2022 Kia Forte GT Manual: Is The Forte GT Worth Buying?
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- Today I drive and review a 2022 Kia Forte GT with a 6-Speed Manual!
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LAST car in the US under $35K (GTI) to offer "leather" seats + stick + rear-seat vents. Seems pretty special to me for that combo alone.
Agreed, the only thing I hate about it is the infotainment screen that's plopped in as afterthought instead of being integrated into the dash. I want to put it away but I can't. It stick out all of the time. It's like scratching on a chalkboard. I also hate that there are two speedometers, one digital and the other "analog." Stop! Make up your mind. Give us one speedometer only, please. Every car company does this these days.
Sunroof standard!
@@davidhunternyc1Yeah, I just drove one and that screen was really distracting: It was angled too far forward (perhaps for glare); I kept wanting to tilt it back!
I recently purchased a 2022 forte GT as my first car! I went with this bc it came loaded with very nice features! I absolutely love it! It’s pretty quick and handles great! You will get amazing mileage as well! Also this car is #2 on the jd power list of top small sedans in the u.s right now!!
Any dislikes? I’m a young professional who loves sporty cars, but nothing too crazy looking… do you have the manual or automatic?
Thanks :)
@@nickd6451 I wanted the manual but after test driving it I found it be a bit low throw with shifts! I ended up getting the 7 speed dct automatic and it’s really fun! Tons of burbles and pops, lots of turbo swoosh noises as well!!
@@nickd6451 a couple little things I dislike is the fact it doesn’t have a regular handbrake, and I wish it had like 80 more horsepower :)
@@anniepetersen7225 wow! Surprising that the automatic was better… thank you :)
@@anniepetersen7225 There are some tried and tested tunes for this vehicle now. Not sure about 80 but people have added 50 hp with stock internals.
$26-30k roughly (depending on how cool your salesman is) gets you..
Leatherette seats, nice stitching, heated seats, lane warning, auto corrected steering, self steering lane awareness, blind spot warning, a gigantic touch screen radio, auto dehumidifying cabin, auto defog windshield, auto aiming headlights for brights, wireless charging, backup camera, duel zone climate control, backseat climate control, a gigantic trunk, turbo, good ass mpg if you drive right, a killer sound system, built in navigation, split screen radio/maps. I mean shit. Literally everything that makes life great this car has. There's nothing that this car doesn't have that I honestly would need. It's amazing. I'm surprised with it everyday i own it.
The last thing it needs is a dam coffee maker and self massaging chairs. It's insane.
By far THE best car I've owned.
Did u get the manual or the 7 speed dct?
Couldn’t agree more. Unbelievable package deal for the price and it’s plenty fun to drive on top of everything it comes with. I’ve been getting lot of compliments on mine repeatedly this summer.
The only thing I really don’t like about mine is the lack of engine responsiveness. Turbo seems laggy, and the power curve I just can’t figure out… sometimes it pulls at a given rpm, sometimes it just doesn’t, and it doesn’t feel like it really wants to be pushed at all.
But I came from a 2017 Fiesta ST, which had almost instant pull from pretty much any RPM in any gear, was extremely rev happy, and was most in its element being absolutely flogged. Trying to drive the FiST sedately felt just plain wrong. The Forte is very much the opposite in that regard, it feels best driving it more normally.
But, overall it’s a great car, and it’s amazing what you get for the price, and is a comfortable
daily driver with lots of useful features that work well. Just performance wise/fun factor its doesn’t hold a candle to the FiST I had before, the Fiesta feels like a bonafide sports car in comparison.
How’s it holding up? And manual or automatic?
I just purchased this exact model, trim, color and transmission earlier today. Sought out some videos to get a better understanding. Good job with this overview.
Better exhaust, bigger screen, actual e brake, & more options than the Si. The Si used to lease very well, but now that's out the window. Pound for Pound I'd go with this if you can get away with the smaller backseat and trunk.
I drove a 6 spd manual GT at highway speeds & found the manual doesn't have overdrive 6th gear. Cruising at 60 mph brought 2,700 rpms on tachometer. That isn't overdrive, but 1979 technology. The Automatic has a proper overdrive top gearing, lowering cruising rpms to about 1,750
oof thats a dealbreaker
Yeah it bothered me at first but now kinda used to it
Because of that gearing, gas mileage is pretty crappy when cruising at high speeds on the interstate, and also you get a lot of engine drone/noise. 70mph is around 3k rpm and gets ok gas mileage, 80mph is something like 3500+ rpm and gas mileage really suffers and the engine sounds like it is straining, even though I’m sure it can handle it just fine.
