The Ultimate Trade In

Kia is apparently importing their Carens (a name my wife might like) to the US as the Kia Rondo (which sounds like a character in a Western movie to me). The car is like a smaller minivan, much like the Mazda5, a vehicle I happen to like.

I wonder why these cars haven't caught on. Granted, we like our cars huge here, but a mini mini that gets decent gas mileage could provide the appropriate combination of people and cargo hauling without needing a high profile SUV.

The Rondo is expected to show up in early 2007.