Forte Coming

Sorry la, bro. But I'll do my best to write a comprehensive report. We'll be driving the car down to KL from Penang.

cannt wait for the report..

actually whats so special about KIA FORTE ? looks like many people expecting it eargerly ... but in msia market, all types of KIA cars history are ... especially spectra, super low 2nd value ...
sounds like korean cars are getting much much better, but in msia market ...KIA ?? ... haiz ... this time will be better kah ??

whats so special about buying car for 2nd hand value? if you want 2nd hand value go buy a house lar!
lotus also no 2nd hand value try selling a ferrari u bought at 1mil see how much value u lose overnite....
only kiasu ppl wanna talk about 2nd hand value. i buy a car i want to drive not to resell.... duh!

arranging a test drive tmr
will let u guys know after how it feels ok

Looking at the data for the 1.6A, the engine is rather powerful for a 1.6, but i am surprise to see that acceleration 0-100km/h took a full 12 secs and top speed is rated at only 182km/h.

as for the rather slow acceleration, i guess the kerb weight of 1,326kg is really the culprit here.

another culprit is the auto gearbox (i assume with torque converter). Auto gearbox will sap around ~20% of engine power, so 124 bhp -20% = 99bhp at wheel.

the 1.6A wouldn't be a spirited drive with 99bhp dragging a 1,326kg mass. For that, maybe need to buy the 2.0A model, even if the1.6A torque figure is quite excellent.

real world fuel consumption wouldn't be 14.2km/L, i guess more in the region of 10.5~11.5km/L.

Nevertheless, this is one handsome car, similar in effect to the Lancer, just much much more affordable.
It should be a hit with the market.

Rikeys bro, so u r heading down to Spore to get early test drive...good, let us know ur findings on this car
To me, when buying a new car i will look for 3 main aspects regardless of brands or rebadging:
1) overall look, built quality, performance and specs offered - this will give joy and pride driving it for many years
2) selling price - within budget scale
3) after sales service and avaibility of parts - for that peace of mind

2nd hand value ....never bother much coz i will own it minimum for a period of 5 years unless i am blessed with a windfall

Actually i saw the car yesterday at Klang.. around 50+ units... white looks nice, there is also red .. but some how i only saw 2-3 units will sport rims while the rest is steel rims.. and its came all the way from korea.

Is there any chances Naza would bring in Forte Coupe?

The Kia Forte Koup will be coming in 2.0 form as confirmed by the Naza boss in an earlier statement. It will be CBU with a much higher price tag than the "CKD" sedan.

i saw it on lorry yesteday..!

and got advert in newspaper summore now!