I find myself shifting earlier than I was used to in this car, and you can use 5th and 6th a lot in city driving if you are on main roads/ larger city thoroughfares that have like a 40 or 45mph limit.
The gearing really is odd, you can get into fifth at like 35 and not lug the engine at all, and the sweet spot for sixth is like 50-55… so because of this I can almost get the same mpg in city driving as on the highway, but the highway fuel Econ leaves something to be desired.
Also, you can start pretty much start from 2nd if you have like any momentum at all, and even from a dead stop in second hardly lugs the engine at all. All that said, its really satisfying to shift, the clutch and shifter are smooth and easy to learn with just enough mechanical feedback, and the engagement feels great to me
By far my favorite car reviewer. Thank you, you’re gonna make me buying my new car so much easier of a decision
Wow that Kia looks nice.. very sporty! Wow Pricewise that car is a steal!
til it's at the dealer constantly
@@INVERTEDBUKAKI all jokes or stereotypes aside, is that really the case for the GT manual? Haven't heard many complaints about that specific trim/tranny
@@josexavierfernandez8268 Nope, just an old stereotype from KIAs earlier days. KIA had been absolutely killing it lately in value, features, AND reliability. But a lot of people are stuck in the past and will never see things for the way they truly are.
Question: how did the sport mode change the feel of the vehicle, if it did at all? Looking at picking up a '23 manual Forte Gt
It’s notably quicker right off the line with less turbo lag in sport mode. Full torque comes on under 2k rpm as well. It’s a fun and feisty car. Got my 23 6speed last month and really enjoying it a lot.
Got a 2023 with the auto a few months back, and from what I notice it bumps the revs by about 2-300 rpm to keep you in boost. Steering gets heavier and then the responsives becomes more instantaneous and makes the car feel more NA than turbo'd. I drive it in sport mode pretty much always and when going on the highway manage 34-38mpg.
@@kevinbridgman4664 nice! I love that I still see comments on this car. I moved up to the RWD sedan segment these days, but I do still love the Forte GT every time I see one.
Sport mode makes a huge difference to me, especially in throttle response. Also, for some reason I’ve found turning off traction and stability control makes the car feel a little livelier still, even in everyday driving where you think you wouldn’t be engaging traction or stability control.
... chingon por CAJA MANUAL...! bien por KIA
These have been catching my eye recently along with a lot of the other Kia and Hyundai cars of nowadays such as the Elantra N and even the Santa Cruz. They are really nice looking cars. My friend just had a brand new K5 as a rental car and I actually really liked that car and it seemed of decent quality. I am curious to see how these new products hold up.
Movement That Inspires. 🇺🇸
I’m so glad that they made a gt version of the forte so now us in Europe can compare it to the Kia ceed gt wich is awesome and they both now can be had with manual gearbox 😍
I still prefer my 2018 Elantra Sport with a manual trans over this. More rare and a touch nicer inside and out.
Bruh it’s literally the same car😂 with a shit infotainment screen
Beautiful 😻
I bought the gt line in that color earlier this year I wanted the gt but they didnt have it and the dealer was selling it at 32k for the gt line. Every dealership I went to (Toyota, Hyundai, kia etc) were selling cars at that price so the gt line with all the options was the cheapest compared to a base Corolla and an Elantra , wished I got the GT
Normally you're good, but this review was lackluster. No description of shifter/clutch feel and comparisons of driving to Si
Civic Si is definitely "cooler," but being stuck with cloth seats and no rear-seat vents sucks.
cloth seats help you be snug when driving adventurously. Leather (non-alcantara) is bad for such cars.
@@sagniksingha I drive my Jetta plenty adventurously, and the V-Tex seats do fine - and, most importantly, don't stain or start to stink as do cloth seats.
The si also doesn’t have a flat bottom steering wheel or aluminum dead pedal to name a couple more things. Kia’s killin the competition no doubt.
The front design is enough to make me walk away unfortunately
2018-19 was the best look
Seem like a pretty cool ride, but I'm guessing that Kia doesn't have any 2.0s lying around?
I’ve been seeing people put piggy back tuners on them and the are making about 245hp which is impressive and the piggy back tuner won’t void warranty as long as you put it back to factory before you take it in to the dealer
How is it only rated at 26 combined for the manual. The dual clutch is rated at 30 and the CVT is rated at 33. The Honda Civic Si is rated at 32 combined.
I’m doing 31 combined on my 22 6spd!
