What do you guys think about this? Options

[TiGZ461]

Seems pretty cool,

173hp, 6sp, and looks very advance tec. wise. Seems like even Kia is picking up on to the "sport" scene. Looks very "Civic" but with more styling.

http://www.kia.com/#/2010forte?page=power&vehicle=koup

Discuss.

[azian_advanced]

they totally copied the civic.

[TiGZ461]

Yea, they definably copied the Civic, but the front end looks a bit meaner and I think they bulked it up more which in IMO looks great.
I just like the fact that Kia is trying to also compete with everyday FF sports car.
This should give Toyota more of a drive to make one, cause I mean common we 're lacking in that department.
The TC isn't slow but it's far from looking aggressive and doesn't really give you that sports feel.
And think about 175hp out of an NA engine for their first sport coupe(think it's their first) isn't bad at all.

[devilsden97]

total copy of the civic. BUT id take it over the civic as a Daily Driver.....can anyone say 10 year/100,000 mile warrenty? whats the civic got? 3 year/ 36,000 mile?

Front looks like a civic, rear looks close to an Alfa Romeo....169 or 156 or some combo of numbers...

[Supersprynt]

I'd rather not be caught driving a Kia.

[96bluevert]

I'd rather not be caught driving a Kia.

x2

plus, I hate when companies can't come up with their own ideas.

[forkee]

headlights are lancer-ish too

[TiGZ461]

some what the same mixed in with a little of this, then we got the same headlights

[nics]

total copy of the civic. BUT id take it over the civic as a Daily Driver.....can anyone say 10 year/100,000 mile warrenty? whats the civic got? 3 year/ 36,000 mile?

Front looks like a civic, rear looks close to an Alfa Romeo....169 or 156 or some combo of numbers...

well even if the civic has only 3yr/36k mile, you might find the civic more reliable

[TiGZ461]

thats true, but are kia's all that bad?

[Nartanian]

Agreed. I was thinking the same thing Nics said.

This post has been edited by Nartanian: Oct 9, 2009 - 12:42 PM

[Rymaster]

no they aren't...
at least, not for the first 10,000 miles


after that, goodluck!

[SwissFerdi]

...there is an '08 Si coupe in Fiji Blue next to my 6GC in the garage right now and it looks like a carbon copy, right down to the color. Idiotic.

[Galcobar]

Kia Forte Coupe...eh.

[Hanyo]

Just why kia?

the civic is great reliablity rating and is a over all great car. Why your impersonate a car when you have nothing new to bring to the table.

At least make it mid engine or rwd. That would be the only reason i would buy this kia over the civic.

[TiGZ461]

True, I wouldn't turn down a Civic or another Civic look alike without the Honda label backing it up. But I just found it pretty cool that Kia is actually attempting to make a somewhat little tuner. Not original at all but at least their trying.

[Random_Stranger]

Look, no offense to anyone but in my opinion. If you are driving a Kia, you might as well drive a saturn too, and get your hair permed, wear spandex with crew necks, watch ballet, American Idol, hang out with friends for "intelligent" conversations at Starbucks, and lastly, watch VH1 religiously. To sum it up, pretty much live the stereotypical life of someone who gets chastised on a daily basis for the rest of their life. If you like them, that's cool. But one thing you won't get no matter what you do in those will be R-E-S-P-E-C-T.

Ok, that was a bit over the top and rather mean. But I am just saying.... If you love imports... Just know, that is not an import. So don't try to JDM something that is never and never will be. That's all I'm saying.

This post has been edited by Random_Stranger: Oct 10, 2009 - 2:30 PM

[nics]

True, I wouldn't turn down a Civic or another Civic look alike without the Honda label backing it up. But I just found it pretty cool that Kia is actually attempting to make a somewhat little tuner. Not original at all but at least their trying.

Yes, I give Kia Motors B- for trying. They still need a lot to match the quality of japanese imports.

I agree with random stranger, most people look down on them and may not give you respect

[schmooot]

I wouldn't drive a kia if you paid me. All they do is copy other car designs. Have you noticed?


whats that? a mercedes? nope


how about this one? look at that sexy impreza wrx



oh wait...this is the actual impreza



Pretty much every kia model is meant to look like some other better car. Just start looking around and you'll start noticing.

[Supersprynt]

I think that first Kia looks more like a Jaguar Type S rip off: