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Old 01-09-2017, 06:46 PM
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Old 01-09-2017, 06:53 PM
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we'll see it at NAIAS in 2 weeks. looks pretty damn good- similar to the new Alfa Giulia.

buuuut…it has 2 pedals so I'm out.

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Looks awesome.
Old 01-09-2017, 08:30 PM
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I was SOO excited about this car and have been waiting for the production version to be revealed. I am in the market for a car similar to this and I liked everything about it that has been released, util..... the interior was shown with the tacked on tablet. Any automaker that adds the infotainment system so it looks like some second hand add on loses my interest. I am looking at you Mercedes, Audi, BMW and Mazda.
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It looks nice, but is obviously based on the Optima, all the same lines with some accents added to the exterior. It looks okay, not wowed by it, just nice IMO.
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It's still a fawking Kia
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Meh. Its a "me too" in a field of some pretty nice cars.

Kia seems to think they can command the same prices for things now, and they don't quite have the street cred needed to do that. Hiring the BMW handling guru should help, but this board went nuts with anticipation for the Genesis and that was a big fail.
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Like to see this segment growing.
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Looks good on paper, but will reserve any desire to buy one until we determine how it actually performs.
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It looks much better than Alpha Giulia. and I don't think this is based on Optima. Optima is FWD. this car is RWD or AWD so it's more like Genesis level.

I'd love to DD this car. Bravo Kia. Lot better looking than Japanese competitors.


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