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10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: 2021 Kia Seltos, GMC Yukon Fight for First

kia seltos 2021 20 angle  exterior  gold  off road  outdoors  rear jpg 2021 Kia Seltos SX | Cars.com photo by Fred Meier

When the Kia Seltos was unveiled last summer as an all-new global SUV, we still weren’t sure whether we’d see it turn up on American shores. Five months later, the Seltos put that uncertainty to rest as it made its U.S. debut at the 2019 Los Angeles Auto Show. Since then, we’ve driven it, reviewed it and learned, well, just about everything there is to know about it at this point — which brings us to the No. 1 story on our top 10 list of the week’s most popular content.

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To familiarize would-be buyers and the mere crossover-curious alike with this all-new model, we rounded up … well, everything we’ve written about the Seltos — from reviews and videos to technical specs, fuel economy and pricing — into your one-stop shopping guide. In other words: everything you need to know about the 2021 Kia Seltos. So if you want to know everything, follow the link below to our top article of the week.

kia seltos 2021 14 exterior  gold  outdoors  profile jpg 2021 Kia Seltos SX | Cars.com photo by Fred Meier

Fighting its way to a second-place finish this week was our auto-show video introduction of the 2021 GMC Yukon and its extended-length Yukon XL version. The pair bowed earlier this month at the 2020 Chicago Auto Show and, along with other exciting new models like the all-new 2021 Genesis GV80 SUV, made for one of the more memorable lineups in years for Cars.com’s hometown car convention.

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That’s followed by our roundup of expert recommendations for the best deal in the month of February on a mid-size SUV, topped by the Nissan Murano, Kia Sorento and Ford Edge; you can still benefit from our shopping advice if you hurry up and click on the link to this week’s No. 3 story below. Rounding out the top five are our picks for the five things you can’t miss at the 2020 Atlanta International Auto Show — which starts today (Feb. 26) and runs through the weekend and features the aforementioned GV80, the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E and 2020 Chevrolet Corvette — at No. 4, as well as our in-case-ya-didn’t-know explainer on what the letters in the GMC brand name stand for, at No. 5.

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News on the Toyota Avalon TRD, Hyundai Palisade, Jeep Gladiator Mojave and Kia Sorento follow, so here’s your chance to catch up on our coverage. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:

1. 2021 Kia Seltos: Everything You Need to Know

2. 2021 GMC Yukon and Yukon XL Video: Dare to be Different

3. What’s the Best Deal on a Mid-Size SUV in February 2020?

4. 2020 Atlanta Auto Show: 2021 Genesis GV80 and 4 Other Things You Can’t Miss

5. What Does GMC Stand For?

6. 2020 Toyota Avalon TRD: This Is a Thing?

7. 10 Most Popular Car Features

8. Cars.com’s 2020 Hyundai Palisade: Here’s What Our First Service Visit Cost

9. All the Pickup Truck News: Jeep Gladiator Mojave Ready to Dunk on Dunes and the Competition, and More

10. 2021 Kia Sorento Promises New Platform and Powertrains, Including Hybrid

 

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