March 3, 2026 press releases from Kia America confirm the momentum: **February sales hit 66,005 units**, up **4%** year-over-year from February 2025's 63,303. This marks a **new February record**, extending Kia's streak of monthly highs after a record-breaking 2025 (852,155 annual units) and strong January 2026 (64,502, up 13%). Hybrids delivered the biggest surge—**best-ever February** for the segment, up **53%** YoY—while seven models posted gains: Telluride (+37%, all-time monthly high at 13,198), Carnival (+31%), K5 (+21%), Niro (+20%), Seltos (+14%), Sportage (+6%), and K4 (+3%). Carnival, Sportage, and K4 each notched best-ever Februarys, with Sportage leading volume at ~13,901 units. Hyundai Motor America mirrored the strength with **65,677 units** (+6% YoY), a February record driven by SUVs ( Tucson , Santa Fe) and electrified vehicles (hybrids +79%, EVs +6%). Combined Hyundai-Kia group sales remain powerhouse, but Kia edged Hyundai for the **second straight mont...
As of late 2025, Gran Turismo 7 (GT7) has matured into the ultimate automotive sandbox. It successfully merges the structured "Groups" of GT Sport with a revived Performance Points (PP) system, which provides granular control over vehicle classes for both casual single-player campaigns and competitive online play. This "hybrid" approach offers the deepest classification system in the franchise's history. The Racing Class Ecosystem in 2025 GT7 operates a dual-classification system: the qualitative Gr. Groups for purpose-built race cars and the quantitative N-Series for road cars.N-Series Road Cars: These are standard production cars categorized by their power output in metric horsepower (PS), ranging from N100 (Kei cars) up to N1000 (hypercars). This is the foundation of the single-player campaign progression via the "Cafe" menus. Group 2 (Gr.2): This class has seen a resurgence, dominated by the highly technical Super GT (GT500) machines, offering a br...