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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Mirrors
Outside rearview mirror
Be sure to adjust mirror angles
before driving.
Your vehicle is equipped with both
left-hand and right-hand outside
rearview mirrors. The mirrors can be
adjusted remotely ...
Enhancing occupant and pedestrian safety
Fitted as standard in most European countries, new safety features will
include ESC with a new Roll-over Sensor that deploys the side airbags, curtain
airbags and seatbelt pretensioners when requi ...
Windshield defrosting and defogging
WARNING: - Windshield
heating.
Do not use the or
position
during cooling operation in
extremely humid weather. The difference
between the temperature of
the outside air and that of the winds ...