Impressive Warranty
Hyundai is Kia's corporate parent, so the Optima gets Hyundai's impressive warranty; it includes 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain protection and 5-year/60,000-mile roadside assistance.
Kia is putting more marketing muscle behind the new Optima. Its predecessor received little marketing support, and most folks wanting a Kia sedan brushed past it in showrooms and headed for the automaker's Spectra model.
The front-wheel-drive Optima has quick steering and a decent ride, but the softness of an older Buick and thus just average handling. The brake pedal has a linear action to help provide smooth stops.
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Dimensions
The typical sedan is tremendously heavier than the Kia Rio. Your wallet will
hurt more every time you fill up the typical sedan than the Kia Rio because of
its larger tank. The Rio and the typical ...
Tires and wheels
CAUTION
When replacing tires, use the same
size originally supplied with the
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Using tires of a different size can
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Fine-tuning an already competitive Ride & Handling package
When they developed the original Kia cee'd, Kia's European chassis engineers
based in Germany were determined to ensure that the newcomer was among the
'segment-best' for ride and handling - targe ...