First Drive: 2011 Kia Optima
09-02-10, 03:00 PM
#17
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It's easy to cherry pick out elements of various cars, but overall this thing looks pretty good and substantial. I could do without the hood vents, but as hood vents go these are somewhat subdued fortunately. Proportions are pretty good, but the large front overhang gives away the front wheel drive configuration as expected. I like the sleek roofline and unique details.
You'll probably think THIS is trivial (each opinion is different), but I'd like to see a little wood-tone on the new Optima's dash...the interior, though busy, looks a little cold without it.
That sleek roofline you mention may look racy, but, it the new Sonata, it really hit big-time on rear headroom. I'll withold comment on the Optima's until I sit in it.
09-02-10, 03:08 PM
#18
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The hood vents (to phrase a term you often use) are something trivial, but in general, IMO it looks much better than its new Sonata cousin, whose styling I'm not impressed with at all. The all-black grille, though, looks a little odd.
You'll probably think THIS is trivial (each opinion is different), but I'd like to see a little wood-tone on the new Optima's dash...the interior, though busy, looks a little cold without it.
That sleek roofline you mention may look racy, but, it the new Sonata, it really hit big-time on rear headroom. I'll withold comment on the Optima's until I sit in it.
You'll probably think THIS is trivial (each opinion is different), but I'd like to see a little wood-tone on the new Optima's dash...the interior, though busy, looks a little cold without it.
That sleek roofline you mention may look racy, but, it the new Sonata, it really hit big-time on rear headroom. I'll withold comment on the Optima's until I sit in it.
I agree on most of your observations above too. But the rear head room thing is overrated on the Sonata, I've checked it out (which I know is subjective, because the published specs are competitive for rear headroom in that car), but the real (factual) proof is the huge sales increase over last gen Sonata.
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09-02-10, 03:09 PM
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I can't judge this car till I see it in person...I need to feel the presence.
I'm tall and I don't like the feeling that I am dwarfing the car, I want to feel like the car is bigger than me.
I'm tall and I don't like the feeling that I am dwarfing the car, I want to feel like the car is bigger than me.
09-03-10, 08:17 AM
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really nice looking design and functional too. could do well in this tough economy.
i like the family resemblance with forte.
i like the family resemblance with forte.
09-03-10, 09:09 AM
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