From today and until June 11th, Kia Motors will be receiving pre-launch orders for it’s new Lotze Innovation. The Lotze Innovation, known also as Optima overseas, is the facelift version of Kia’s mid-sized sedan that was first launched (in Korea) in November 2005.
For those Korean customers taking out pre-launch orders, the company will provide partial coverage of the registration fee. In addition, the company will apply a discount interest rate of 7 percent on vehicles bought on 36-month installment plans during June and provide golf lesson vouchers with all Lotze Innovation cars sold during the month. The normal interest rate applied to 36-month payment plans is 8.25 percent.
The company will also be providing an extended 7-year, 150,000 kilometer warranty, usual warranties for local mid-sized sedans last 5-year, 100,000 kilometer, with Lotzes sold until the end of the year. [Source: Koreaherald]
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June 2nd, 2008 at 12:01 pm
nice offers. the only kia with 7 yr warranty here is opirus and u barely see it. every other kia has 5 yr warranty to back it.
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that 2nd pic looks really cool.
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:03 pm
Are we getting this optima this year or next year?
June 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
no youre getting a cheapened version of this. how lame kia. at least the same grille and tail lamps! come on! pleeeaaassseee!!!!
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I hope this is the facelifted Magentis as well??
In Belgium we have 7 year warranty on Sportage, cee’d, pro_cee’d ans cee’d SportyWagon
June 2nd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
magentis and optima are the same car with different names. So dont worry. It will be the”production version of this concept”.
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Honestly, Kia needs to hit the fast forward button. Besides the fact that they dont offer as much in the global market as they do in the Korean market. Kia is still at keeping backing-up sensors and cruise cont optional while other brands are not only standardising these features, but offering systems that alert you when your going out of the lane brake when you get too close to the car in front of you and self paraking systems. Kia also have Hyundai to back them up with money.
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It may sound impatient but I want Kia to stay competetive in technology and other stuff as well; not just price and warranty…
June 2nd, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I think the idea is that Kia doesn’t want to be the leader in innovative technologies, but they prefer to use only technologies which have proven their efficiency, reliability and durability.
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:45 pm
alright. there’s a point. but whats there in making parking sensors standard? I’m sure this lotze gets std parking sensors.
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Bornloser: You’re right about that!
Boris: I don’t know if parking sensors come standard at Lotze, but at least they are avaliable. Look at the rear bumper on the pic above.
June 3rd, 2008 at 1:26 am
PARKING SENSORS AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE STANDARD ON BORREGO!!!!
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:24 am
of course borrego will bet it std. Its a luxury veh. like opirus but We cant afford borrego and dont want it because [besides Fuel prices] parking spaces are getting less and Its getting tough to even drive sportage in certain places in DUbai. Thats why we dont want to replace maz6 with another sedan, but instead a flexible SOUL that will be able to cope with the crowded parking spaces. no lotze or Borrego needed.
June 3rd, 2008 at 8:06 am
The soul just arrived in UAE.
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Thats the samsung soul. the coolest mobile phone. Here’s an offer Kia can Use. Buya Kia soul and get a free Samsung soul!
June 3rd, 2008 at 8:11 am
What if Samsung offers: Buy our Soul mobile phone and you get Kia Soul for free! (he he)
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:33 am
lol i’ll take 100 of those himi lol!
but boris is right. kia needs to bring its technology up to date. im sure they will have some really advanced stuff in a few years like Hyundai’s $160,000,000 USD investment in fibre optics (the fastest way to transfer info on the planet) but they need to be pioneers! whats the point of following other companies’ stuff? we wouldnt have stuff like the parking sensors, abs, esp, sat nav, etc. if no one thought of it. this also applies to design. bmw’s 5 series was seen to be really radical cos the headlights “went around to the sides to much” but now if you dont have long headlamps, it looks crap. trends should be SET not followed…
but hydrogen technology is certainly top notch by hyundai-kia. remember that tucson/sportage that beat all the others in NVH tests and stuff???? =]
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:30 pm
O yes. Fuel cell tecnology is something. HKAG needs to keep ahead in that sector.
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I love that get a sams soul and get Kia soul free. I’d deffinately exploit the oppportunity to get the soul if this offer was true.
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Kia has limited funds so they watch and see what is popular in features. That’s smart. They’re doing fine, dudes.
June 3rd, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Hyundai has a lot of money on offer and if Kia was low on funds then how are they sponsering so many events? Anyway, atleast they’re doing SOMETHING by following; better than not at all following.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:20 am
Yep, it’s better than burying their heads in the proverbial sand and just quitting. Believe me, Kia is feisty enough to only want to succeed more. I learned long ago that these guys are serious worldwide automotive competitors.
June 18th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Lotze advance, then Lotze innovation. What will the next name be?