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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 01:28 PM
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Pretty soon Kia will have those LED style headlights. I hope Lexus goes away from it soon..... The outside of the 300 doesn't look too bad but the interior is ugly. Nice post Hoovey.
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by TOPSECRTIS
Pretty soon Kia will have those LED style headlights. I hope Lexus goes away from it soon..... The outside of the 300 doesn't look too bad but the interior is ugly. Nice post Hoovey.
Kia already has LED strips on the Sportage model. I don't think they will go away soon though. LEDs are trendy right now.
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Old Jan 29, 2011 | 07:45 PM
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Leds aren't trendy, they are a requirement in Yurope now apparently, so manufacturers have no choice but to make their cars look like Christmas trees.
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Och
Leds aren't trendy, they are a requirement in Yurope now apparently, so manufacturers have no choice but to make their cars look like Christmas trees.
Not all brands have to look like Christmas trees like Audi's lineup currently does . Mercedes, BMW, and Lexus have done a pretty good job of making the LEDs look classy.
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 10:38 AM
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LED strips are more of a safety issue now. Think of day time running light but better.
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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Oh wow, was not aware Kia already had them. I understand the safety aspect but I prefer regular DRLs, I'm sure they will grow on me over time....
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Old Jan 30, 2011 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
let me correct myself, looks like chinese copy of original 300C.

300C looked awesome when it was originally released, this looks like it came from China.

Of course, american media wants it so bad to be good
I agree. It does look like a Chinese knock off of the original. If they put as much effort into it as they say, I don't know why they couldn't have created a fresh looking car like Ford did with the Taurus.

I do think the interior is good though. The old interior was ultra cheap. This is decent.
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