Comments on: Kia Forte: more images and official press release

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:54:06 +0000

4-speed auto or 5 speed manual for 1.6. no info of tranies for 2.0L though.

By: SY

SY — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:22:30 +0000

Does the 1.6L gasoline version comes with a 4 speed or 5 speed automatic gearbox ?

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:52:14 +0000

but it takes a while for them to get back to you. they r quiet busy I guess.

By: Tariq

Tariq — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:32:06 +0000

Thanks K-Sport

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:00:17 +0000

Hi Tariq. click on my name. it will take you to a site where you might get a more accurate answer cuz this isnt and official site. the site linked in my name is official and you’ll be able to directly talk to Kia officials.

By: Tariq

Tariq — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:55:22 +0000

I liked it very much. When will it be available in the middle east?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:14:01 +0000

It’s hitting about 85 tops during the day here in sunny SE Arizona. And down to about 65 at night. The monsoon season is officially still here until Sept.30th! It’s starting to take on an edge of fall weather, though, and I say bring that stuff on! Can’t wait for natural cooling. We finally sprung for a central-air conditioning system for our house. The heat gets so intensive that we had to. Expensive, but, oh, so cool, literally!

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:35:53 +0000

Lol, yeah. Volvo had that. Didn’t use in AZ, that’s for sure!! It’s getting down to 50 degrees at night here. About 70 during the day. In the summer I always set it to 1 or 2.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:26:11 +0000

My Lancer’s seats are awesome-they are side-boltered so well that you really have to work to get a lean so bad that you move out of the comfort zone you’re sitting in. I love the Lancer’s automatic temperature control, yep, and the stereo controls on the steering wheel. I agree, some of the new tech. stuff is awesome. As far as NAV goes, I don’t need it. I can just print out Mapquest searches or just rely on an everyday map. Seat warmers? I’m in Arizona!!!! Living in Michigan they would be awesome to have, yep.

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:50:16 +0000

Kia has the best cruise control in the industry! Even up a 5% or 6% grade, Spectra’s cruise control stayed at 75, not 1 MPH less! We were straining the hell out of that poor engine, but made it every time! I’ve noticed that Rondo and Optima have the same great cruise control. Radio controls on the steering wheel keep eyes on the road too. After being spoiled with seat warmers, I will never go without them again! I can do without Nav system (Geography Bee Champ 3 years in a row, I get 3 new Atlases every year!), I would really like Kia’s version of Sync, but I hope they call it something less gay. Auto temperature control is handy for keeping eyes on the road too. 6 disc changer keeps eyes on the road. 8 way power drivers seat is nice, and I am not sure why passenger seat is only 4 way power. I wish that passenger would get adjustable lumbar too.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:25:59 +0000

Kia body designs run circles silly around Honda body designs. This new Forte sedan is good as it will come to the U.S., luxury items not required…the hot new lines and curves look so good that options will fall as they may and the sedan will be just fine. Just my opinion, I would not get all hot and bothered about backup video or warning alarms or even cruise control. I have cruise control on my ’08 Lancer GTS but haven’t used it once and probably never will. I will use my Lancer’s bluetooth technology, once I get a bluetooth-capable cellphone. But these new Kia designs are fantisimo!!

By: K-Sport (Boris)

K-Sport (Boris) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:07:27 +0000

exactly which part looks like forte in xanita? Can’t really see much resemblence…
Hey, everyone knows, that all hondas are always part clones of other cars. people say the sportage looks like cr-v. which ever generation of sportage they were talking about, the sportage came before cr-v, so it shud be that cr-v looks like sportage.

By: Bornloser

Bornloser — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:58:09 +0000

Oops the Xantia comment was supposed to end up here, and not in the cee’d “plus” section…
See the resemblance now

By: JTZ

JTZ — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:37:18 +0000

I didn’t know until now, the first gen Toyota Hybrid (which the bodystyle looks like Civic) is the Prius. Civic fans catch that!!! Civic’s not all that original neither.

By: JTZ

JTZ — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:32:33 +0000

To me the new Civic looks like a cross between the 05′ Lancer and first gen Toyota Hybrid. But, when I look at the face of this, I see more than just Civic, I’m seeing a car manufactorer that is finally getting a face. Besides, the Forte appears muscalur I don’t see it on the Civic. Your right again Greg, without those muscles, the Civic looks wimpy.