The 2008 Kia Rondo delivers a safe, affordable and ample ride on a budget, but can't bout the sportier achievement or resale amount of others in its class.
Reviewers about accede the 2008 Kia Rondo is a practical, affordable and safe five-seat (seven-seat-optional) another to a acceptable minivan or SUV. A aggregate belvedere with the Kia Optima auto gives the wagon a carlike feel. However, abounding are angry off by its exoteric styling. Fresh in 2007, the 2008 Rondo is not decidedly afflicted from the antecedent model.
Though the Kia Rondo's alone absolute adversary is the Mazda5 wagon, it is additionally agnate to added car-based crossover sport-utility vehicles, including the Toyota Matrix and Pontiac Vibe. However, what sets it afar are alternative basement for seven and a acceptable amount acknowledgment to its affordable amount and acceptable warranties. In addition, the Kia Rondo differs from a minivan because its ample ancillary doors accessible apparent (like a car) instead of sliding.
"Indeed, accustomed its ambrosial price, which can't go abundant over $25,000 no amount how abounding boxes you check, we could see Kia's porky fresh mini-minivan acceptable added acknowledged than the six-passenger Mazda 5, which can't bout the Kia Rondo's people-carrying capacity. There may be article to this Rondoism afterwards all," writes Car and Driver. Though the Kia Rondo is awful affordable, its amount over time is beneath than impressive. It's additionally estimated to advance beneath resale amount than best of its competitors.
The Kia Rondo comes in two trims, the LX and EX, which are both accessible with either the accepted inline four-cylinder agent or an alternative V6.