Critics of Hyundai’s “Fluidic Sculpture” design language can rejoice at the more masculine (if traditional) visage of the 2011 Optima. There are more than a few whiffs of BMW in the Korean sedan’s ...

?That?s a Kia?? That was the first thing my brother in law's common was, based on the sleek new exterior design that fits the carmaker?s definition. In addition to the dual exhausts, solar glass and ...

View post: This ‘Outstanding’ Crimping Tool Set Is on Sale for $42 at Amazon What it does share with the Hyundai is its complete powertrain lineup, including a naturally aspirated 2.4-liter Theta II ...

The big fallacy regarding Korean cars goes something like this: Korean vehicles are cheaply priced and built. Kia is a Korean automaker. Therefore, all Kias are attractively priced but questionably ...

There’s only one way to explain Kia’s epic reinvention of its corporate identity and image—it must be working with aliens, right? Alright, maybe that’s a bit extreme, but you have to hand it to ...

Five years ago, if an automotive writer was asked for advice on which car to buy it was pretty simple to look like a genius. Arguably, a handful of manufacturers made the highest quality cars back ...

Altogether, the Optima is one of the sportiest-feeling mid-size sedans in its base configuration, while the Turbo model promises the acceleration and responsiveness of rival V6 models but with true ...

If I say "the ultimate driving machine," you can name the car, picture the car's styling and characterize its handling. That comes from decades of deliberate brand-building. Today, BMW's styling is ...

The redesigned 2011 Kia Optima will get its debut in early April at the New York auto show, then go on sale next fall. The Optima is the Kia's top-of-the-line model in the United States. Kia said the ...

6 May 2011, 06:54 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu // NBA all-star Blake Griffin will donate the 2011 Kia Optima he dunked over during the recent Sprite competition. The move ...

The outcome of our half day of back-to-back testing was conclusive, and not so much at the same time. The drive took us through a city setting, traffic and some country roads. The freeway portion ...

Was in need of new car after my third Benz. Test drove almost 15 vehicles and last but not least ended up at....of all places...a Kia dealer. Drove the Optima EX 2.4 ...