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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    I can't wait to get the full s'Coupe on this one!
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    Image of jark jark
    03/09/09

    @Foozy Ploosh Room: Haha! That was a Hyundai though. My sister had one - total piece of crap. I haven't seen one on the road in years. Probably because they weren't roadworthy to start with.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/09/09

    @prince of jarqueness: Same parent company, same concept... hopefully, polar-opposite executions.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03/09/09

    @prince of jarqueness: Ahhhh. Hyundai Scoupe. One of the few cars I became aware of. When you're like 4, having two less door than any car makes a world of difference. Even if it's just a Hyundai.
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    Image of Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it Bentoboxx, My Tank is full of it
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    Is it disguised or bulletproof?? Looks like a cops kevlar vest.
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    This looks like it might be a true pillarless hardtop. Either that, or the B-pillar is very well disguised.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/09/09

    @tonyola: it's not disguised. You can see it's shape here
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    Image of .357 .357
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    Its actually not bad for a KIA.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    I am saddened by the prospect of a Kia economy compact that sounds more appealing, or IS more appealing, then anything American automakers are offering.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/09/09

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: Don't give up on the Fiesta! Hopefully (knocks on wood, fingers crossed, throws salt over shoulder) that will be coming to the US soon.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/09/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: And the Focus, the third gen european will be made in he US, right?
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03/09/09

    @Syrax, star dealer: Well. Made in Mexico, sold in the US.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/09/09

    @Syrax, star dealer: That's the plan. I hope it happens.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    03/09/09

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: The Cobalt's still available with a turbo. Just sayin'
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    03/09/09

    @Maymar has too much utility character: Even a turbocharged buffer can't polish a turd.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03/09/09

    @FromaBuick6: Turd that's still faster than an JDM Integra Type R.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    03/09/09

    @Maymar has too much utility character: I can't get past the interior quality, which makes my crappy old Ford look like a Lexus.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    I'd buy this long before I'd buy a Camaro. Seriously.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03/09/09

    @FromaBuick6: Now I know there is something wrong with you. Or maybe it's the world.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    03/09/09

    @Pessimippopotamus will steal you a ★ for 50 coins: A compact FWD coupe/hatchback is just so much more appealing to me. This thing is cheaper, with better traction and the interior can't possibly be any worse than the Camaro. Plus, you can beat the snot out of it and just not care.


    Besides, the Camaro just looks like poo. It looks like a plastic piece of crap and the paint colors are terrible. It might as well be a Kia.

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/09/09

    @FromaBuick6:


    Better traction?


    Uh, have you ever tried to accelerate out of a corner in FWD car with more than 180-200 hp? My little Saturn only has 120 hp, and if I try to accelerate at about 25% throttle out of a right turn a second too early, it momentarily loses traction and spins the inside wheel. This in dry, SoCal weather.


    Granted, it is a POS Saturn with suspension that isn't particularly well sorted, but whether it is a Saturn or a Civic SI, the same remains true.


    On the other hand, that doesn't tend to happen to something like a Mustang or Camaro, not without completely flooring it.


    I won't make any judgement about the interiors until I see them both, but my bet is that they are both nice. Both Kia and GM have made extraordinary progress in interior refinement in their new models.

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    03/09/09

    @pauljones-Jo Schmo's saintly and opposite twin.:


    In retrospect, I realize that I am not taking everything into account here, being a bit spoiled by SoCal weather. Snow and ice may indeed give an initial traction advantage to an FWD car.

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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    03/09/09

    @pauljones-Jo Schmo's saintly and opposite twin.: Yeah, I'm a jealous Midwesterner. I should have been more specific when I said "traction." And to be fair, I leave my SUV in RWD 90% of the time. Even if I lived in SoCal like you (jerk), I still wouldn't buy the Camaro. Now, a G37, 3-Series or even a CTS? That's a different story-a mullet isn't required.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    Kia is trying to prove they have a Forte for producing vehicles with Optima Sportage, but in the full Spectra of things, they lack Soul. Maybe if they showed this coupe in full Amanti we could Cee'd for ourselves if they are changing their ways.
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    Image of BLS BLS
    03/09/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: You need to work Borego into that somehow.
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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/09/09

    @engineerd thinks cannoli is deserving of a star: There's no knowledge that it's not power. COTD for you!
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/09/09

    @BLS: Baaaah!
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    Looks like they made a Forte from the cushions on the couch.
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    I don't know what I should be more disturbed by. That Kia is developing a two door coupe code named XK, or that there is a website entirely devoted to Kias.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    I... wait a minute.


    I'm actually mildly interested in a Kia.


    Shit.

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/09/09

    @Foozy Ploosh Room: You're not seeing the Kia Soul everywhere, are you? It could be serious.
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    Image of Maymar Maymar
    03/09/09

    @Foozy Ploosh Room: I drove the Soul last week, surprised the hell out of me that I still cared after parking it.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    03/09/09

    @Foozy Ploosh Room: It's happening. I imagine it's like the Japanese automakers' rise to desirability, like Toyota's Supra and then LS 400...


    Reviews of the Genesis sedan had me amazed. The Genesis coupe, the Soul, and now this?


    I think the Koreans have finally got it.

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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    03/09/09

    @Syrax, star dealer: Hey, you know I got Soul. If I didn't, the Beat wouldn't move me.
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    Image of engineerd engineerd
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    KIA: Killed In Action


    At least they won't be accused of false advertising.

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    03/09/09

    In reply to Kia Forte Coupe Caught Testing In South Korea
    FWD? It looks nice, in a Civic-clone way.
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