Comments on: 2007 Kia Optima 2.0 soon?

By: juanbeibei

juanbeibei — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:26:10 +0000

design overall ok for korean cars.. in my opinion, the price suits the car.. good car for family or as a second car.. =)

By: DrA

DrA — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:13:49 +0000

Ugly car. Good build quality. Poor interior material quality. Vague steering.
However KIA CEED is a good car but bland. Definitely better than any Proton and even the Citroen C4/Peugeot 307. So KIA is improving dramatically, but Proton is still at a slug’s pace.

By: Kia Pro-cee’d to make debut at Frankfurt 2007

Kia Pro-cee’d to make debut at Frankfurt 2007 — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:02:36 +0000

[...] entrant, the Kia Spectra at the moment. Hopefully not for long, as the soon to be introduced new Kia Optima needs a younger [...]

By: nmh

nmh — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:14:49 +0000

I can see the effort from KIA but sorry, the exterior is still plain boring and no soul….but the interior is quite interesting btw

By: azrai

azrai — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:06:47 +0000

Wow, Mazda’s taillight.

By: mza02

mza02 — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:07:09 +0000

this car reminds me of the VW passat…
typical korean manufacturer…
still other ppl design…
but the interior is kinda nice…

By: BigFish

BigFish — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:17:41 +0000

Korean cars low resale value, high FC and expensive spare part.

By: BrakeFader

BrakeFader — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:36:02 +0000

It really looks like an aussie Mitsu 380. Kah Bintang is assembling their Sonata 2.0 for RM120K (2007) model. Naza would priced theirs slightly cheaper than theirs. The design looks pretty normal, not as elegant as Sonata. I guess it is inline with KIA’s fun and value image compared to Hyundai’s higher-image wannabe status.

By: mystvearn

mystvearn — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:29:12 +0000

The car design looks like 3 years old. Sure it is good, but will be a sleeper hit.People see one time think this is China car.

By: maibatsu_thunder

maibatsu_thunder — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:46:02 +0000

Hey the videos look great especially the red one! Infinity, Michelins? Wow they are really moving up …

By: Paul Tan

Paul Tan — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:39:01 +0000

sxe10r: u are wrong about the naza ria and kia carnival engine, the 2.5 v6 is not from the mazda mpv. it is a rover kv6, similiar to the 2.5 v6 in the Rover 75

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_KV6_Engine

By: khimfoh

khimfoh — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:20:54 +0000

The dashboard looks similar to the new Rio/Accent.

By: droll

droll — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:04:01 +0000

hmmmmm a 2.7L with 185PS? would’ve expected 200PS at least…

By: sxe10r

sxe10r — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:56:55 +0000

lol simple but nice ~ …. front looks like Mitsubishi galant 360 ?? like msmar_453 said, … yes it is same ~ …. hyudai & kia engine some of that base on mitsubishi engine & mazda also ~ the 4G93 elantra & 4G15 on accent ~ kia some of engine base on mazda … naza ria 2.5v6 cames from mazda mpv ~ spectra old model 1.6dohc cames from mazda dunno which cars … sorento ~ i think from mazda also coz the oil filter same ~

By: proton.GL..

proton.GL.. — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:21:51 +0000

this time i congratulate proton designing batter looking car,

By: henter

henter — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:16:44 +0000

wat a lovely song the video kia promo 2…..hahah….

By: Infinitt

Infinitt — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:13:33 +0000

‘Semak’ interior.

By: proton.GL..

proton.GL.. — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:34:11 +0000

not too bad if 2007 carens

By: badsoulfly

badsoulfly — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:06:26 +0000

everthings are OLD FASHION…most beautiful korean car right now may be HYUNDAI GENESIS

By: faizainal

faizainal — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:43:04 +0000

crowded dashboard..plain and dull exterior..a bit plain as well in the front..only the taillights is ok..but somehow reflects the japanese..anyway, maybe we should look the powertrain..maybe its good in that area..

By: faizainal

faizainal — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:40:01 +0000

boring..

By: ASIMOtypeR

ASIMOtypeR — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:07:20 +0000

what engine they use..
their own engine or japanese engine?

By: BanyakMasukWorkshop

BanyakMasukWorkshop — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:52:48 +0000

LittleFire85,

http://www.kia.com/

“From its very humble beginnings as a manufacturer of bicycle parts by hand on the outskirts of Seoul, Korea, Kia motors has emerged as the driving force behind the Korean motor vehicle market for the last six decades, laying claim to the production of the country’s first automobile as well as Korea’s first automobile export.”

by your reasoning, if VW theoretically takes over proton today, by next july 2008, proton is 1 year old as a car company?

By: th3rdeyesight

th3rdeyesight — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:26:12 +0000

2nd video is cheesy – like “can you feel it” and provides nothing to excite.
1st video is hopeless. No selling point at all.
I wonder who does all these below par videos?

By: proton.GL..

proton.GL.. — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:21:53 +0000

trying to look simplistic european,
but too plain and boring, imageless,

By: th3rdeyesight

th3rdeyesight — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:21:12 +0000

The 2nd video is really cheesy. Nothing to shout about with this car and it doesnt get you “feeling” anything.

The first ad is a total loser.

By: LittleFire85

LittleFire85 — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:17:42 +0000

I mean after Kia are taken over by hyundai, they started to fly.. Aywayz 6 decade ago, they only do steel tubing and bicycles. Who say they are making cars? They really into cars in when partnership with Ford, Kia produced several Mazda derived vehicles for both domestic sales in Korea and imports into other countries. And that is from 1986! This is when Kia is serious in making cars!

By: proton.GL..

proton.GL.. — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:16:52 +0000

interior is not flush,
exterior nothing exciting

By: BanyakMasukWorkshop

BanyakMasukWorkshop — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:59:12 +0000

oops.. typo in my previous message..I meant to say, they are now a very successful car company racking up huge export sales.

By: BanyakMasukWorkshop

BanyakMasukWorkshop — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:57:29 +0000

littlefire85,
“Kia is one of the company from Korea.. They also came out as the same time with P1..”

please get your Facts right, KIA has been around for 6 decades (go and count how many years is that).

They are the 1st producer of korean cars, went bankrupt and hyundai now owns them. but yes, they are not an extremely successful company.