Kia Borrego EX 4X4

摘要

It's been a while since we've had a traditional ladder-frame SUV in our long-term test fleet-and for good reason. With consumers snapping up more comfortable, civilized, and carlike crossover vehicles, interest in the truck-based SUV segment has dwindled, having been labeled by many as passe and decidedly old-fashioned. In fact, when Kia introduced our latest long-termer, the seven-seat Borrego, last year, amid record-high gas prices and small hybrid sales, we wondered if the maker had arrived to the party a bit beyond fashionably late. Still there's something to be said for traditional ladder-frame SUVs, and that something keeps sales churning for the Borrego's hearty competitors-think 4Runner, Pathfinder, and Land Cruiser.