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Kia hasn't put a single V8 badge on the 2009 Kia Borrego EX. The days when you could brag to great effect about the Hemi, iForce or Vortec V8 in your family SUV are over. Unless you somehow score a crossover with a plug-in hybrid drivetrain, no one wants to hear about it.
And that's probably why the V8 Borrego makes none of the usual throat-clearing racket when you start it up.
Keeping quiet may not be enough, though, because the 2009 Kia Borrego isn't even a crossover. It's a traditional body-on-frame SUV that you can have with a V6 or a V8, not to mention a real, dual-range four-wheel-drive system if you want it. The Borrego also has a third-row seat.
When the 2009 Kia Borrego goes on sale at the end of July 2008, we'll see how many of you still want a vehicle that can haul a family of five, plus luggage, plus an 18-foot bowrider boat.
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