Two Kia models praised for family-friendly features

Two 2017 Kia models earned Best Cars for Families awards from U.S. News & World Report magazine, a release on the Kiefer Kia website said.

The 2017 Kia Cadenza ranked first in the Best Large Car segment, while the Kia Soul won for "est Compact Car, the release said.

U.S. News & World Report studied more than 200 vehicles and considered safety, reliability, seating, cargo space and family-friendly features; vehicles with the best combined score won for its category, the release said.

“We’re thrilled to receive these great awards because they speak to the effort we put into creating vehicles that families will love," Orth Hedrick, vice president of product planning for Kia Motors America, said in the release. "It’s part of Kia’s global commitment to offer attractive, reliable and dynamic vehicles with tremendous value. Being awarded Best Cars for Families by U.S. News & World Report is testimony to those efforts and we couldn’t be more proud.”