Impressive Warranty
Hyundai is Kia's corporate parent, so the Optima gets Hyundai's impressive warranty; it includes 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain protection and 5-year/60,000-mile roadside assistance.
Kia is putting more marketing muscle behind the new Optima. Its predecessor received little marketing support, and most folks wanting a Kia sedan brushed past it in showrooms and headed for the automaker's Spectra model.
The front-wheel-drive Optima has quick steering and a decent ride, but the softness of an older Buick and thus just average handling. The brake pedal has a linear action to help provide smooth stops.
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Four wheel drive (4WD)
Engine power can be delivered to all front
and rear wheels for maximum traction.
4WD is useful when extra traction is
required on road, such as, when driving
on slippery, muddy, wet, or snow-cover ...
Upgraded kit and materials for a fresher cabin ambience
Interior style, execution, quality, fit and finish of the original Kia cee'd
were specifically designed and developed to impress and satisfy European
consumers' needs and tastes. For the new Kia c ...
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 ...