Emergency open. A full review 2026 Kia emergency open procedures finds a single change. What will be the 2027 Telluride will now feature the door handle first added to the EV9. The vast majority of other models feature a two-piece driver’s door handle with a cap at the rear that needs to be removed to …
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Gasoline prices force inflation spike
Gasoline prices According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), the change in the costs faced by consumers for transportation goods and services rose a full 5% from March 2025 to March 2026. Gasoline prices were the single largest contributor. Costs to consumers is measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which itself is a …
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Kia spreading new key fobs across the lineup
New key fobs. We’ve begun a review of all 15 Kia models and model variations and have come across one truly disturbing trend. The company is spreading new key fobs with separate mechanical keys through the product line. Nine models and model variations now use the new fob, first put into use by sister company …
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New York Auto Show touts its success
New York Auto Show. Well, I never actually got to the New York Auto Show, but since I had registered, a note of thanks showed up. It seems the event showed signs of strength in 2026. Since the pandemic, we had noted a drop off of manufacturers setting up shop in New York in previous …
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CR asks red or yellow turn signals?
Red or yellow. Consumer Reports (CR) published an article on the use of red or yellow turn signals — “Why Do Some Cars Have Red Turn Signals and Others Yellow?” Curiosity drew a read, which turned out to have a truly serious side. While regulations in the States allow either, a National Highway Traffic Safety …
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Big symbols update for Ford is finished — at last
Ford symbols update. We’ve been working on a Ford dashboard symbols update for Ford for several weeks and it is finally finished. In total, we added 34 indicators to the page, with a full 22 actually new to our database. Way too many of them are drive mode indicators. The Ford symbol page now holds …
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Emergency start options changed in two Kia models
Emergency start locations. For a decade, Kia has used the simplest emergency start processes ever created — touch the key fob to the start/stop button for fob recognition. Now, with the latest Telluride — 2027 — and EV9 — since its introduction in 2024 — the company has opted on two spots on the center …
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