Comments on: Pics Aplenty: 2010 Kia Forte

By: Colby

Colby — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:12:56 +0000

Kia/Hyundai will gain market shares from dying brands. Like they have been doing for 15 years in the USA. The next step will be having the brand image redisgned so people can see the value with Style and Reliabilty not just price. As for the rest of the auto world, maybe they should look to Kia/Hyundai and see how a automaker should be run.

By: The Daily Times

The Daily Times — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:07:43 +0000

An interesting view of the automotive industry. Where do you see the future of the industry, will it ever recover or will there be major casulties?

By: Hako

Hako — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:44:09 +0000

Korean has nothing to be ashamed of. Lots of cars resemble other cars…..people don’t really buy out-landish cars generally.
Sounds like Eddie has an axe to grind………i.e. Korean-car hater. Oh well, the dinosaurs can’t keep up with emerging realities. Kia is doing very well, presenting exciting cars, and making profits. This car is gorgeous….and that’s MY opinion.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:30:58 +0000

Then you must be the mix of Anna Nicole and Kim Jong-Il. Hay, I’m expressing my opinions here. Tough if you can’t handle it. And if you love Korean cars so much, expecially this cheap knock-off econobox, go get one. You two deserve each other.

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:17:52 +0000

Shame on you! Are you insane?? Koreans take Japanese awful designs and make them desirable. You must be the mix of Michael Jackson and Mickey Rooney.

By: Eddie

Eddie — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:51:50 +0000

This looks like a bastard child between the new Acura TSX (front) and the Mitsubishi Lancer (rear). Can Korean come up anything on their own at all, or do they just have to steal design ideas from others and call it their own? Shame on Kia. Shame on Koreans.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:14:13 +0000

It looks alot like the previous gen. Acura TSX blended with the Lancer. very nice.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:19:47 +0000

CVT rocks in trannies!

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:37:41 +0000

I know. CVT is the best in Trannys.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:26:19 +0000

6-speed tranny would be awesome in the Forte but if it had a 5-speed that would be better than nothing. I would’ve loved getting a 5-speed Mitsubishi Lancer GTS but instead opted for the magnesium paddle shifters and the CVT automatic. It’s turned out to be a wonderful way of propelling my Lancer GTS. Very happy with it and I don’t really miss the manual shifting that I thought I had to have!

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:45:34 +0000

JTZ, Kia’s leather is usually wrinkled but its also possible that the seat in the pic has tightly stretched leather with no wrinkles. Yes, Bryan, it competes with lancer but cant blow it out coz the lancer has lots of sporty options [large spoiler, paddle shifters etc.] but I just hope that this one will have a 5-speed if not 6-speed tranny…

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:31:07 +0000

Wow, the alloy wheels on the black or dark blue Kia Forte are ten-spoke and look like my ’08 Mitsubishi Lancer’s wheels somewhat. Also, some similarities exist in the two car’s taillights sloping shape. This is one sharp looking Kia, I think it will sell well for them. Really looks great, it blows the Corolla, Civic, Sentra, etc. all away! It doesn’t blow the Lancer away, in my opinion, but, then again, if I’d seen this Kia Forte sedan for sale in the spring of ’07 I’d have traded our ’01 Sportage 4X4 in for it in a heartbeat!

By: JTZ (Jamayl)

JTZ (Jamayl) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:45:09 +0000

Are those leather seats in the last photo? It’s a little hard to tell but I think so.

By: Bancho

Bancho — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:44:24 +0000

I have to say that this is a great looking car. For the first time ever, I’m really considering a Kia as my next vehicle purchase. The Soul and now the Forte really stand out as great looking products.

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:56:46 +0000

seen it commented on it.