Nine reviewers at Wheels.ca (
Toronto Star) picked
their best and worst for 2007 and
Jil McIntosh picked the Rondo as the best. BTW, none of the reviewers picked the same vehicles.
Mark Glover, automotive writer for
The Sacramento Bee, included the Rondo as one of
2008's Best Bet crossovers.
Jonathan Lansner, business columnist for
The Orange County Register, informally named the Rondo as
Orange County's "Product of the Year":
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We're addicted to our vans and SUVs but hate the pain at the pump they can cause. South Korea's Kia, with its U.S. operations in Irvine, took a noteworthy shot at juggling cargo hauling and gas mileage with the new Rondo. The look's quirky - an oddly oversized wagon - but the price seems right, under $25,000. And the buying public - a shrinking group overall in 2007 - seemed pleased. Kia sold 24,000 Rondos through November, a debut that's 1,500 or so better than Irvine-based Mazda's sales of its newest van, the CX-9. Smaller was better in '07.
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