Revolc81 Neutral Newbie October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 Was at the showroom at alexandra yesterday to test drive. Waited one hour to finally drive the 1.6. Overall experience quite ok with the car. Superb interior and exterior design but lacking of power as expected. Comes with red leather seats if top up additonal money. For that kind of price, I cannot believe it comes with sports rims, sun roof and 5yrs unlimited warrantly! Really good deal in my opinion. Too bad the SE told me for manual 1.6 he only left one white and one lime green only. The next shipment is next yr Jan. Any bros went yesterday also? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xspace 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 How's the power like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitvip Supersonic October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 How's the power like? Friend, it is in the post already leh! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfisti168 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 Was at the showroom at alexandra yesterday to test drive. Waited one hour to finally drive the 1.6. Overall experience quite ok with the car. Superb interior and exterior design but lacking of power as expected. Comes with red leather seats if top up additonal money. For that kind of price, I cannot believe it comes with sports rims, sun roof and 5yrs unlimited warrantly! Really good deal in my opinion. Too bad the SE told me for manual 1.6 he only left one white and one lime green only. The next shipment is next yr Jan. Any bros went yesterday also? The lime green is nice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xspace 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 (edited) Friend, it is in the post already leh! Superb interior and exterior design but lacking of power as expected. HAHAHA... I missed that sentence... [sweatdrop] Edited October 18, 2009 by Xspace Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
So_nice 6th Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 think it shares the same engine as the creato forte hence u cant expect sports car performance. but the looks, accessories and pricing is indeed good. will be great if they come out wif a turbo or a higher specs version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfisti168 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 (edited) yeah it shares the same engine as the cerato forte. Few concerns: 1. In order to bring out more sports car character, Kia has improved the throttle response on the accelerator. Is it hard to manage the throttle at crawling speeds? 2. Heard the manual doesn't have nice gear shift action or clutch or sth like that. Is it true? Edited October 18, 2009 by Alfisti168 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
So_nice 6th Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 no idea..only a test drive can reveal all these. but i guess no matter how they tweak the throttle response, its still a 1.6 engine. unless they haf a different set of cams or other mods tat comes wif it. remember the cerato version R? hehe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 Was at the showroom at alexandra yesterday to test drive. Waited one hour to finally drive the 1.6. Overall experience quite ok with the car. Superb interior and exterior design but lacking of power as expected. Comes with red leather seats if top up additonal money. For that kind of price, I cannot believe it comes with sports rims, sun roof and 5yrs unlimited warrantly! Really good deal in my opinion. Too bad the SE told me for manual 1.6 he only left one white and one lime green only. The next shipment is next yr Jan. Any bros went yesterday also? what is the meaning of unlimited warranty? no mileage limit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 no idea..only a test drive can reveal all these. but i guess no matter how they tweak the throttle response, its still a 1.6 engine. unless they haf a different set of cams or other mods tat comes wif it. remember the cerato version R? hehe. its called Variant R lah but its an ugly looking car Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolc81 Neutral Newbie October 18, 2009 Author Share October 18, 2009 what is the meaning of unlimited warranty? no mileage limit? yes no milege limit. As long as it is still within the 5 years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolc81 Neutral Newbie October 18, 2009 Author Share October 18, 2009 yeah it shares the same engine as the cerato forte. Few concerns: 1. In order to bring out more sports car character, Kia has improved the throttle response on the accelerator. Is it hard to manage the throttle at crawling speeds? 2. Heard the manual doesn't have nice gear shift action or clutch or sth like that. Is it true? bro , i cant give a deifinite answer lei, only test drive like around 5 mins . Cos the queue is too long, the SE only let me u-turn and come back! But i do feel the throttle is more responsive and not hard to manage at the very least in my short time in the car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soya Supersonic October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 No NA car under 2.5L is gonna feel powerful anyway. Keep in mind that the Koup is designed as a 'soft' sports coupe similar to the good ol Nissan NX Coupe, Paseo, Integra (non Type-R), etc. At $60k n loaded wif std features, i reckon it's one helluva deal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyke Supercharged October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 Koup is designed as a 'soft' sports coupe no way it deserves the "sports" or even "sporty" label. maybe in terms of looks only. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soya Supersonic October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 Think of it as a pretty korean actress. Won't win any academy awards for acting but sure is eye candy. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunno Neutral Newbie October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 Still find the Forte interior full of hard plastic. In fact everything is hard plastic except the gear knob, steering wheel and seats. If anyone is looking at the Forte 2.0, my opinion is the Mangentis has much better interior built quality, size and comfort at a few Ks more only. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extramint Clutched October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 another econbox from korean.. made to look like a sports coupe car but doesnt drive like one. i doubt many will complain about its affordability and pricing as well as value because the features that come stock with this koup is pretty decent. performance is mediocre but expected, since using same engine as forte. at best, this koup looks decent outside with low performance, lastly, sorry but no offence, built quality inside is cheap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalar Neutral Newbie October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 for dis type of pricing, pls dun complain too much... ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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