So, whenever you read MPG you need to understand that rim size is one of the largest influencers of range. When you have smaller rims the tires are bigger to fill the wheel well. Bigger tires give better grip when cornering, but most importantly, bigger tires improve the suspension characteristics. When the chassis shakes/vibrates it slows down the momentum that the vehicle has built up, so by having bigger tires the air pressure is lower on the inside due to a larger air volume and the rubber can conform more to the uneven pavement.
And finally, the transmission method adds even more of a difference to fuel consumption. There is a sweetspot for RPMs. More RPMs=more bangs from the pistons going up and down faster which means more fuel is needed. The gears change the torque ratio so the engine doesn’t have to work as hard. CVT are constantly changing their gear ratio, which is why they accelerate so slowly, but have higher MPG numbers, the engine simply doesn’t have to work hard to travel the same distance. For a dual clutch more gears are better fuel economy because you don’t have to go up to as high of an RPM before switching to the next gear, its also computer controller so it simply knows how to maintain a good efficiency sweetspot. There are some DCT equipped cars out there with terrible speed or fuel efficiency simply because the manufacturer chose bad shift rpm limits. Finally, there is definitely a human element at play for manual transmissions, good drivers can get pretty close to a DCT in fuel efficiency if they have a good feel for when to shift. However most of the time they don’t shift at the right time and it adds up to worse mileage.
my as been has range 35-40 miles per gallen
I'm doing 34 combined. Kia underrates its mpgs
Is it gt line or limited?
I wonder how many of these fortes got rear ended because of where they put the turn signals LoL.
What’s the difference between the GT-Line? Because I’m trying to search for the Manual Forte GTs
Usually when you see a "Line" after a higher trim it usually means it's taking the styling upgrades from that trim level and applying it to a lower mechanical trim. In this case you're getting the sporty look of the GT but in a regular Forte.
I don’t like front look
Looking to replace my wife’s 2013 manual Corolla S. How would you compare this to the Corolla SE (only trim manual is available)?
I’m not Ben but I have driven the new Corolla apex(similar to SE, just nicer?). I own this Kia and it is not even comparable. This car is more in line with a civic si. It is sportier, has a nicer interior, and more “luxury” features. I considered the Corolla in manual as well but quickly discarded it as an option. This was because it just doesn’t make sense to pick a Corolla over this Kia if we are talking pure value for money. With that being said, I didn’t drive an SE and have no idea how much it cost. I was also looking for an economy “sports car”. So my POV is from someone who’s looking to have more fun than being practical.
I'm looking at both for similar reasons and literally only reason I can come up for Corolla is resale value. Maybe.
Keep the corona it will out last even a new 1000 mile kia
Just wish they didn't make them so heavy
Did this have the indicator for shifting ?
yes
Should’ve drove the DCT most people will be buying that one.
I think your mic wiring is going.
It had a few glitches in this video, but has been fine since then
I haven't lived with either car but test drove this and the SI back to back and this felt better in all categories. Also thank you for the review, but the camera movement made me dizzy and you should have taken the car outside of a construction zone rush hour.
Are the fog lights? And turn signals in the mirrors?
It's a shame the engine is a paperweight after 80k miles
Man you rushed this review. Talked pretty fast and flew past details of the car.
The only thing I hate about the Kia Forte GT is that the infotainment screen is plopped in as afterthought. The screen needs to being integrated in the dash. I want to put it away but I can't. It sticks out all of the time and it's like scratching on a chalkboard. I also hate that there are two speedometers, one digital and the other "analog." Stop! Make up your mind. Give us one speedometer only, please. Every car company does this these days.
.....how 'bout the utterly jackass placement of the rear turn signals, way down at the bottom of the rear bumper? *facepalm*
@@revolutionday1 Cars are recommended to stop before the hood covers the edges of your rear tires. Not everyone will follow that but they're liable if they hit you because of it. Dash cams are important.
Can’t you change the visual option?
Nice reveiw these beta 1.6 t have been recalled for fire 🔥
Woah
That probably explains why the hazard button is so big?
That was for the 2012-2015 forte. Only cars I've heard literally catching fire recently were plug in evs.
@@joeyschmoey9138 true. did my research before buying 2022 forte gt, thank god they fix those issues otherwise I would settle for something else 😅
These are gamma 1.6 turbo not beta from what I heard. These haven’t had any major issues
You should know leaving your hands on the shifter is not good for your transmission 🤦🏽♂️
Do not say POP ever again
bro find a better place to drive for a video
Holy COW, this fella talks unbelievably quickly. This makes his review unwatchable to me. That’s really unfortunate.
Same. Change playback speed to 0.75. 👍
Honda Civic Type R is better
lol it's like 20k more I'd hope so
More money, better car
You don't say? I mean CTR only costs about double the price of Forte GT after dealer markups