And it's time we--any any other previously biased fun cheap car fans out there--put away those biases for good or risk looking out of touch. Because, at long last, Korean car companies--some armed with German designers--are making some damn fine (looking) cars these days.
The latest eyeball grabber comes from Kia in the form of the Kia Forte Koup. Although I generally loathe intentional misspellings of words to look kewl, it kinda works with the Kia. The car itself kinda works too.
The Koup comes in two trims: EX (base) and SX (super). Both are good looking cars, the only difference being where it really counts: under the hood. The EX's 2.0 litre inline four churns out 156hp, while the SX's 2.4 litre inline four pumps out a respectable 173 horsepower.
Both engines utilize variable valve timing but lack turbo charging which would really light things up--as the very same engine sitting in the Hyundai Genesis or Didge Caliber SRT4 is turbo charged and fire breathing. Odds are a turbo will end up in the Kia as well...gotta love the trickle down effect.
While the EX makes a great around town car with soft, compliant suspension, the SX offers a firmer, sportier ride. Both cars offer great standard features, but the SX is really loaded. We don't really get into that stuff here thought, as we're really only into 3 things: engines, handling, and price (four if you count women...).
As you'd expect, the price of the Kia Koup is reasonable--even considered entry level--while the car itself really is anything but. Still....no turbo? Come on Kia, get with the times!
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