Safety-Minded
As with the rest of the Kia line-up, the 2009 Kia Optima is equipped with many safety features as standard equipment. This includes six airbags (dual advanced front and front-seat mounted side as well as full-length side curtain), front active headrests, side-impact door beams, height-adjustable front seatbelts with pre-tensioners and force limiters, three-point seatbelts for all seating positions, Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) and a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS). The Electronic Stability Control Package adds Electronic Stability Control (ESC), a Traction Control System (TCS), brake assist and four-wheel anti-lock brakes.
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Powerful braking for rapid stopping
The Kia cee'd has a power-assisted all-disc braking system which delivers
excellent stopping power that is highly competitive in the C-segment. The large
diameter 280 mm ventilated front discs and ...
Multiple choices for wheels - all with Michelin tyres
Maintaining a policy adopted early in the original car's evolution, Kia
continued to develop the new Kia cee'd chassis and running gear using Michelin
tyres exclusively, so that its engineers coul ...
2009 Kia Sorento
The 2009 Kia Sorento remains unchanged from last year.
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