Comments on: 2006.5 Kia Optima http://www.leftlanenews.com/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.leftlanenews.com/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima.html#comment-104731 Anonymous Fri, 09 Jun 2006 05:05:58 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/01/09/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima/#comment-104731 ghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyytttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettytrtyttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffdddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtttttttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyytttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeettytrtyttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

]]> By: matt trowbridge http://www.leftlanenews.com/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima.html#comment-13489 matt trowbridge Thu, 13 Apr 2006 05:41:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/01/09/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima/#comment-13489 hey im really interested in the new kia optima. I was onderimng if you knew the time it runs in the quarter mile? if you could let me know asap that would rock. sincerly, soon to be happy customer matt trowbridge hey im really interested in the new kia optima. I was onderimng if you knew the time it runs in the quarter mile? if you could let me know asap that would rock.

sincerly,

soon to be happy customer
matt trowbridge

]]> By: Caleb http://www.leftlanenews.com/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima.html#comment-2629 Caleb Fri, 27 Jan 2006 02:49:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/01/09/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima/#comment-2629 Thats exactly what it is! a Saab 9-3 and an Infiniti Q45, hell yeah...but thats a nice combo..dont you think? but Kia just isnt as good as its sister company, Hyundai or Japanese rival, Toyota. Thats exactly what it is! a Saab 9-3 and an Infiniti Q45, hell yeah…but thats a nice combo..dont you think? but Kia just isnt as good as its sister company, Hyundai or Japanese rival, Toyota.

]]> By: Steve http://www.leftlanenews.com/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima.html#comment-1487 Steve Tue, 10 Jan 2006 08:56:27 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/01/09/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima/#comment-1487 Who the hell rips off the Infinity Q45 and slaps a Saab ass end on it? Hey Korea! Rip off something cool. Who the hell rips off the Infinity Q45 and slaps a Saab ass end on it? Hey Korea! Rip off something cool.

]]> By: BAC http://www.leftlanenews.com/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima.html#comment-1475 BAC Tue, 10 Jan 2006 08:19:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/01/09/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima/#comment-1475 A third engine in the 3.0-3.5 range with 225hp or so would be nice. It would still be boring but faster is always welcome. A third engine in the 3.0-3.5 range with 225hp or so would be nice. It would still be boring but faster is always welcome.

]]> By: BCM http://www.leftlanenews.com/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima.html#comment-1428 BCM Mon, 09 Jan 2006 23:59:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/01/09/detroit-2006-kia-unveils-20065-optima/#comment-1428 I'm not sure a 1-hp advantage over the Ford/Mazda 4-cylinder deserves quite so much puffery. The pricing will be very interesting; the Sonata is already very aggressively priced with standard items that are optional on Optima, and Kia is sticking with a slightly uprated version of the old V6 and not offering the new, much more powerful engine used in the Hyundai (if the Optima weighs anything close to the Sonata, it seems like it's going to be quite a bit slower). That suggests what, $17-18K for the 4s and $19-20K for the V6s? I’m not sure a 1-hp advantage over the Ford/Mazda 4-cylinder deserves quite so much puffery. The pricing will be very interesting; the Sonata is already very aggressively priced with standard items that are optional on Optima, and Kia is sticking with a slightly uprated version of the old V6 and not offering the new, much more powerful engine used in the Hyundai (if the Optima weighs anything close to the Sonata, it seems like it’s going to be quite a bit slower). That suggests what, $17-18K for the 4s and $19-20K for the V6s?

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