Kia Optima saloon review - CarBuyer
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The Kia Optima is an attempt to introduce something a little more daring to a segment that includes dull but worthy models like the Toyota Avensis. Its bold looks and well-appointed cabin will draw some attention and it also comes fitted with a 1.7-litre diesel that provides a good balance between performance and running costs. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
This car is brilliant in every way, seating position. Light steering wheel, stick it in sport it becomes sharper. Infiniti sound system is a treat to the ears. I can't praise this car enough. One of my favourites.
These reviews, especially here on carbuyer, are so refreshing and kind of invigorating and also very informative. I love your humour and the unique British sense of humour in general. Very well done!
The importance of suspension really differs from place to place. In places like Korea, Japan, and most parts of China, roads are almost perfect, and level. I've been to all three countries, and it's superior to what's in Europe, and in the Americas.
Unsophisticated cars... Right. That's why quality is great in them, and their engines have won several awards for efficiency, reliability, and output.
Kia are literally indestructible mine is a 2004 Kia Rio. She is almost 15 years old and has only ever broken down once when the clutch gave in. We put in a new clutch and she is still running perfectly. I will never find another car like her. 👍🏻
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to be honest i quite like the interior, its simple... who needs a 10 inch touchscreen if you barely use it.
Needs a 2.0 and a redesigned dash then it would be very good
i love this car's design but i rode it in the show room it was really big for me but still love the exterior desing especially the brake lights
I have one of these cars and find it decent enough. The ride is on the firm side and it is loud enough at motorway speeds. The fuel economy is brilliant and I've squeezed more then 700 miles on a tank of diesel. I love the look of the car also,it looks class in white with the diamond cut alloy wheels. I would drive this over a VW Passat anytime.
easily the best looking four door car on the market today
matt : and has bluetooth for your mobile which is easy to set up and
(RING RING RING)
person on the the line: has great sound quality too!
matt : see..
gotta love matt :)
Beautiful car. Looks better than most cars on the market.
WOW MAT! Thanks for listening to us and bringing us what we want! You are an amazing car reviewer! :)
one day KIA will be the best car manufacturer even better than Audi,BMW and Mercedes
because of its good values , running costs , performance , practicality and realbility
APPRECIATE
Yes well they certainly are getting there. Look at the 2021 Kia Optima :)
my mom has kia over 8 years and it works well. Well done KIA!
my family had kia even before i was born!now my father and are thinking that i should buy the new kia ceed gt!we are very pleased with this brand for over 15 years:)
Mat had great idea with putting on it a Lexus badge.
The same car with "better" badge looks much more attractive.
I love the Optima.
I cant beliwe you rewuiewed this car , you realy listen to your subscribers , thanks a lot !
A really nice car!
Great job from KIA!
Wow a lot comments on here are pretty negative. But from experience the car has been great but then again I did get a fully loaded one so i don't know. Only thing I say they need to change is the stock tires. The road noise is loud, but once you change the rubber it's pretty quiet.
Good review of an excellent car, this would be my pick over a Mondeo.
the face he pulls @3:32 - ha. I wanna go get a pint with Mat and talk about cars.
MAT IS BACK!
very impressive English. I wish those in the U.K or the U.S would have a second language as good as you! Here in the U.S we have an Optima with the 275 hp petrol turbo engine, which is the same engine in the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, although it is tuned to deliver nearly 300 hp in the Evo. You can upgrade the turbo to produce 350-400hp in the optima with very little modifications, some have done so and they hit 260+ km/h no problem.
The guys from Kia really did their homework!
I like this car
Dude we missed u man!!!!
You are back browww
5 years ago, i would laugh if someone told me to buy a Kia. Now I'd definitely buy one if i'm in the market for a new car. Kia has changed so much in the past years. I love the Optima and the Sportage
the front grill reminds me of the new Skoda Octavia
loving this Kia, however it seems a little costly to me- 27k euro for the diesel, for which I might just prefer Superb
nevertheless, looking good
Alan Partridge has one , so it must be good !
MAT IS THE KING OF REVIEWING:)
Kia don't do the SXL in the UK. There's only one engine size over here, which is a 1.7-litre, 134bhp turbo diesel. Sucks to be British sometimes.
Did he say 57 MPG?
great review!
1:52 I thought my phone was ringing lol
The Lexus sticker's brilliant!
First Kia I'd actually consider buying. Would replace the rims instantly after purchase though.
True, but we can should always go longer distances between fuel-ups.
Wow! 57 mpg?
I don't listen to what the consumer report says. I buy what makes me happier. Right now Accord will not make me happier. It's that simple.
Just like you said, looks good, but needs a better interior, and sat nav system too.
the vauxhall/opel "lifetime warranty" isnt really such. afaik, the 7 year kia warranty even covers more miles than vauxhall/opel does.
Its a great design, but you don't see many of them in the UK. I thought it wasn't even sold here. I prefer it to bmw or any premium brand. The optima GT is the best one to go for. This is the 2010 to 2015 model which looks wise is the best, good front end.
you should check teh MSRP's of the american models, the turbo versions are just 5,000 or so more expensive than the base model, its no where near premium prices
I don't want to buy a Lexus, and Im not buying any car for like the next ten years, It's just that I like to watch CarBuyer reviews and I find it weird that they don't have any reviews on Lexus cars
im definetly putting a lexus sign on mine!!! I have one on my PT cruiser now
In the old days Kia sucked. But now Kia is one of my favorites.
What a awesome car! 57MPG! goddamn.
