Here's what appears to be an expensive Korean car

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09/23/2015 at 18:54 • Filed to: Korea

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K5


DISCUSSION (15)


Kinja'd!!! BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest. > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/23/2015 at 19:00

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Isn’t the K5 the same as the Optima?


Kinja'd!!! pjhusa > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/23/2015 at 19:01

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No. It's an Optima with Asian market badging, cuz rice rice rice


Kinja'd!!! Spaceball-Two > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/23/2015 at 19:05

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You’re silly. That’s just a Rav4.


Kinja'd!!! Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/23/2015 at 19:19

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The other day I was behind a Kia... then I noticed a slight rumble. Turns out it was a V8 K900 lol


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
09/23/2015 at 19:20

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Shit I have no idea — that’s why I posted this


Kinja'd!!! Textured Soy Protein > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/23/2015 at 19:26

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Mad tyte KDM badges y0


Kinja'd!!! Spasoje > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/23/2015 at 20:13

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K5 = Optima in Korea


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Spasoje
09/23/2015 at 20:16

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Why is it no longer the Optima here? Marketing?


Kinja'd!!! Spasoje > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/23/2015 at 20:20

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It’s still the Optima here. The owner just bought Korean-market badges online, i.e. the “K5” and that stylized Kia badge – both of which are only found on their Korean-market cars.

It’s exactly like how people replace their Infiniti G’s badges with Nissan Skyline ones, b/c that car is sold as the Nissan Skyline in Japan. They go for the original, OEM’s-domestic-market look.


Kinja'd!!! fhrblig > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/23/2015 at 20:53

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I really like that Kia badge, I don’t know why they don’t switch to it here. Screw the alphanumeric names, though.


Kinja'd!!! pip bip - choose Corrour > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/23/2015 at 21:10

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Kinja makes a car now?


Kinja'd!!! jkm7680 > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen
09/23/2015 at 21:28

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That exists?


Kinja'd!!! Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > pip bip - choose Corrour
09/23/2015 at 21:40

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Cannot unsee


Kinja'd!!! The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
09/23/2015 at 22:02

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Somebody say “K5”?


Kinja'd!!! Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > jkm7680
09/23/2015 at 22:15

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Oh yeah it does! It was Kia’s response to MB/BMW/Hyundai’s Equus/ETC