First Pic of the 2016 Kia Optima

"m-b-w loves his SUBAROO" (m-b-w) 03/25/2015 at 22:31 • Filed to: None

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I kinda like it. It certainly looks better than it's platform mate, the Sonata.

scoob > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/25/2015 at 22:41

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mazda616 > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/25/2015 at 22:43

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Hmm. That is a really nice looking Kia. (thoughts I'd never thought I'd have)

Wobbles the Mind > scoob 03/25/2015 at 22:44

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The Optima looks nothing like that Mustang!

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > scoob 03/25/2015 at 22:46

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You're right, it does kinda look like the 2015 Mustang.

TheHondaBro > scoob 03/25/2015 at 22:46

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Dat Mustang doe.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > mazda616 03/25/2015 at 22:47

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They have had some decent designs. I've had two Korean cars, but after the experience with my last one, the Elantra, I don't think I'll buy one ever again.

Wobbles the Mind > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/25/2015 at 22:58

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The design reminds me of that guy in class that you hear wheezing between powerpoint slides.

Round headlight enthusiast > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/25/2015 at 23:00

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There's just way too much going on here. It would look so much better if they just simplified the design a bit (goes for most other modern cars as well).

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/25/2015 at 23:00

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Hyundai and Kia, are both doing right.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Round headlight enthusiast 03/25/2015 at 23:03

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I agree. If they changed up those silver vent inserts on the front bumper, it would look a good bit cleaner.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/25/2015 at 23:04

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Design wise, but in my opinion not power train, or reliability wise.

Tapas > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/25/2015 at 23:16

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Looks like a camry, from the front grill, headlights and lower bumper "vents"

Vicente Esteve > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/25/2015 at 23:16

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Shades on?

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Vicente Esteve 03/25/2015 at 23:20

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Are you referring to the shape of the headlights?

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Tapas 03/25/2015 at 23:20

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you're right.

Vicente Esteve > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/25/2015 at 23:27

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Yep

HideyoshiJP > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/25/2015 at 23:31

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Care to elaborate? At one point in time I was considering one before I got my Mazda 2.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > HideyoshiJP 03/25/2015 at 23:33

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I'm really not allowed to go into details, but it was a 2014, I owned it for a hellish 8 months, and it ended up getting bought back by the manufacture due to unrepairable issues. I ended up with with a Subaru, and couldn't be happier.

HideyoshiJP > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/26/2015 at 00:01

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Gotcha. I understand, terms and all. I am looking at a Subaru BRZ myself this summer.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > HideyoshiJP 03/26/2015 at 00:02

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I LOVE the BRZ. Too bad I'm too tall to fit in one.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/26/2015 at 00:15

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the only new we Korean car I have real experience with is my mom's 2013 Sonata 2.0t. It's nice enough inside although abut loud, it has plenty of power, and I don't think they have had any reliability issues with it, but it's only got about 20,000 miles on it.

HideyoshiJP > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/26/2015 at 00:16

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I've found cars to be one of the few areas where being short is an advantage.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/26/2015 at 00:22

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My grandma had the same car, though a 2011. It's engine seemed rather loud and unrefined. How does it sound on your mother's 2013?

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > HideyoshiJP 03/26/2015 at 00:27

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Yup, my main disadvantage is that I don't fit in many fun cars.

Jayhawk Jake > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/26/2015 at 08:40

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I've never liked how when one person has a bad experience with one car from one manufacturer they resort to telling everyone that manufacturer is shit.

I don't really blame you, but I had a Kia Forte Koup for two years and it was a fantastic car. Didn't have a single reliability issue.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/26/2015 at 14:39

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too me? very quite during acceleration, and only a little drone at highway speeds, which is impressive since my parents live in TX where highways speeds are 80mph.

Certainly better than my old Civic. and faster too.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/26/2015 at 14:49

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interesting. My grandmothers sounded like an old diesel.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 03/26/2015 at 14:55

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maybe it got some revised sound deadening in those years.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/26/2015 at 15:15

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Probably.