Revolc81 Neutral Newbie October 18, 2009 Author Share October 18, 2009 how is the drive? is it fun..... Although not enough power. It is still fun to handle. Steerling is a bit heavy for me. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolc81 Neutral Newbie October 18, 2009 Author Share October 18, 2009 Sat in the 1.6L Auto and find the road noise pretty bad, SE said is from the exhaust. Engine like roaring. Not sure is the soundproofing adequate? You sure the 2L is quiet? No lei. I think the sound proofing for 1.6 MT is good. Very quiet when driving. Probably the sun roof is open? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolc81 Neutral Newbie October 18, 2009 Author Share October 18, 2009 if u drive this on the road, will ppl comment behind 'aiya this sport car cant run la, cheap somemore...action nia' thats wat my frens think of tuscani haha. I agree. But somehow, with such a good package, I reckon it is difficult for someone who is thinking of changing car or owning first car to resist on that price range. If along the 1.6 manual price range, which is 57,999, it is even cheaper than jazz/fit or sss. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Try_conti 2nd Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 what's the insurance like since its a 'coupe' ..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithunk 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 Although not enough power. It is still fun to handle. Steerling is a bit heavy for me. heavy should be quite good wat.....hows the acceleration Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfisti168 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 Just few years back, the Top Gear fellow commented that Tuscani was the world slowest coupe. Regards, They also commented that the tuscani is better than the SC430. link Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithunk 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 (edited) Price : $60,999 Torque : 156 Nm Engine Type : 4-cylinder 16-valve Transmission : 4-speed automatic Engine Cap : 1591cc Acceleration (0-100 km/h) : 10.5sec Horsepower : 124 bhp Top Speed : 183km/h bro its ridiculous la....getting this sort of car....you will be torn by most cars easily.... it is all show and no go...... here is the review http://www.sgcarmart.com/news/review.php?AID=145&PN=2 if you are going for pure speed....then this is not the car... but if u really like to looks...then buy it.... its really all show for this kia koup...like the hyundai tuscani however then again the driver may make it fast....lol Edited October 18, 2009 by Ithunk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Supercharged October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 Sat in the 1.6L Auto and find the road noise pretty bad, SE said is from the exhaust. Engine like roaring. Not sure is the soundproofing adequate? You sure the 2L is quiet? Yeah. it,s pretty quiet. Road noise is minimal. Engine roar only when i try to throttle it hard from the start but it still doesn't wanna move quickly Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Supercharged October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 Price : $60,999 Torque : 156 Nm Engine Type : 4-cylinder 16-valve Transmission : 4-speed automatic Engine Cap : 1591cc Acceleration (0-100 km/h) : 10.5sec Horsepower : 124 bhp Top Speed : 183km/h bro its ridiculous la....getting this sort of car....you will be torn by most cars easily.... it is all show and no go...... here is the review http://www.sgcarmart.com/news/review.php?AID=145&PN=2 if you are going for pure speed....then this is not the car... but if u really like to looks...then buy it.... its really all show for this kia koup...like the hyundai tuscani however then again the driver may make it fast....lol But then on Spore road, how often can you be torn? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunno Neutral Newbie October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 magentis is more on luxury, comparable to hyundai sonata. for forte, it's target on for different category buyers. When I was at KIA showroom last week, Magentis is only going for $69,900. Think this week they increased the price to $71k. But compared to the $69k for 2.0L Forte, I'll take the Magentis anytime. Test drove it actually, not a bad drive, pretty quiet unless driven hard. Power is adequate, 164bhp, even higher than 2.0L Forte's 156bhp on paper. With only $2k difference in price, the choice is very clear. You get much much better interior quality, equipment levels and space, not to mention a 10 speaker sound system. To me it beats 2.0L Forte in all aspects. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithunk 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 actually i am not too sure also...but this vehicle has 124 hp.....and it is sure big.....but yeah it is all down to the owner.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ithunk 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 the vehicle uses a straight 4 engine the concept car has 290 hp as seen from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kia_Forte_Koup and it uses an inline four engine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-4 i think the most important aspect when getting a vehicle is the engine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redboy 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 (edited) Price : $60,999 Torque : 156 Nm Engine Type : 4-cylinder 16-valve Transmission : 4-speed automatic Engine Cap : 1591cc Acceleration (0-100 km/h) : 10.5sec Horsepower : 124 bhp Top Speed : 183km/h bro its ridiculous la....getting this sort of car....you will be torn by most cars easily.... it is all show and no go...... here is the review http://www.sgcarmart.com/news/review.php?AID=145&PN=2 if you are going for pure speed....then this is not the car... but if u really like to looks...then buy it.... its really all show for this kia koup...like the hyundai tuscani however then again the driver may make it fast....lol Yup, it's the driver, not the car! A driver driving kia coup may not lose to a driver driving faster car! Anyway, in singapore, look good can already! Edited October 18, 2009 by Redboy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redboy 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 actually, price for kia coup is already quite good! To think some are still complaining about engine! Haiz! So hard to please everyone. aik pi aik chi! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_mel 1st Gear October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 When I was at KIA showroom last week, Magentis is only going for $69,900. Think this week they increased the price to $71k. But compared to the $69k for 2.0L Forte, I'll take the Magentis anytime. Test drove it actually, not a bad drive, pretty quiet unless driven hard. Power is adequate, 164bhp, even higher than 2.0L Forte's 156bhp on paper. With only $2k difference in price, the choice is very clear. You get much much better interior quality, equipment levels and space, not to mention a 10 speaker sound system. To me it beats 2.0L Forte in all aspects. Is the new Magentis 5-speed auto ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Supercharged October 18, 2009 Share October 18, 2009 Is the new Magentis 5-speed auto ? Tink it's only 4 speed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiario04 1st Gear October 19, 2009 Share October 19, 2009 (edited) Seem tht Kia never shorten the air intake pipe .. too long & winding, which affect the airflow & hence the power ... if can shorten the air intake and make it more direct, can improve slightly the hp .... no turbo ... n haiz not a timing chain ... it's a belt! Edited October 19, 2009 by Kiario04 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_bergkam 1st Gear October 19, 2009 Share October 19, 2009 sgCarMart says its 4-speed. Kia Magentis Specs Is the new Magentis 5-speed auto ? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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