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Old 04-09-2009, 06:33 PM
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Default 2009 Kia Forte Koup

When I saw these pics, I instantly thought of the Civic Coupe.

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Looks ok.... what a ripoff though.
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I hate to say it, but it actually looks better than the civic.
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also, I don't think the rear of the vehicle is remotely similar, that is to say more similar than any other coupe these days. The front and overall "feel" is pretty damn similar.
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Honestly I think it looks better than the Civic... But there's still a little "cheapness" in its look, but I can't help but wonder if that's because I know it's a Kia.
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I know someone will buy one, and re-badge it as a civic.
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Looks a bit ugly to me, much prefer the Civic's lines over it. Looks like the designers at Kia looked at a bunch of cars on paper and just cut out parts here and there and meshed them into what they presented.
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Not bad.
Hundai and Kia are looking good.
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I like the Civic interior much better but they did a great job with the Kia.
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The interior is an over-designed mess.

I'm appalled at Hyundai/Kia's lack of originality. All of their new vehicles are blatant copies of class leading cars. Their R&D division must stand for Replicate & Duplicate.

Genesis - S Class/LS
Genesis Coupe - G37 Coupe
Equus - LS
VG - A4
Sorento - RX, now MDX
Now this car - Civic

Ah well, what better way to light a fire under competitor's asses to build something better. I for one, will not be supporting their copycat asses.


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