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Of 30 vehicles subject to the new test in the agency’s latest front crash evaluation, 22 rated good or acceptable.

Along with crash tests, safety features and accommodation of family members and their gear, we consider family-friendly features, car-seat fitment and overall excellence.

In addition to overall excellence, we pay extra attention to the aspects with which many EVs stumble, such as efficiency, intuitive controls and charging speed.

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored in our Car Seat Check of the 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid.

Now that winter temperatures have set in, we wondered what type of range, efficiency and charging times we’d see with our long-term Kia EV9 on a Midwest road trip in subfreezing temperatures.

How has our long-term EV9’s efficiency fared since we bought it? Read on to find out.

Our list of models for winter driving goes by vehicle type, highlighting cars with features and technology to keep you comfortable and underway when weather conditions sour.

Kia is recalling more than 82,200 examples of its hybrid, plug-in hybrid and fully electric Niro compact SUV over an issue with the front passenger airbag.

Kia is recalling nearly 74,500 examples of its Sorento, Sorento Hybrid and Sorento Plug-in Hybrid SUVs due to a software issue related to their headlights and taillights.

An increasing number of vehicles with sticker prices of $40,000 or less, some much less, offer heated mirrors.