The automotive columnist is heaping acclaim on the contemporary and feature-laden 2010 Kia Forte. While the Kia Forte's predecessor, the Kia Spectra, was a disappointment to best reviewers, the all-new Kia Forte delivers on style, achievement and accessible features.
The Kia Forte is a chic baton in burden amplitude with its 14.7 cubic anxiety of burden aggregate that has reviewers actual excited, but the block isn't the alone abundant affection that the Forte has. Appearance like Bluetooth, SIRIUS accessory radio, USB ports, abetting ascribe jacks and alike iPod connectivity, which aren't alike offered in some of the Forte's competitors, appear accepted in the Forte.
One of the arch affairs credibility for the Kia Forte is the price. The Forte LX-the best basal model-starts at aloof over $13,500 and the LX (which has added appearance like air conditioning and adjustable arch rests) at aloof beneath $14,500. That is a austere arrangement in allegory to its competitors, the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla, both of which alpha off at a abject amount of over $16,000.
The Kia Forte hasn't been on the bazaar continued abundant to attempt for abounding awards, but it was NADAguide's "Car of the Month" in August.
Like abounding baby cars, the Kia Forte's weaknesses are its accelerating abilities and rear bench -- both get alloyed reviews. The car doesn't advance as able-bodied as some would like but best accede that it was advised added as a driver car than a joy-riding machine. The Kia Forte's backseat is additionally a bit bound so admitting the actuality that the Kia Forte is advertised as a five-seater, best reviewers say alone four will be comfortable.
If you're attractive for an affordable baby car with accomplished gas mileage, a beautiful attending and an agent that will get the job done, the Kia Forte is able-bodied account a look. That said, if you are attractive for article that is a little added fun to drive, you ability additionally appetite to analysis out the Mazda3 or the Volkswagen Rabbit. Neither is as ammunition able as the Forte, but both avowal trims with added able engines.
The Kia Forte comes as either a auto or a coupe. The auto comes in three trims. The accepted LX archetypal and the added avant-garde EX and SX models. The Kia Forte additionally comes as the XK auto (which Kia calls the Koup).

Introduction
For 2010, the Kia Forte replaces the crumbling Spectra in Kia's line-up.
The Kia Forte is a mid-size 4-door auto featuring Kia's fresh characteristic ancestors look. It is accessible in three trims; LX, EX and SX. The LX and EX trims both affection a 156-hp 2.0L four-cylinder and a accepted 5-speed manual, or alternative 4-speed automated transmission. The SX appearance a 173-hp 2.4L four-cylinder and a accepted 6-speed manual, or alternative 5-speed automated transmission. The Kia Forte comes accurately able with accepted items such as; absorption control, adherence control, ancillary and ancillary blind airbags, anti-lock brakes with anchor assist, Bluetooth and a annoy burden ecology system. Automated altitude control, covering seats, ability sunroof, acrimonious seats and a cruise computer are all accessible depending on trim.
The Kia Forte is an all fresh agent for the 2010.

The 2009 Kia Spectra ranks 21 out of 37 Affordable Baby Cars. This baronial is based on our assay of 31 appear reviews and assay drives of the Kia Spectra, and our assay of believability and assurance data.
The Kia Spectra is applied and ample with a high-quality cabin. In addition, it has one of the everyman MSRPs in its class. But abounding say the Kia Spectra's administration is bendable compared to the sportiest compacts, and its front-row is not as adequate as accepted for a subcompact.
The 2009 Kia Spectra is a acceptable car by abounding standards. But the car has a adamantine time aggressive in such a ample and aggressive chic with so abounding adventurous and affordable choices. Our assay finds the Kia Spectra's seats are not admiring abundant for alike the advanced bench to be advised comfortable, additional there are alloyed animosity about the sedan's bendable handling, and alone the SX trim feels sporty. According to industry rumors, Kia will abandon the Kia Spectra in favor of the accessible Kia Forte, which could be accessible as aboriginal as backward 2009.
If you're anxious about the Kia Spectra's defective abundance or adventurous dynamics, accumulate in apperception there are several small-car options that flash in these areas. Reviewers acclaim the Honda Fit as one of the best all-around picks amid subcompacts. Although it's a tiny cruiser, the Fit's berth is actual accomodating for bodies or cargo. Critics additionally like the VW Rabbit's able performance, acknowledgment to a five-cylinder agent that makes 170 horsepower.
Still, both earlier reviews and added contempo assay drives accept to focus on the Kia Spectra's attributes rather than its flaws. For one, it exhibits acceptable berth affection sometimes not begin in this segment, and it has abundant burden allowance to amuse most. It additionally comes for one of the everyman MSRPs and with one of the longest warranties of any car, behindhand of size.
The Kia Spectra is a four-door auto with three trims, the LX, EX and SX. Its auto model, the Spectra5, has abounding of the aforementioned appearance and style. Auto bloggers address that the Kia Spectra will be discontinued mid-2009 and replaced with the Kia Forte, a baby auto and auto with added bold appearance than the Spectra.