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Boyz II Men And Kia Sorento Help A Super-Fan Proposed To A Loved One

When was the last time you were really surprised?  How about the last time you got a big surprise delivered by a legendary recording artist like Boyz II Men?

If you were Stephen, winner of the Sorento Serenades with Boyz II Men contest, you had a chance to deliver the ultimate musical surprise to girlfriend Nikki over a romantic dinner that featured a very important question.

The Boyz delivered of course, and Nikki got a proposal she won’t soon forget — with a little help from Nathan, Shawn and Wanya.

Courtesy of The Frisky.

If you've ever wondered about horsepower and torque, here's a short video explaining them!

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Kia Forte offers style, comfort at a nice price

The new Kia Forte is roomier, quieter, more comfortable, and generally more advanced than its predecessor. But what grabs you initially is the styling. The car was sculpted under the watchful eye of Peter Schreyer, the talented former Audi designer who was hired to enhance the potency of Kia's styling steroids. And it is a looker.

Happily, the exterior design's good vibrations reverberate inside the new Forte. There is nothing too busy or too schmaltzy about this interior. It is a handsome monument to minimalism. Terms like understated and Bauhaus come to mind.

At the moment, the new Forte is available only as a sedan. A five-door hatchback is slated to debut this fall.

The Forte comes in two flavors: the base LX and the more deluxe EX model I checked out. Both are good values. The base LX, powered by a 1.8-liter, 148-horsepower four, starts at $15,900 with the six-speed manual gearbox and $17,400 with an automatic. The more heavily equipped EX, which is fitted with a more powerful, 173-horse, 2-liter engine, and comes only with the automatic, opens at $19,400.

The Forte is quite decently equipped in base form and offers some unexpected premium features in EX form, namely a direct-injected engine and a six-speed automatic, not a four- or five-gear job.
Both the 1.8- and 2.0-liter engines are new for 2014. The 1.8 is borrowed from the Forte's corporate cousin, the Hyundai Elantra. The 2.0 in the EX is a slightly stroked version of that engine with higher compression and direct injection.

A third engine - a 1.6-liter turbo developing 201 horses - will be available in the sporty SX version of the hatchback due this fall.

Reduced ground clearance contributed to the new car's one-inch height loss. Since the new Forte is a tad longer and wider than the old one, the interior's aesthetics are complemented with a tad more room. Someone 6-foot-2 has plenty of legroom in the backseat, and just enough headroom in the two outboard seats. Sit in the mildly raised middle, however, and you are out of luck.

Trunk space, nearly 15 cubic feet, is excellent for a compact.

As pleasant as it was, the Forte EX's interior still reminded one of the often subtle ways manufacturers keep down costs. While the front window sills were soft touch, the rear ones were hard plastic.

The Forte's designers used a lot of high-strength steel to enhance the structural rigidity of the new model, and injected foam between structure and body panels to diminish noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH). The result is a much quieter car.

The increased quietude teams up with enhanced ride comfort, thanks in part to the tweaking of the torsion beam rear suspension.

The EX's 2-liter engine doesn't provide paste-you-back-in-the-seat acceleration, but it's quite adequate for the real world and gets along well with its six-speed playmate. The suspension provides cornering competence as well as ride comfort but, like the engine, isn't going to leave boy racers hyperventilating. That chore probably will be assigned to the turbocharged SX.

The nicely equipped EX sports an appealing price tag in base form. But, like any other car, you can plump up that sticker with optional moves such as powering, leathering, heating, and ventilating the seats. The tester is a case in point, going from $19,400 to $24,715 plus shipping.

Courtesy of Philly.com.

Tips to Stay Awake When Driving

According to Drivers.com, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that approximately 100,000 police-reported crashes annually involve drowsiness and/or fatigue as a principal cause. Those crashes result in an estimated 1,500 fatalities and 71,000 injuries each year, costing approximately $12.5 billion.

Here are some of the best tips to avoid falling asleep while driving.

Before a trip, do the following:

• Get adequate sleep the night before (7-9 hours).  When you don’t get enough sleep, your body will try to make it up somehow.
• Schedule breaks every 2 hours during long trips.
• Arrange to travel with a companion -- someone to talk with and share the driving.
• Avoid driving between midnight and the early morning hours -- this is usually the time I have the most trouble, especially driving home after a late night flight.
• Avoid alcohol and sedating medications -- check your labels or ask your doctor.
• Avoid having a large meal and then setting out to drive.

Even with the best intentions, you may still find yourself falling asleep while driving.  If you do, watch for the warning signs:

• Yawning
• Heavy eyelids, frequent blinking, watery eyes and rubbing the eyes
• Cannot keep your mind focused
• Trouble remembering the last few miles driven
• Drifting from the lane, hitting the rumble strips
• Head bobbing

If you do find yourself getting drowsy while driving, here are some countermeasures to prevent an accident:

• Take a nap -- find a safe place to take a 15 to 20-minute nap.  Again, I cannot emphasize enough that this is the only guaranteed way to combat drowsy driving.  Taking a rest may get you to your destination a little bit later, but as the video says, think of it as the "rest" of your life. 
• Stop driving and find a place to sleep for the night.
• Consume caffeine -- 2 cups of coffee or equivalent can increase alertness for several hours.  Remember that caffeine may take some time to take effect.
• Try consuming caffeine before taking a short nap to get the benefits of both.

