MM Mini-Review: 2015 Kia Sedona Limited
#31
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The only thing that would be sort of true about safety is to have the exhaust exit the opposite side of the fuel door. I am not sure if this is a safety regulation.
#32
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#33
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The idea that the filler door is on the opposite side as the driver because of t-bone crashes is complete hogwash nonsense and balony. Modern vehicles have shut off valves in the fuel system that will prevent massive spillage in the event of a crash. Loss of fuel pressure will engage a safety valve. There will be no fuel spewage all over the intersection.
#35
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But the car doesn't come with spare tire? fix-a-flat bottle? This is making me think twice on getting the van :/
#36
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
There will be no fuel spewage all over the intersection.
As for the Verano (Which is Chevy Cruze) based, it is a global vehicle and the Cruze has it on the passenger side as well. So does the Opel which is Chevy Cruze based.
#38
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Technically, true dual exhausts (as opposed to a simple split-pipe), once they were both past the dual catalytic converters, could be mounted vertically underneath the car, one on top of the other, towards one side. But to do so might take a couple of inches away from the car's ground clearance without a corresponding suspension-raise or larger wheels.
#39
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
The cargo floor-well in back, with the 3rd-row seats up, is very low, so it requires some stooping to put things in or out of it. Fold the 3rd-row seats, though (which is a somewhat awkward and not very smooth operation), and you have a nice flat floor about the same level as further up when the 2nd-row seats fold down.
That low bin is why we have a minivan and not a 3 row crossover.
Originally Posted by blacksc400
But the car doesn't come with spare tire? fix-a-flat bottle? This is making me think twice on getting the van :/
#40
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Originally Posted by SW13GS
The van definitely comes with a spare tire, and ALL Sedonas do, no Sedonas come with a compressor or a can of fix a flat. The manual makes no reference to any option for a flat tire other than the space saver spare that mine has, and there is no storage place for a compressor/can of fix a flat. I drove and looked at several of them at different dealers and in different trims. ALL had spare tires. Its just not where it traditionally would be, its not under the rear cargo area, its under the vehicle, on the passenger side under the second row seat, it winches down from the underbody.
Thanks for pointing that out.
Last edited by mmarshall; 04-25-15 at 08:10 AM.
#41
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Forgot to comment on this. It is kind of odd, but there is a reason. The SX and the SX-L have electric power steering, all other Sedona trims have a hydraulic setup. Thats why you see that the SX has better economy than the other trims. Economy suffers in the SX-L (the Limited) because of the additional weight of all the stuff you get with the Limited, the second row captains chairs, better leathers, more sound deadening, all the tech stuff, etc.
#42
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Forgot to comment on this. It is kind of odd, but there is a reason. The SX and the SX-L have electric power steering, all other Sedona trims have a hydraulic setup. Thats why you see that the SX has better economy than the other trims. Economy suffers in the SX-L (the Limited) because of the additional weight of all the stuff you get with the Limited, the second row captains chairs, better leathers, more sound deadening, all the tech stuff, etc.
#43
Given the scrutiny over Hyundai and Kia's MPG claims, they no doubt want to get specific values, especially if they differ by the different trims.
#44
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Originally Posted by pbm317
Given the scrutiny over Hyundai and Kia's MPG claims, they no doubt want to get specific values, especially if they differ by the different trims.
Yes, the recent criticism of both Hyundai and Ford MPG ratings has probably gotten the company lawyers even more deeply involved n the precise ratings.
Next, we'll probably see a million different categories for the ratings....things like empty vehicle, vehicle with 50% load, vehicle with 100% load, outside temperature at 32 degrees, outside temperature at 90 degrees, acceleration with quarter-throttle/half-throttle/full-throttle, rough road surface, smooth road surface, wet road, etc......
(I'm being facetious, of course, and exaggerating some, but you get the point).
Last edited by mmarshall; 04-25-15 at 11:09 AM.
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