2009 Kia Forte

[shawn99]

- Spectra successor, the Forte
- The styling that the Forte introduces is Kia's new look, from the pen of Peter Schreyer, also responsible for the first-gen New Beetle and TT. He has worked at Audi for more than 25 years.
- Read more here: http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/02/stunning-kia-forte-revealed/

http://media.nextautos.com/images/kia-forte-1.preview.jpg

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/kia_forte_4.jpg


http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-kia-forte/896484/

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2009-kia-forte/896483/

[dcue]

wow, looks like a step up from spectra, at least the design.

[pontiac_driver]

kudos to honda for sharing their design :lol:

[originalnutta]

It's time for a revolution.

Kia, Hyundai, Suzuki are all moving on up.

This Kia looks pretty good, i'd do a second take thinking it was a Honda Civic.

If the prices are kept significantly lower than their competitors, they will make a killing.

A decade ago, no one would be seen in one. Now i see Kias everywhere.

this looks like a midsize car, and fitted with a 2.0l, it should boot quite well.

[mangoman]

IS350 rear (except taillights are angled down instead of up) and Civic front ... bottom line NICELY DONE!

http://www.auto.ro/assets/articole/2008/07/kia_forte_3.jpg
http://www.bulletproofautomotive.com/items/ings%20is350%20rear.jpg

[Emancipated]

Acura TSX.

Looks better than a Civic, imo. Need some nice interior and you're good to go.

Someone said KIA and Hyundia is owned by the same company?

[ShadowVlican]

a copy of other cars..... but i like it better than originals, such as the upcoming mazda3 happy face....

[gordholio]

Nice looking little car.

[Billa-786]

Acura TSX.

Looks better than a Civic, imo. Need some nice interior and you're good to go.

Someone said KIA and Hyundia is owned by the same company?

more than looks....needs a competitve drive. Everything looks better than a civic.....but in the class few can match its other areas. Still a good improvement for KIA.

KIa is owned by Hyundai.

[mself084]

i like it - we're car shopping this summer and will definitely give the forte a look :)

[KorruptioN]

It's a good looking little thing. Apparently the top-of-the-line model gets a 2.4L motor and a six-speed stick :eek:

[lilclie]

http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd278/mysticalafro/kia_forte_leak_25.jpg

I was looking at the civic as well but perhaps ill wait till the forte is available

Nice interior in my eyes

[sixer]

Kia is a joke, unreliable in long run and poor poor re-sale value. Not to mention it's not keeping job in our Country.

[KorruptioN]

Kia is a joke, unreliable in long run and poor poor re-sale value. Not to mention it's not keeping job in our Country.

You're right on the resale value part (though it's getting better), but how do you know about long-term reliablility if the car hasn't even been released yet? Oh wait, it's because you're a fanboy!

[dealmeone]

Wow...is that the new BMW 3 series? :cheesygri

[weare3]

So KIA cobbled together the Honda Civic's head lights, the Lexus IS' tail lights, and slapped a new badge on their ill-performing Spectra?

[mangoman]

Pretty much! :lol: A recipe for success I say (give a little something in terms of styling for the Honda buyers and the Toyota/Lexus buyers, a reliable car with a slightly lower price et voila! ) Buyers might have slightly lower resale value in terms of the % drop, but they're putting less upfront to begin with (pretty important for folks in a recession).

So KIA cobbled together the Honda Civic's head lights, the Lexus IS' tail lights, and slapped a new badge on their ill-performing Spectra?