kia's new car, the forte

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by CampaignChampaign, Aug 23, 2009.

  1. #1
    i'm doing some work with kia to help promote the forte. thought i'd ask what you guys think of it, since the reviews are pretty solid so far.

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    what do you guys think? would you buy it?
     
    CampaignChampaign, Aug 23, 2009 IP
  2. AC-Coach

    AC-Coach Peon

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    I'ts sharper looking than past models, I'll say that.

    How much horsepwer does the base model have?

    Does it have an available V-6?
     
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  3. Lono

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    Its looking good...
     
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  4. DotCom Blogger

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    #4
    nice, good looking.. i would buy it if i have money ;)
     
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  5. TIRTH

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    #5
    Nice car...looking cool...
     
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    Professional Dude Prominent Member

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    #6
    It looks pretty good, probably If its worth buying.
     
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    dairyman Notable Member

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    #7
    The car looks cool and we would have appreciated the car more, had you given the features along with the image.
     
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    #8
    Quite nice. Never seen this car in my country :D

    How does the rear part of the car look like?
     
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    Looks much better than their previous models. We have a kia ceres that is used for deliveries.
     
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    sakto Active Member

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    They are really improving on the design aspect. Do they have a hybrid version for this?
     
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    choice Prominent Member

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    not really keen on it
     
    choice, Aug 24, 2009 IP
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    Kia made a big improvement on their design. I didn't like their cars in the past, but this one, I have yet to see. Mind posting the specs?
     
    victoriaphee, Aug 24, 2009 IP
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    #13
    its a kia nuff said. Bring on The Audi's
     
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    How much is it?
     
    Susanjia, Aug 24, 2009 IP
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    Yeah....this is a really nice car. I would have loved to see the back of it also.
     
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    Looks like just about every other car churned out over the past 10 years - boring, ugly and uninspired.
     
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  17. CampaignChampaign

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    #17
    Starts at $13,695.

    Left Lane News outlines all the specs here. Hopefully that helps.

    Here's a promotional shot of the back:

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    The base model has 156 horsepower, 2.0-liter engine. The SX has a 2.4-liter engine, and gets 173 hp. No V-6 version, though.
     
    CampaignChampaign, Aug 31, 2009 IP
  18. keen4kash

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    #18
    Not too bad looking for a kia i guess - but would not buy it honestly. Probably nothing wrong with it but its going to have poor resale value if you need to sell it.

    It is just me or are nearly all new car models looking so similar to other brands its getting hard to to tell them apart? I think the car designers are starting to run out of ideas and just start taking looks and parts from other cars to form a new
    combination.

    They are all so mundane, safe, characterless and generic looking :(
     
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  19. stark7

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    I think the car looks great.
    My car now is a mini van, so that kia would be a step up for me.
    I wonder how it would handle a Maine winter
     
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  20. stark7

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    #20
    24-34 mpg not bad
     
    stark7, Aug 31, 2009 IP