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Throwback Thursday! Who can tell us the model of this Kia? Bonus points if you guess the year correctly!

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LeBron takes 2013 Kia Most Valuable Player award

LeBron James of the Miami Heat is the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the 2012-13 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player, the NBA announced today. James earns the honor for the second consecutive year and the fourth time in five seasons. The only other player to win the award in four of five seasons is Bill Russell (1961, 62, 63, 65), and the only other players to win at least four regular-season MVPs are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Michael Jordan (five), Russell (five) and Wilt Chamberlain (four).

James totaled 1,207 points, including 120 first-place votes, from a panel of 121 voters that consisted of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada as well as an NBA.com MVP fan vote. For the fourth consecutive season, the NBA and Kia Motors America gave fans the opportunity to submit their votes by ranking their top five choices through a dedicated Web page on NBA.com. The fan vote counted as one vote and was compiled with the 120 media votes to determine the winner. Players were awarded 10 points for each first-place vote, seven points for each second-place vote, five for each third-place vote, three for each fourth-place vote and one for each fifth-place vote received.

Rounding out the top five in voting are Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (765 points), the New York Knicks' Carmelo Anthony, (475 points, one first-place vote), the Los Angeles Clippers' Chris Paul (289 points), and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (184 points).

James, who led the Heat to a league-best and franchise-record 66-16 mark, was the only player in the NBA to lead his team in scoring (26.8 ppg), rebounding (8.0 rpg) and assists (7.3 apg). He shot a career-high from the field (.565) and from three-point range (.406). He produced a record streak of six straight games with at least 30 points and a .600-or-better field goal percentage (Feb. 3-12). Additionally, James led the NBA score differential (+9.5) and player impact estimate (22.1 percent), according to NBA.com/Stats.

James scored 2,036 points, in the process becoming the youngest player in NBA history to post eight different 2,000-point seasons, and the youngest player to reach the 20,000-point plateau. Additionally, he became only the third player in NBA history to total at least 2,000 points, 600 rebounds, 500 assists and 100 steals during a single season, and only the second player to do so more than once after eclipsing those totals in 2008-09. Larry Bird accomplished the feat three times (1984-85, 1985-86 and 1986-87) and Jordan achieved it once (1988-89).

The winner of five Kia NBA Player of the Month honors in 2012-13 (October-November, December, January, February, and March), James became the first player in NBA history to receive the honor in five straight months during a single season. He was named Player of the Week five times (Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Dec. 23, Feb. 10, and March 24).

The NBA MVP trophy is named in honor of the late Maurice Podoloff, the first commissioner of the NBA who served from 1946 until his retirement in 1963.

As part of its support of the Most Valuable Player Award, Kia Motors America (KMA) will donate a new 2014 Kia Sorento LX CUV to the Akron Public School After School Program benefitting the Wheels for Education Program. This marks the fourth new vehicle that Kia Motors has donated to charity on behalf of James, including previous donations to the Urban League of Akron (2009), the SUMMA Foundation (2010), and the Akron Public School After School Program benefiting the Wheels for Education Program (2012). Kia Motors presented a Sorento to the charity of choice of each of five 2012-13 season-end award winners as part of "The Kia NBA Performance Awards." Following this season, Kia Motors has now donated a total of 26 new vehicles to charitable organizations since its support of the NBA's prestigious season-end honors began in 2008.

The 2012-13 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award is part of a series of on-court performance awards called "The Kia NBA Performance Awards." The series, currently in its sixth season, is part of a multiyear marketing partnership between KMA and the NBA, and includes five of the league's most prestigious season-end honors: Most Valuable Player Award, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man Award, Most Improved Player Award, and Rookie of the Year. For the first time, the series also included the Kia NBA Eastern and Western Conference Rookies of the Month during the regular season. Kia Motors is the Official Automotive Partner of the NBA and the Kia Optima is the league's Official Vehicle. For more information on "The Kia NBA Performance Awards" visit NBA.com/Awards.

Courtesy of NBA.com.

Monday Maintenance Tip! Go easy when you’re stuck.

When stuck in mud or snow, don’t make the problem worse by damaging an expensive component. Gently rocking in an attempt to free the car is fine. But if it looks as though you’re really stuck, don’t keep at it. Throwing your car from forward to reverse repeatedly, as well as spinning tires at high speeds, can generate lots of heat and spell trouble for transmissions, clutches, and differentials. It may be cheaper in the long run to call the tow truck rather than risk big repair bills down the road. It’s a good idea to carry a traction aid in the trunk, such as sand, gravel, or cat litter.

Courtesy of Reader's Digest.

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