Riight. Because these cars have been here since 2008, and they've had no issues.
if by any chance people are viewing this video and wondering about reliability etc, I have the first generation saloon version, currently have 267K miles on it, and ive started my own TH-cam channel to show people how well the car has fared
feel free to pop over and have a look 👍
i love my dads optima, only one complaint, the drivers seat doesn't go down engough for me and the economy is quite poor, although it is the 2.0 turbo version
Kia has really upped their game... specially with this one... however if i were in the market to buy a midsize sedan i would never consider one...!
Mat don't insult the KIA, it is far better looking than any of the Lexus models, especially the ones coming out now.
If i had 30 grand in my pocket and was to buy a 4 door saloon, deffinatly the Kia Optima, that will be one of the first cars I test drive as soon as I get my full license.
I wouldn't be surprised. Remember, the British use a larger gallon than Americans do.
A British (Imperial) Gallon is about 1.2 US Gallons.
British 57mpg = US 48mpg = 4.95 liters per 100km
The US Gallon: 1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 16 cups = 128 ounces
The Imperial Gallon:1 gallon = 4 quarts = 8 pints = 32 gills = 160 ounces
1 Imperial Ounce = 0.96076 US Ounces
Good review, fair and balanced.
thank you very much!but i am better with writing english than spelling:P this sweet car sounds to good to come to greece (i didnt know it has the same engine with lan evo it's fantastic!)
I can't imagine driving a car this big with only a 1.7L diesel. I test drove it with the 2.4L 4cyl. and it felt kind of sluggish.
I'd love to see a review out the Koup
The U.S Optima comes with a 4cyl 2.4L 200hp and a Turbo 2.0 274hp
no he is just KING! NEW KING OF ENGLAND! ALL HAIL TO MATT!!
This car is better suited to US roads and parking spaces which are generally larger than those in Europe. Still, nice review of the diesel.
It's better than any sedan in this grade, even camry or accord
great review except you used like a two liter bottle for the cup holder
Talking without thinking is like shooting without aiming.
Too bad. I was really liking this car until Mat pointed out that rear visibility isn't so good, and that there's no place to really rest your arm. :(
That said, I think blue was the perfect color for this interesting car.
omg i agree with you.
Fantazztik Well, I can accept things like hard interiors. (Something Mat always seems to criticize.)
But bad rear vision is dangerous and kind of hard to overlook. :)
Not bad KIA I wonder would the dash look better with a sat nav
beautiful car!
New Optime is VERY nice from outside and inside (I personally very like it's dashboard), but it has wrong badge and price.
Man, I should've got this instead of the Malibu . Freaking love this car!
"You might like them, that does not mean every one has to" When did I say EVERYONE HAS TO LIKE THE KIA'S RIMS
because its brilliant especially considering Kia was a joke of a car company not so long ago, now they are making some of the mainstream cars out there.
I am guessing, were not going to get that engine and drive-train in the US.
Kia here in Italy is the only car producer who give you 7 years waranty...VW,AUDI,MERCEDES, give you only 2 years...and that tells it all!!!
The only thing i hate about mat's reviews is the fact he always says the air conditioning is standard. I'm sorry but isn't that rhetorical? All cars have that.
1.7 litre only? here in north america the base comes with a 200hp petrol and 275 turbo models
It is not that bad, but certain parts look kind of cheesy, for example some small white plastic bits on the front light cluster, and others on the dashboard. I have seen this car in person, and although it is a nice effort, I am not sure if the price factor is all that matters to me in a high segment car. Not that I can afford an A6, 5 series or even a E class, lol...but guess I am a badge snob. Something I recognize about myself, but germans really have it nailed concerning luxury cars.
OH MY GOD the new Procee'd looks great! And it's a Kia! A desirable Kia! WOW! :D
I really dont get it why haven't you reviewed Renault Laguna. Every other car in this segment is reviewed except for Laguna...
The Vauxhall has a lifetime warranty etc? Technically it doesn't, the lifetime warranty is limited to 100,000 miles, pretty similar to the Kia's 7 year 100,000 mile warranty, however from the small print in the last vauxhall advert I saw the lifetime warranty only covers the first owner of the vehicle, whereas Kia's warranty covers all owners up until the end of the 7 year period, or the 100,000 miles, which ever comes first obviously. Still both great cars though
i wish they would have seek advise form Lexus. when designing its interior!!!!
but is it legal? I mean its my car I should be able to choose to do whatever I want to with it. Is that right? Can I tamper with the logo?
It looks like, what an Audi A7 would look like today, if Peter Schreyer didn't swaped to Kia. XD
Kias do look kinda good these days
@saboobuu I agree my grandmother owns a camry 06 not bad of a car but obviously not the best at all ! I got into a Lexus same interior layout i swear only thing they did was place some "wood like" trim on the dash an replace the badging an sell if for 10 grand more lol
It looks to me like mix of Jaguar and BMW 5. But still the best choice for that money!
UK mpg is different from US mpg as far as i know.
GD! We need the diesels in the U.S!
Korean name is K5
It is optima futural designs
That's a damn good car period.
Superb is a great car, best value for money in my opinion.
Skoda is VAG group anyway, so I count them as German cars :)
At 9 dollars a gallon of gas in the UK? Don't think so. I agree the turbo is amazing, I have a 2012 SX model. :)
What you care about a car and what I do are different matters. I will appreciate if you can take your Accord craps somewhere else since people've heard enough already of Honda products. This is a Kia review. Thank you.
How is Mat so famous meow? ha. amazing.
It's been 9 years pal should see him now 😄
the kia has electric seats how cool is that
2014 Mazda 6 FTW!
yes maybe kia needs to change their badge to give the car a better image..just like what toyota did many years back
I was waiting for that
nice car but that side chrome window line is just wrong