more piece to…

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Coming Soon: 2023 Kia Sportage

November 24th, 2021 by
2023 Kia Sportage SX white in the woods

The Sportage was Kia’s first SUV sold in this country. In the 1990s, Kia knew that the SUV would be something our customers wanted as an expression of freedom and to new terrains ahead. It was the right vehicle for South Central Minnesota. It remains so today. For 2023, a new generation of Sportage is…

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Kia Leads In New Initial Quality Survey

October 25th, 2021 by
2020 Kia Sportage red gravel road

  When it comes to your vehicle’s quality, you can always count on Kia. We are today’s leaders in vehicle quality. Now, we can prove we are the leaders as J.D. Power announced that five Kia models were on top of their segments in the 2021 U.S. Initial Quality Survey. Those five vehicles include the…

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