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Kia Optima T-Hybrid Concept Officially Unveiled ahead Paris 2014

The Kia South Korean based automaker couldn’t wait for a few days more until the debut of the 2014 Paris Motor Show and have already unveiled the newest edition, the Optima T-Hybrid Concept. The Kia Optima T-Hybrid Concept is a concept car that previews the future of the model with an electric supercharger connected to the CRDi engine, meaning an...

2015 Kia Optima
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2015 Kia Optima starts at $21,650

Kia officially unveiled the 2015 Optima along with pricing and availability details. Scheduled to debut in the coming weeks, the 2015 Optima comes with a series of new finishes, namely Platinum Graphite, Smokey Blue and Sparkling Silver. There's also an acoustic laminated windshield which should improve the noise isolation. The engine range suffers no modifications but there are few tweaks...

2011 Kia Optima
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Kia plans to invest in American plant for better production

Historians sit by the water cooler and joke about this tremendously, but actually we're faced with good news. The Koreans at Kia are investing in America. Being a little more specific, the investment will be directed towards the assembly plant Kia holds in West Point, Georgia. The new investment will increase production capacity at the Kia facility by 20% and...

2008 Kia Optima
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Kia is going to recall the “old” Optima

The Koreans may have struck gold with the current generation of the 2011 Kia Optima but they missed a point with the previous generation of this car. The 2006-2008 model year of the Kia Optima sedan because there's a problem that's related to the transmission. The NHTSA discovered that there's a situation where the cars can roll backwards and forwards...

2011 Kia Optima Turbo SX racer
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Kia Optima will soon go racing

Overall, I'd say the 2011 Chicago Motor Show is turning out to be more of a surprise than I originally thought and the cherry on top of it is Kia's latest release at the event. Don't think I've lost my mind and that I plan to rave on about how the Koreans are taking over the world. The thing is,...