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2007 Kia Rondo Review

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By now you’ve probably seen Kia’s aggressive “Rondoism” campaign that includes terms like cabinosity, giddyupedness, and safety all-overness, with backdrops of rainbows, puffy clouds, and soulful singing. It’s weird, but memorable.

 

Yes, like its advertising campaign, the Rondo is a little…different. In a lot of ways, the Rondo — and its proportions — reminds us here at TheCarConnection.com of the Toyota Matrix or the now-defunct Suzuki Aerio, scaled up a bit in size to better fit the needs of most Americans.

 

But there’s really no need to be cute, in words or appearance. All you need to do is open the door and glance inside. After that, the whole design makes a lot more sense; it’s clearly a case of conceiving the interior first then tailoring an exterior to accommodate it.

 

The Rondo is the most space-efficient vehicle we’ve driven in recent memory. In its very small footprint — 179 inches long and less than 72 inches wide — the Rondo is nearly a foot shorter than most mid-size sedans, yet it manages to fit seating for seven with cargo space to boot. We’re not talking about little jump seats in back, either; the third-row seats are large enough for small adults, if they’re willing to do a little scrambling to get back there, and the second row slides fore and aft nearly a foot to balance out legroom. The 50/50-split third row folds down to a perfectly flat cargo floor, too, so when they’re not in use there’s plenty of very usable space back there, while the 60/40-split second row also folds down. In all, there’s enough room for two adults and five kids — or two adults, three kids, and their cargo. MORE--

 

 

Nifty interior for seven

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