Kia set to launch full-size sedan

[NFS4]

Looks like a Buick Park Avenue from the back:

http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=5905

 

[Zim Hosein]

The rear end looks like a small late model Crown Vic from that pic IMO NFS4

 

[Syringer]

Damn, that's going to be heavy to push

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
The rear end looks like a small late model Crown Vic from that pic IMO NFS4

Park Avenue rear

 

[eplebnista]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Damn, that's going to be heavy to push

lol

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Damn, that's going to be heavy to push

haha

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Originally posted by: Syringer
Damn, that's going to be heavy to push

lol

 

[Doggiedog]

It looks like the three-way offspring of a Crown Vic, Park Avenue and Jaguar S-Type.

 

[bozack]

how are their cars anyway?? I always thought they seemed kinda crappy both in build quality and also reliability...has that changed at all?

 

[Stifko]

I rented a Kia Sophia once and it was a nice car. The ride was a little rough, but I liked it a lot.

their big sedan looks kinda cool too.

 

[ElFenix]

bet its a front driver

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Wonder if it'll have the same safety rating of their minivans.

If you want proof, just take a rubber sledgehammer and give the front bumper of one a gentle but firm whack. If both airbags deploy, the front windshield shatters, and it does about CDN$5K in damage - then yeah, it's the same as the minivans. :disgust:

- M4H

 

[vi edit]

Wonder if it'll have the same safety rating of their minivans.

Actually the Sedona minivan had better safety ratings than Chrysler, Dodge, Mazda, Nissan,and GM.

 

[Schadenfroh]

what does kia stand for? i always forget, it is either Killed In Action or Koreans In America

 

[woowoo]

Just might be time to trade in the pinto.....

 

[NFS4]

More pics

http://www.edmunds.com/future/2004/kia/amanti/100281378/photos.html?tid=edmunds.f.review.vdpheaderphoto..0.Kia*

 

[Vortex22]

Originally posted by: NFS4
More pics

http://www.edmunds.com/future/2004/kia/amanti/100281378/photos.html?tid=edmunds.f.review.vdpheaderphoto..0.Kia*

Front has a Jag/Mercedes look.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

doesn't look too bad. price?

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

Yeah I postd pics about this long time ago.

Here's a review of it:
Link courtesy of VWVortex

I posted interior shots of this car a long time ago too. And the general consensus was positive. Of course the exterior styling looks whack, but hey..for that price you can't complain.

 

[Vortex22]

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
Yeah I postd pics about this long time ago.

Here's a review of it:
Link courtesy of VWVortex

I posted interior shots of this car a long time ago too. And the general consensus was positive. Of course the exterior styling looks whack, but hey..for that price you can't complain.

Where are the prices? I can't find them.

 

[Dacalo]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
what does kia stand for? i always forget, it is either Killed In Action or Koreans In America

kia doesnt stand for anything

in korean it is pronouced more like "ghia" rather than "kia"

 

[ndee]

they need bigger rims.

 

[DigDug]

I have a Kia Optima and I love it. Hasn't given any problems and their warranty is ridiculously long.

 

[JohnPaul]

KIAs get a lot of flack, but as and owner of a 98' Sephia that hasn't been in the garage once for anything other than maintenance work, and has 100k on it, I have nothing but good things to say about them. I will say that at 100,000, it is in need of a clutch replacement, but even that could probably be used another year, but as a mechanic also I notice such things and repair them earlier than most people would.

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: Vortex22

Originally posted by: NFS4
More pics

http://www.edmunds.com/future/2004/kia/amanti/100281378/photos.html?tid=edmunds.f.review.vdpheaderphoto..0.Kia*

Front has a Jag/Mercedes look.

Front grill looks funny.