Kia Optima

[T84]

Saw an advert for one of these in Canada, am I slowly going mad or are they one of the best looking Saloons on the market at the moment?

[Dave Hedgehog]

looks very similar to an A5

[dowahdiddyman]

like the look of these,will be intresting to see in the flesh when they hit the uk.

[Luke167]

They are due very soon, my manager is going to register the first one we get as his demo, we'll all get to use it for a few days, I'm looking forward to it, looks great!

[DanielC4GP]

Wow go Kia.

[The Nur]

looks a bit like someone took tracing paper to a Jag, got confused halfway through and finished tracing a Citroen

[iamrcb]

The Nur said:

looks a bit like someone took tracing paper to a Jag, got confused halfway through and finished tracing a Citroen

Choosing the right bits of each, this approach may be a winner

[The Nur]

iamrcb said:

Choosing the right bits of each, this approach may be a winner

If the Cee'd is anything to go by you may well be right

[Luke167]

7 year warranty as well, can't go wrong!!

[Papa Hotel]

Huh. I'm not sure how the bods at Kia have done it over the past few years but their range is almost desirable nowadays. Good work guys, hope it looks as good in the metal and finds a market amongst the sea of Mondeos and whatever Vauxhall call the Vectra these days.

[Shaw Tarse]

Another pic in this thread http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[glazbagun]

Looks awesome. I hope it really punishes Ford for they're disgustingly lazy designs of late.

[Luke167]

glazbagun said:

Looks awesome. I hope it really punishes Ford for they're disgustingly lazy designs of late.

It probably will, I work at a Ford & Kia dealership so I'll let you know! Although the new Mondeo due later in the year is a great looking car!

[peterbredde]

These cars are everywhere in Dubai. It's a real looker. As is the new Kia Cedanza:

I'd buy a Kia in an instant these days. The quality is great too.

[DavidHM]

I saw the US-spec cars in the summer (they've been out there for about a year).

I think the shape is great but the detailing needs work, and it seems like the wheels are important to the overall look. Base model is I think on 16s and they look lost.

Apparently the suspension setup is very soft and the CO2 figures aren't as good as for the related Hyundai i40, so it might not do too well.

Ad is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hweYvc-EXUc

On the other hand, an ex-rental one, if I can find one, would be on my shortlist next year.

[T84]

The Forte Koup is pretty nice too:

http://www.leasebusters.com/en/details-test.asp?ID...

[davepoth]

Kia have made good cars for a while - very reliable (tow car of the year a few times as I understand it, which does mean something) cheap, but also extremely dull.

Now they're getting a bit flashy, I just hope they don't try and push massively upmarket.

[Bodo]

Papa Hotel said:

Huh. I'm not sure how the bods at Kia have done it over the past few years but their range is almost desirable nowadays. Good work guys, hope it looks as good in the metal and finds a market amongst the sea of Mondeos and whatever Vauxhall call the Vectra these days.

They've hired Audi's design boss, Peter Schreyer, a few years ago.