Making its world premiere in New York is the Forte (’Cerato’ in some markets) five-door. Keeping in line with the stylish and practical Forte compact sedan and first-for-Kia Forte Koup, the Forte five-door adds another attractive option to the Forte family.
Forte five-door builds on the popular Forte compact sedan and bold Forte Koup by employing another practical yet modern iteration of the platform. Lower and firmly set on its haunches, Forte five-door carries with it all the amenities of the Forte line and introduces a new front grille, alloy wheels, lower valence design, center console, paddle shifters, push-button start (already available in Forte line-up outside of North America) and navigation (available in North America only) in addition to the enhanced practicality of a fifth door for a distinct appearance and intentional practicality.
Depending on country, Forte five-door is available with three efficient gasoline engines - 1.6-litre, 2.0-litre or 2.4-litre - and a new six-speed manual or automatic transmission. North American consumers will have a choice of the 2.0 and 2.4-liter engines while customers outside of North America will be able to choose from the 1.6 and 2.0-liter powerplants.
The new 5-door hatch is scheduled to be launched in October.
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It looks like the retarded offspring of a Civic and Mazda3 to me.
^^^agreed
There hasn't been a kia yet that actually looks good imo
I'm not going anywhere just yet
R.I.P. Jimmy "the Rev" Sullivan '81-'09
I like it, and I bet the SX model will look even better.
forte coupe beats um all IMO
^^^ Koup, and yes I agree.
Dig the looks overall. My only complaint is the back end, the long reflectors should have been incorporated into the lights somehow & the chunky black plastic doesn't work here either. It almost looks unfinished. Not too bad though, bang for the buck these cars are pretty darn nice.
Not impressed, but I wonder how it would've looked if their photographers would've picked better backgrounds on a NON-GLOOMY, bright day, and used a car color more exciting than dull gray.
Fire the photographers
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Viper98912 wrote:I wonder how it would've looked if their photographers would've picked better backgrounds on a NON-GLOOMY, bright day, and used a car color more exciting than dull gray.
Fire the photographers
I thought I was the only that thought that.
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Personally, I think the design is clean and flawless. I dig the rear diffuser, it adds to the short overhangs sporty nature.
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