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The ugly and hated has answered with a wake up call, a beautiful looking car

First of all i have to apologize about the pictures, yes yes is it not clear and quality is like shit,
well i took them with a camera phone in my car on a brochure, ok, how come got no nice real pictures, because i was not allowed to take them yesterday, i could have a mental memory of the car but i cannot transfer them to show you into the blog

So i knew about this beauty about 3 days ago, Sunday night i read NST cars bikes and truck, just reading and i came across this Forte, well first look, hmm very man's car, Then next look, not bad ah the backside.
Then the third look, wah got very nice goodies, then I look some more, the dashboard also i think ok lah, very nice loh, Kia mah not Mercedes or BMW, or Lexus leh, so nothing there to compare loh, but it does look good,

so i gave the article a go, so i read and read and seems good, but one thing surprises me, the price point, well how much must you pay for a 2.0L car, i mean the cheapest i ever seen so far here is Sylphy which is at RM103,000.00 thats cheaper than Civic 2.0 and Altis, so this one hmm a whooping RM93,000.00 for a 2.0L where can it be man, how is it possible, by the looks of it, the car should be about 100k above, cause firstly it has plenty of goodies some of us like, which others never bothered to provide, namely Toyota, Honda and Nissan, which indirectly means UMW, Tan Chong and Honda Malaysia,

the car Comes with 1.6 EX, 1.6SX and 2.0SX we will talk about the main feature but will compare the 2.0L, thats the best they offer. If the best can beat others then it is a steal.

So what's up with the goodies, 2.0L thats not is it has keyless entry, remember last time i was talking about in Sylphy? the key that you keep in the pocket and then press a button on the door handle and whoa lah, the car door unlocks.
Next you have push Start Stop engine buttons, well i was told you can get these goodies fixed to any of your car for about RM300 all in total, somewhere in Sunway, but how come 100k cars never bother to have when it is only like Less than a RM1k to fix goodies, Malaysian's dont deserve this kind of goodies? I think we are exploited by the 3 major Japanese car maker besides our unational car. P1 and P2.

My friend argued with me yesterday, saying Korean, has lost the market, totally, since those days and people who owned Korean Cars, cursed they never bought one. I hope that is about to change and a new wave is coming soon.
Well i took the chance to sit into the car and molested this very pretty looking car as much as i can, i mean molesting it, pushing buttons, feeling the steering and pressing this and that, sitting on the seat, can you imagine what i was doing? dont imagine,

So whats up with it,
Interior, i would say, ok, looks pretty amazing, sporty, nice plastic that feels not plastic, very solid plastic, air cond is fully auto climatic control, means like a 100k car, Sylphy don't have, only Altis, Civic does. which i think good. 1 point given to Kia Forte,
Then there is this Triptonic gear shift. hmm ok, Altis has them, Civic has shifters, same concept, then Sylphy dont need them so neutral, no extra points earn or loss.

There is also a auto matic cromic rear mirror, which means when someone high light you at the back you press this button the mirror darkens, ok not important, but a good nice feature.

Also what kind of ICE they have, no specific brand, but it comes with 6 CD changer, Ipod connector, and a USB interface for your mp3, like honda City, so i think it is sufficient, enough to cater for your current needs.

on the Steering wheel, it has control buttons, didnt paid attention to what it can control but the button sure feel good,

then the seats are ok, normal, nothing special, 2.0L you get leather. 6 airbags and fully safety eqquiped, talking about safety features, the car comes with TCS, EBD, CSC, ABS, and i think there is one more, you know the term, traction control system, electronic brake distribution, bla bla bla, every should have one. Plus 1 point for a less than 100k car for Traction control,
talking about safety, it has a active headrest for whipsplash.

downside, the engine, dont know how will it perform, but its a new generation engine and with CVT transmission, i think it should be ok, plus how expensive would it be to buy spare parts and also how long can the car last, previous korean cars gave a whole lot of problems, i dont know but was told. We hope that this one doesnt fail us, giving us a new confidence. Used price for Korean cars in out market isnt really good also, if you are looking at selling it with making less losses, dont buy this, but a Japanese car,



So who is to buy this car? Hmm, younger ppl, those who just came out working, dont want to buy a P1 or P2 but want some goodies that comes along with it, this is a perfect one, First car, and a great car, my opinion is get the 1.6 SX or the 2.0SX version , it is more worth the money,

i love this car, though i havent driven one, but on its outlook it does look good, very catchy, but untill then i cannot judge is it for me, although the price fits nicely into my catagory,

till then more reports.