Kia Forte


LA 2009: 2010 Kia Forte and Forte Koup crowned NADAguides.com COTY

With a brief press release and a trophy handoff at the LA Auto Show, car pricing authority NADAguides.com has heaped the first of what we could be many accolades upon the stylish and affordable 2010 Kia Forte and Kia Forte Koup by naming the duo their Car of the Year for 2009. Citing the pair's "best in class" features and stylish interior and exterior design, the group said these Kia compacts were standout vehicles in a pretty impressive field. Other contenders for the crown included such significant and praiseworthy vehicles as the Ford ... Read more →

Kia Forte Koup going racing in 2010 Grand-Am Koni Challenge series Sam Abuelsamid

For the first time in its history in the U.S. market, Kia is going racing in 2010. Kia announced today at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas that it has partnered with the Kinetic Group to build and ...

Review: 2010 Kia Forte continues string of hits from South Korea Dan Roth

It's not that there was much wrong with the Forte's predecessor. In fact, the last time we drove a Kia Spectra, we walked away wondering if anything more might be overkill. The Spectra was good ...

Kia prices 2010 Forte Koup at $16,595* Jeremy Korzeniewski

Back in July, Kia announced that its two-door Forte would begin hitting dealerships across the United States later this summer. Well, that time is now, and the Korean automaker has just announced ...

CONFIRMED: 2010 Kia Forte Koup will go on sale late summer Jeremy Korzeniewski

After strapping ourselves behind the wheel of Kia's new Forte sedan for our initial drive, we came away thinking that the new Korean was a stylish, reasonable alternative to the scads of Honda ...

VIDEO: First Kia Koup commercial hits the interwebs 5 months ago on Autoblog

Kia came strong with some good looking hardware when it introduced the production Koup in New York. The Koup is a stylish, fun-looking two-door that will likely draw the attention of the much coveted younger car buyer demographic. To seed the minds of said youngins, Kia is embarking on the ...

First Drive: 2010 Kia Forte a compelling new compact sedan option 5 months ago on Autoblog

If there's one thing we can say about Kia, it's that it keeps making progress. In the 15 years the brand has been selling cars in the United States, South Korea's second largest auto manufacturer has increased its market share every single year. The future looks bright as well, with new ...

2010 Kia Forte Sedan priced from $14,390* 5 months ago on Autoblog

Following the ill-timed Borrego and ultra chic Soul is the new 2010 Kia Forte Sedan. This compact four-door, soon to be joined by a Koup, will replace the Spectra in Kia's line up and wind up being only a couple hundred dollars more expensive. Kia announced today that the 2010 Forte Sedan will ...

New York: Kia goes 2-door, debuts Forte Koup 8 months ago on Autoblog

Following the introduction of its all-new Forte compact sedan at the Chicago Auto Show in February, Kia unveiled the 2-door variant here at the New York Auto Show today. The car takes not only the name, but also plenty of styling cues from the KOUP Concept that make it distinctively different ...

Kia introduces production Forte LPI Hybrid in South Korea 8 months ago on Autoblog

Kia has just introduced its first mass production hybrid model based on the new Forte compact sedan in its home market of South Korea. The Forte LPI hybrid uses a smaller 20-hp version of the hybrid system that Hyundai showed at the LA Auto Show last November. That system uses a pancake motor ...

Spy Shots: Up close and personal with Kia's promising Forte Coupe 9 months ago on Autoblog

Kia World has scored a new set of spy photos depicting a camoed-up Kia Forte Coupe in South Korea. The car, previewed by the impressive KOUP concept unveiled last spring in the Big Apple, is reportedly set to go on sale in several markets over the summer. It looks to be extremely faithful to ...

Chicago 2009: Kia Forte rolls into Chi-town 9 months ago on Autoblog

We got our first look at the 2010 Kia Forte earlier this morning, and we are pleased to say that it looks even better in person as it does in photos. The replacement for the Spectra retains many of the design elements first seen on the Koup Concept, and we're glad it does. The complex lines of ...

Chicago 2009: Spectra out, 2010 Kia Forte in 9 months ago on Autoblog

The only thing surprising to us about the 2010 Kia Forte is the name. The Forte debuted in South Korea last summer as a replacement for the compact Spectra sedan, but recently the automaker has indicated that the old name would be retained here in North America. Nomenclature aside, the new ...

Official Kia Forte brochure leaked 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the Kia Forte The Kia Forte has been caught out again, this time in more press photos and the official Korean-market brochure. The 2009 Spectra replacement is a looker... even if it borrows some of those looks from other vehicles. Regardless, those shapely front ...

Tons of Kia Forte pics hit the web 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more detail shots of the Kia Forte Kia's new Forte sedan will make its formal debut in Korea any time now, and, as often is the case, some shots have leaked just a bit early, including images of the interior. According to the press release that's pasted after the break, the Asian ...

VIDEO: Kia Forte eats a Bentley, yum! 1 year ago on Autoblog

Kia's hungry for your business, which explains the pending arrival of the Forte. The Spectra is a good car, but blends in far more than the attractively turned out Forte. It seems the Forte also has an appetite, and it's for the good stuff. Kia wants to bolster its image, so what better way than a ...

Kia Forte details hit the web - bigger, more frugal 1 year ago on Autoblog

We've seen the spiffy metal wrapper of Kia's new Forte, the Spectra's successor, now come details about what's underneath. The Forte is larger than the outgoing Spectra, but it also achieves better economy with a given amount of liquid hydrocarbon. South Korean buyers will have the choice between a ...

Spy Shots: 2010 Kia Forte sedan on the road in MI 1 year ago on Autoblog

Autoblog writer and videographer extraordinaire, the ShunkMaster, is currently en-route to Pennsylvania with his wife and kids for the long holiday weekend, but that doesn't mean he's turned off his obsession for all things automotive. As he passed through the outskirts of Motown, the not uncommon ...

Stunning Kia Forte revealed! 1 year ago on Autoblog

click the picture to view a high resolution gallery of the 2009 Kia Forte Just the other day, we were all looking at a teaser pic and speculating wildly, and now, here it is. Kia dropped official images of its Spectra successor, the Forte, on the interwebs, and it is one sharp little car. The ...

Kia releases second teaser of next-gen Spectra 1 year ago on Autoblog

First there was the sketch showing Kia's Spectra replacement, the Forte, looking tantalizingly great. Now comes what appears to be a photograph of the actual car to further whet our appetites. While we know the Forte is going to crib lines from the great looking Koup concept that we saw in New ...

Kia releases sketch of next-gen Spectra 1 year ago on Autoblog

Although we couldn't find news of this on either Kia's US or UK media sites, we wanted all of you to see it for yourselves. The Car Blogger is sourcing Kia for the sketch you see above, allegedly showing the company's Spectra replacement, rumored to be called the Forte when it's unveiled in August. ...






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