WHILE SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CONTINUE TO COMMAND A SIZABLE SHARE OF THE NEW CAR SALES PICTURE, RISING GAS PRICES AND OTHER ECONOMIC CONCERNS HAVE HELPED REVITALIZE THE MINI-VAN MARKET-NOT THAT THE MINIVAN MARKET EVER REALLY WENT INTO A SLUMP.
THE KIA SEDONA IS ONE MINIVAN THAT CONTINUES TO BUILD ON AN ENTHUSIASTIC POPULATION OF FAMILIES WHO APPRECIATE THE OVERALL QUALITY AND VALUE IT DELIVERS AT A PRICE WELL BELOW MANY OF ITS COMPETITORS. THE 2006 KIA SEDONA IS ALL-NEW AND IS LONGER AND WIDER THAN THE SEDONA IT REPLACES, TOTALING 15-PERCENT MORE INTERIOR SPACE. PLUS, THE CLEVER THREE-SEAT CONFIGURATION OFFERED BY THE SEDONA RESULTS IN AN UNLIMITED COMBINATION OF LAYOUTS.
EVEN THE THIRD ROW SEAT FOLDS COMPLETELY FLAT INTO THE FLOOR, PLUS FOUR CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS WITH FOLDING ARM-RESTS AND A FOLD-DOWN CENTER CONSOLE BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS ALL COMBINE TO GIVE THE NEW SEDONA A LEVEL OF SPACE EFFICIENCY ALMOST UNMATCHED BY ANY OTHER MINIVAN.
THERE'S MORE POWER AS WELL IN THE NEW SEDONA, THANKS TO A 3.8-LITER V-6 ENGINE THAT WORKS UP 244-HORSEPOWER AND 235 FOOT-POUNDS OF TORQUE. THERE'S A FIVE -SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND EPA MILEAGE ESTIMATES FOR THE 2006 KIA SEDONA ARE 17 MILES-PER-GALLON CITY AND 25 MPG HIGHWAY.
THE SEVEN-PASSENGER SEDONA IS AVAILABLE IN TWO TRIM LEVELS: LX AND EX. STANDARD AND OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT IN BOTH TRIM LEVELS GIVES YOU AN INFINITELY VARIED CHOICE OF COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE FEATURES. PREMIUM SOUND SYTEMS, REAR ENTERTAINMENT CENTER, DUAL CLIMATE CONTROLS FOR FRONT AND REAR, AND EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE ADD-ONS CAN BE ORDERED WITH THE LUXURY PACKAGE. IN SHORT, YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED WITH THE NUMEROUS EXTRAS THAT KIA HOPES YOU'LL CONSIDER WHEN TAILORING YOURS.
PLENTY OF SPACE, A RAFT OF PASSIVE SAFETY DEVICES THROUGHOUT THE CABIN, AND MORE POWER ON TAP ALL HELP TO MAKE THE 2006 KIA SEDONA A MINIVAN WITH ALL THE TOOLS, AND THE PRICE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY SEAL THE DEAL FOR MANY BUYERS. THE MANUFACTURERS SUGGESTED STICKER PRICE FOR THE V-6 EQUIPPED KIA SEDONA IS $22,995, AND YOU'LL STILL KEEP WITHIN REASONABLE DISTANCE OF THAT FIGURE AFTER YOU'VE SELECTED WHATEVER OPTIONS YOU PREFER.
IN A HOTLY CONTESTED MARKET SEGMENT SUCH AS THE MINIVAN, THE NEW 2006 KIA SEDONA NEED NOT TAKE A BACKSEAT TO ANY OF ITS COMPETITORS. IT'S THE COMPLETE PACKAGE FOR A PRICE THAT'S HARD TO RESIST.