Cttan456 2nd Gear July 30, 2010 Share July 30, 2010 For those who cannot see past the Korean badge, this saying applies to them " You can't teach an old dog new tricks" ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferraricalifornia 1st Gear July 30, 2010 Share July 30, 2010 the Kia K7 will sell, only if it's well build, and not all hard plastics.... some leather trims on the doors would be great, but the 2.4L model is really the basic trim in Korea.... only the 3.5GDI V6 comes with the premium features.... and the 3.5L engine isn't going to make the car a huge seller.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddilac Neutral Newbie July 30, 2010 Share July 30, 2010 the Kia K7 will sell, only if it's well build, and not all hard plastics.... some leather trims on the doors would be great, but the 2.4L model is really the basic trim in Korea.... only the 3.5GDI V6 comes with the premium features.... and the 3.5L engine isn't going to make the car a huge seller.... Currently the Lamdha V6 of Hyundai and Kia doesn't have GDi technology yet. The V6 GDi will only appear at the upcoming Genesis Facelift. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopites Supersonic July 30, 2010 Share July 30, 2010 (edited) K5 not that nice, soul look retro to me. i think Forte, Koup, and Sorento look pretty nice. the next one is K7. check this out. Plus if they get Kia Ray hybrid roll out of the pipe line. It will be cool Refreshing compare to those boring conti advert. Wll done. Edited July 30, 2010 by Kopites Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sohboonguan 1st Gear July 30, 2010 Share July 30, 2010 (edited) K5 (optima/magentis) should be here by next quarter and should sportage. but i have to say i prefer Tucson than sportage (externally). I haven seen sportage interior yet though i guess should be similar to sorento. Dun really like soul - maybe i m not funky enough. Ya, Tuson is super nice. Soul backside not nice. Sorento and sportage lose out to Tuson. Personal opinion though... Edited July 30, 2010 by Sohboonguan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sohboonguan 1st Gear July 30, 2010 Share July 30, 2010 Refreshing compare to those boring conti advert. Wll done. Their media not bad one hor. so many people switch to watch korean drama nowadays. Koup Commercial: I like when the passenger seat keep changing different pretty girls. I will pick Forte Koup any time with that pricetag. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sohboonguan 1st Gear July 30, 2010 Share July 30, 2010 anyway, My choices of car Sedan = Kia Cerato Forte Sport = Forte Forte SUV = Hyundai Tuson Luxury = Kia K7 Future Hybrid = Kia Ray My other choices = Nissan GTR (Power), Jaguar XF(Class), Honda Civic Hybid (Eco) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferraricalifornia 1st Gear July 30, 2010 Share July 30, 2010 The Sportage has hard interior plastics like the ix35 brother and Sorento and like all other Kia products in the range (new products).... doubt it'll sell with prices set to start from $95,999 at current COE levels (that was more than the launch price 1 yr ago with the Sorento!!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigg 1st Gear July 30, 2010 Share July 30, 2010 K5....holy s--t!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferraricalifornia 1st Gear July 31, 2010 Share July 31, 2010 anyone read the review of the Sportage SX in today's life section??? the price at $108,999 nia.... EX model only $8k cheaper.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sohboonguan 1st Gear July 31, 2010 Share July 31, 2010 The Sportage has hard interior plastics like the ix35 brother and Sorento and like all other Kia products in the range (new products).... doubt it'll sell with prices set to start from $95,999 at current COE levels (that was more than the launch price 1 yr ago with the Sorento!!) I dun understand what is the issue with the plastic part thing. Compare other vehicle of the same catagory which might cost 10k-50k or more is the interior plastic so important this important or just sale gimmicks? what other car are you comparing with that interior is not plastics? And i agree that COE is one major factor that affect the sale. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferraricalifornia 1st Gear July 31, 2010 Share July 31, 2010 I dun understand what is the issue with the plastic part thing. Compare other vehicle of the same catagory which might cost 10k-50k or more is the interior plastic so important this important or just sale gimmicks? what other car are you comparing with that interior is not plastics? And i agree that COE is one major factor that affect the sale. to me, interior quality is of utmost importance.... especially so at such high prices.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddilac Neutral Newbie July 31, 2010 Share July 31, 2010 to me, interior quality is of utmost importance.... especially so at such high prices.... But you don't that this kind of so-called high class interior quality in the Japanese also... Just go and look at RAV4, Outlander 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferraricalifornia 1st Gear July 31, 2010 Share July 31, 2010 i know.... as i've said, the japanese are complacent.... or maybe they're caught up with their manga and hentai and pornography.... couldn't care less about working now.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddilac Neutral Newbie July 31, 2010 Share July 31, 2010 i know.... as i've said, the japanese are complacent.... or maybe they're caught up with their manga and hentai and pornography.... couldn't care less about working now.... So if everybody is asking for Korean price with German quality, I think it is quite a joke... Korean's strategy is to snatch the Japanese car's market share. That's why they also learn from the Japanese. European care about quality the most, so they give the higher-quality interior to the european. For Asia and America market, people don't have high expectation towards the material, so I don't see any reason for them to spend more at something that people don't care about. Even VW know about this, so they are going to have 2 passat. One for Europe and another for Asia and America Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferraricalifornia 1st Gear July 31, 2010 Share July 31, 2010 quality wise, most Asians and Americans don't really care.... all they care is about brand image, style and size.... for me though, i'm more prone to the European side....and i appreciate workmanship.... which is clearly absent in most japanese and korean cars.... even Lexus fails under my expectations.... won't commend further. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windchoco 1st Gear July 31, 2010 Share July 31, 2010 Camry is one of them.... one look and you know it's a Camry and is a 2.0L sedan.... can you say the same with the current Magentis Innovation??? heck, even the i45 doesn't have that road presence lor.... the best is still the W212 E-Class.... super wide stance perfect for holding its own identity.... Ya.. the current magentis like a bit anonymous looking... But disagree on the i45 and K5.. I think their styling makes it capture attention and that translates into "presence" (somehow ppl know the car is there)... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferraricalifornia 1st Gear July 31, 2010 Share July 31, 2010 K5 to a certain extent, there's definitely that aggressive look and identity, but not the i45.... the i45 just look like a normal car on the road, and will take a keen eye to spot it from the sea of traffic on the road.... the new Sportage will be a headturner, partly due to the yellow paint finish.... lol... Yellow SUV.... bound to attract attention man!!! but the rear design a bit like a toy sia.... chinsy, fake, fugly.... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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