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2009 Kia Borrego Overview

Likes:

  • Power from V-8
  • Smoothness of six-speed transmission
  • Surprising interior room with standard three rows of seats
  • Overall quality
  • Covered standard trailer hitch

Dislikes:

  • Industrial plastics covering backs of rear seats
  • Leather on plush LX feels like vinyl
  • Faux-metallic trim on dash and doors mars easily

Bottom Line

By Rex Roy's avatar Rex Roy, Detroit Editor

Experts on SUVs from TheCarConnection.com have driven the all-new 2009 Kia Borrego. Our team has also scoured competitive reviews on the new Borrego SUV to create this comprehensive review. Because of this experience, TheCarConnection.com is able to provide a clear ...

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Full Review

By Rex Roy's avatar Rex Roy, Detroit Editor

The 2009 model year brings quite a few redesigns and new vehicles in the automotive industry, and among them is the first V-8-powered SUV to sport the Kia badge—the 2009 Kia Borrego. The 2009 Kia Borrego is, according to Cars.com, a "mid-size, body-on-frame, seven-passenger SUV"...

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Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2009 Kia Borrego: 2WD 4dr V6 LX $26,245 / $24,640 City: 17
Hwy: 21
2009 Kia Borrego: 2WD 4dr V6 EX $27,995 / $25,800 City: 17
Hwy: 21
2009 Kia Borrego: 2WD 4dr V8 EX $30,995 / $28,570 City: 15
Hwy: 22
2009 Kia Borrego: 4WD 4dr V6 LX $28,295 / $26,570 City: 16
Hwy: 21
2009 Kia Borrego: 4WD 4dr V6 EX $29,995 / $27,650 City: 16
Hwy: 21
2009 Kia Borrego: 4WD 4dr V8 LX $30,995 / $29,100 City: 15
Hwy: 20
2009 Kia Borrego: 4WD 4dr V8 EX $32,995 / $30,410 City: 15
Hwy: 20
2009 Kia Borrego: 2WD 4dr V8 Limited $37,995 / $35,020 City: 15
Hwy: 22
2009 Kia Borrego: 4WD 4dr V8 Limited $39,995 / $36,860 City: 15
Hwy: 20

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Kia likes to present the Borrego as a luxury SUV "contender." Experts at TheCarConnection.com think Kia has not so much created an alternative to Lexus, Infiniti, or Cadillac, but delivered an excellent alternative to the fleet of well-known body-on-frame SUVs. The 2009 Kia Borrego provides slightly more interior room than these competitors and, with the V-8, more power than any of them. The standard seating for seven is an advantage over several of these SUVs, but the Honda Pilot can carry one more. The Borrego doesn't present itself as a serious off-roader, as it lacks locking differentials and other off-road goodies to compete against the trail-rated Jeeps. Kia's price advantage is more toward the base vehicles where the Borrego's level of standard equipment exceeds the others.

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Comments (5 total)

  1. By Felipe Godinez #1, Posted: 10/13/2008

    king

    Does the company making this vehicle know what borrego means in spanish??

  2. By russell #2, Posted: 4/8/2009

    Lamb chop

    I love lamb chop. I think Kia has people who likes lamb chop as well.

  3. By Ninja #3, Posted: 6/1/2009

    The Borrego was named after the Anza-Borrego desert park in California. The Borrego's overseas name, "Mohave", was named after the Mohave Desert somewhere in Western America.

  4. By Ross #4, Posted: 8/27/2009

    Question, How do you give an SUV with 16 air bags and a perfect 5 star crash rating all around only a 9 out of 10 for safety????

  5. marty avatar by Marty Padgett #5, Posted: 8/27/2009

    Ross, we typically raise the safety ratings when the IIHS also checks in with its test scores. As of yet they haven't--but if they name it a Top Safety Pick, the Borrego gets a 10.

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