[kalin_10]

Kia is on one helluva roll. A fleet of new vehicles clothed in the latest Peter Schreyer fashion leaves no visible evidence of platform sharing with sister brand Hyundai. Savvy packaging, class-competitive drivetrains, and soaring quality and reliability ratings have helped boost the brand's market share by 48 percent since 2008. Even more impressive, Kia's once-pitiful bargain-basement residual values have climbed 38 percent on average (66 percent for the Optima), making leasing an attractive option. Now, at long bloody last, the company is getting serious about providing some sporting cred to back up its sporting looks.

Read more: 2011 Kia SX Models First Test - Motor Trend
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[AZMX5]

This is exactly why we opted for the SX. I am anxious to see the reputation grow after what is leaving the dealer lots in 2011. I just hope we don't regret getting the forte 5 now when we see the redesigned rio. What if the rio SX has the GDI 2.4?

 

[kiakoupblk]

I will kill my self