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Kia Stonic experiential drive: An environment totally alien W
hen the pandemic blew up in the first quarter of last year, one of the many things that I missed was going for media drive events. Good thing, Kia Philippines organized an experiential drive for the Kia Stonic compact crossover before the recent balloon of Covid-19 cases. Unlike the usual drive events, and for the safety of everyone, the drive only had three participants per batch instead of the usual 30 pax at least per event. For this event, Kia lent out one unit for each participant. The
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test unit was given days before the event itself. Totally different from what I was used to. THE WHEELS This would be my first time to try the latest Kia compact crossover. The Stonic would also be my first Kia to try out since the Sportage. Yes, it was that long since I have driven a Kia. Seeing the Stonic in actual for the first time, I must say that I was impressed. Its exterior design absolutely has a character. It seemed that it has fun and excitement written all over it. Thinking
