2011 Kia Sportage front view

Sportage owners, it turns out, a little more indulgent than the average type Porsche 911, but then they do not pay for a tree behind the machine, while the nickel and leather trim on the dashboard Dimed. Like its predecessor, the Kia Sportage 2011 Kia’s smallest SUV, a compact crossover on architecture front-wheel-drives that are based in comfortably under $ 25,000.

2011 Kia Sportage front view 2

But if the 2011 Kia Sportage was originally on sale in late July 2010 it will come only with a 2.4 liter non-turbo inline-4. Theta engine family is not directly injected, and it makes 176 hp at 6,000 rpm / min and 168-pound-feet of torque at 4,000 rpm and the Hyundai Tucson, Sportage platform for these couples.

2011 Kia Sportage side view

2011 Kia Sportage side view 2

2011 Kia Sportage rear view

It is hard to think of an inline-4 as a very sharp, but the new engine powers are actually quite close to the 2.7-liter V6 (173 hp, 178 Nm) is found by the Kia Sportage, 2010, and transmission decisions much better. The 2011 Kia Sportage has a slightly larger footprint than its predecessor. It is 3.5 inches longer at 174.8 inches overall, and rides on a longer 103.9 inch wheelbase. Track width is 3 inches to 63.5 inches and 63.6 inches in front again increased, so that room for 18-inch wheels standard EX and SX.

2011 Kia Sportage interior

2011 Kia Sportage interior 2

Six-speed automatic transmission downshifts smoothly and quickly, though, the situation bearable. is also a cheap crossover, Kia Sportage EX 2011 is not a sad slow. It will hit 60 mph to go in the range from the mid-9-second and 17 seconds to a quarter-mile. And it must restore the good fuel economy, estimated at 22 mpg city/31 highway rating for the front-drive versions of us and 21 city/28 highway mpg for 4WD versions.

Beyond that one Sportage EX a good sitting position with a good setting driver seat and steering column standard (optional on LX) solved. There is plenty of room and well-shaped seats and a lot of support. We spent an hour in the back seat, and even that proved to be comfortable with enough room for all 5 feet 10 inches from us.

2011 Kia Sportage seat

2011 Kia Sportage engine

2011 Kia Optima EX front view

The 2011 Kia Optima is at once classy and striking. There’s just enough detailing to keep it interesting without looking gaudy.

2011 Kia Optima EX side view

Kia sent us an Optima EX with standard 17-inch alloy wheels, chrome accents on the door handles, body color mirrors and chrome exhaust tips added to the crisp bodywork.On the inside, there’s not as much flair as the outside, perhaps, but the dashboard has a whiff of Saab-ness to it.

2011 Kia Optima EX rear view

French stitching, the latest way to say “I’m upscale!” appears on the padded material ringing the instrument panel and center stack. The EX trim level we tested carried the $2,000 Technology Package, which also rolls in the $2,500 Premium Package.

2011 Kia Optima EX interior

The Optima is a mainstream sedan, so ease-of-use is a priority. The chunky leather-wrapped steering wheel is sporty-feeling, even if the electrically-assisted rack and pinion is too light and not much of a talker.

2011 Kia Optima EX interior 2

With a roomy cabin, the Optima is comfortable front and rear, though the class-leading 44.5 inches of front leg room comes at the expense of rear legroom – at just 34.6 inches, it’s about three inches shy of its segment peers.

2011 Kia Optima EX engine

The 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that our EX carried is among the smoothest engines of its type. Its 200 horsepower is made possible by direct injection that also boosts efficiency.

2011 Kia Optima EX front seats

The five-room “urban crossover vehicle,” is now on sale in March. Two engines are offered: a 1.6-liter four-cylinder has 122 hp and 115 pounds-feet of torque and a 2.0-liter four made 142 horses and 137 pounds-feet. The smaller engine comes only with a five-speed manual transmission, the greater an optional four-speed automatic. Was a four-wheel-drive would be nice, but no further. The soul is front-wheel drive only.

The 2825-pound-Soul on a modified Kia Rio small cars built platform. The 100.4-inch wheelbase pays dividends instead of the real space in the rear, six-footers with enough room for a fist between her scalp and the sky. For the comfort standpoint, this little car a winner.

The front-wheel-drive 2010 Kia Forte Koup SX is assessed powered by a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine rated at 173 horsepower and 168 lbs.-ft of torque. Our test car had the optional five-speed automatic transmission, a six-speed gearbox is standard. On the test track, press the Forte Koup SX 60 mph in 8.4 seconds en route to a 16.3-second quarter miles at 85.8 mph

On the highway, the 2010 Kia Forte Koup SX deserving quiet, almost Germanic and its high-speed composure gives peace – until a rough patch at the show to hear and feel a strong impact hit. Make sure that the SX Koup ride on some broken pavement before signing on the dotted line. The leather steering wheel is not the finest of its kind, but at this price, we welcome Kia for the experiment. Like the sedan, the Koup is missing something in the way of the door armrest padding.