envy1013

New car coming out from Kia. Likes and dislikes?

CHPRBOX8

looks ok from the side but the fact that the front and back of the car say kia i would shoot myself if i owned another on of them POS again

THE_DON

Don't like it... Although it's boxy, the look is just too soft. It's more of a family car/grocery getter.

Definitely not a "tuner car" lol

-THE DON

Tomas

It's a Kia.

'Nuff said...

biancoxb

but it has side vents

Zman

Kia's are still terrible.

At least Hyundai has made huge strides in quality.


Is that going to be a production car?

saddlesore

Typical of se Asia... they cannot or will not think for themselves... all they do is a p*ss poor "clone" whatever is selling in the US.. that goes for China as well.
just my 1.75 cents worth

Tomas

I don't know that I'd consider Korea SE Asia - little to far north and too cold for that.



Maybe NE Asia right next to Japan.

Metro273

I'd rather buy a Hyundai...

flying_toaster

i think it looks ok, theres one i awlays see driving around here, because i live right next to kia HQ, so im guessing they gave one of the employees one to test it out before it hits the market in march. but they are def copying the whole scion scene with all of the custom factory options you can do. im just curious to see the mpgs on it

andrewdustin

style wise, i say it is acceptable. I agree with most of you that i would not want to buy one, but if its free i'll take it.

ZOMGXB

PROS: vaguely square-like
CONS: Everything else


That WAS a joke, right?

Sunny

Kia has run a promotion several times of buy one get one free on their cars.

That should tell you all you need to know about their product.


If they really wanted to fk you, they would make you take 3 of them.

VIP_CAMO

some of the comments are to funny ...and yeah everyone pretty much sumed it up ...i belive kia is partially owned by gm?can anyone confirm this..

Tomas

GM does own a large part of Daewoo, in fact the Aveo is a re-badged Daewoo model.

Kia Motors is a subsidiary of Hyundai Kia Automotive Group...

VIP_CAMO

That's who it was.thankyou it was at the tip of my tongue

Metro273

No. Why? Something wrong with Hyundai?

Tomas

Actually it is something like preferring the GMC pickup to the Chevy pickup since Hyundai owns Kia...

ZOMGXB

No, just wondering how it is you have a clear preference, when Kia and Hyundai have been the same company since the late '90's.

You know...like, say, Infiniti and Nissan. That one should sound a little more familiar. If not, please stay away from my car.

Tomas beat me to the punch. "These Buicks are CRAP, I'm buying a CHEVY!"

Driver_Lost

On a serious side of this topic..... http://blogs.thecarconnection.com/bl...ction-version/