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2.25 out of 5 stars

An okay car

poreharry, 10/26/2010
2010 Kia Forte EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful

I recently purchased a Forte EX with the fuel economy package. I am fairly disappointed with the purchase. It handles like a slug, the transmission is continually hunts for the highest gear. I do like the safety features and the Sirius radio, but honestly that is about all I like about the vehicle

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2.88 out of 5 stars

Awful Build quality!

usereks1187, 01/26/2011
2010 Kia Forte SX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 4 people found this review helpful

We purchased our 2010 Kia Forte brand new car has been the worst car we have every had, heated seats never worked it came from the factory with them not connected, sunroof cracked for no reason took a month for Kia to pay for it. Then windshield cracked overnight for no reason. now at 7000 miles transmission has went out and Kia said it will take two weeks to fix it and will not provide us with a loner car. We will be trading this car in when we get it back but it has awful resale value. We will never purchase another Kia.

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1.88 out of 5 stars

Disappointment

Patricia Wald, 07/13/2010
2010 Kia Forte EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 13 people found this review helpful

This car is a major disappointment. Ride is rough. Brakes and gear shift poorly responsive, fuel injection uneven. No vision out rear window. Rear headrests further block vision. Back of car too high for vision. Driver's left vent for air very poor. Controls for sunroof make no sense in terms of open being opposite of closed. Takes excessive time for sunroof control to result in desired position. Remote key to open trunk is extremely slow. Have to be right at trunk for it to respond. The trunk door doesn't stay in the up position. Very narrow access to truck. Would recommend against anyone buying this car.

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5 out of 5 stars

ITS A SURE THING!

Duggy, 02/23/2010
2010 Kia Forte LX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Have had a Camry, Jetta, civic, and between the 4 cars, the Forte has had the worst mpg.. Granted I warm my car n winter and only avg City 18 mp.. Hopefully 22 in the Spring... Otherwise car has been a Dream! It felt and still feels like quality, from its sleek design exterior/interior, To its amazing warranty! Its rough on bumps, but seats are comfy and the bumps just makes it feel TOUGH! Love the AUX/USB Ipod hookup! Plenty of storage..Traction Control is great in winter! Downside to buying LX is no Cruise.. Aftermarket $399 installed..Only have driven 1260 miles but very SATISFIED!

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Great car

Richard, 08/15/2009
2010 Kia Forte SX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I recently picked up the forte SX. I guess there is a very limited number of leather packages out there and I could not pick one up. But I did get the sun roof. This car is great. Awesome feel when driving. Takes corners pretty tight. Engine has enough go for what I need. Car looks awesome with the 17 tires.

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