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Beautiful, great performance, awesome value BUT poor "actual" fuel econmomy
travelingwave, 03/23/2012
2012 Kia Optima SX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
0 of 2 people found this review helpful
I have a black on black fully loaded 2012 SX. I paid $30k. I have had about 3 months with 3500 miles on it( I don't drive it when there is snow, sand, etc. on the road) Great: Awesome exterior look, a real eye turner. It looks like Audi BMW, but $20k less. Performance-unbelievable - corners on rails, and there is no turbo lag. Bad Horrible actual( total miles/ gallons use) fuel economy compared what is advertise 24/34. I actual get about 24MPG ALL highway driving like a grandma. Fuel economy computer is not accurate. Narrow bucket seats, slightly tight on my shoulders Poor wheel well insulation. When driving on snow, gravel, sand, it very loud inside
A little disappointed
pinkcar, 07/29/2012
2012 Kia Optima EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
0 of 4 people found this review helpful
Bought my 2012 Kia in Feb of this year. I was surprized I never had a follow up contact from the dealer - like "how are things". Have been, for the most part very happy with the Kia other than the wind shield wiper. Not enough power and have found my self twice in pooring rain, on a three lane highway at 70 mph and cannot see a thing. I have had 5 maybe 6 new cars -- I have never once in my driving life had to pull over because the wipers didn't keep up with the rain. I would let Kia know, but when I tried to locate how to contact customer service corporate-wise, found this is non-existant for the customer. Another example of how they are all over you during the sale and drop you after
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Just OK
soadokdls, 07/25/2012
2012 Kia Optima SX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
I really like the way the car looks and some of the great features you would never get with a similar car but there are definitely things that I am not impressed with. The UVO system they have works well intermittantly and they claim the issues I have with the phone is bc I'm using my iPhone cable instead of their $40 cable which is total BS. Also, I had a 2010 Toyota Camry V6 prior to this so the HP is the same, but since the Kia is a 4 cylinder the power just isn't as good. Oh, and my insurance also doubled!!!! My insurance company claims the Kia's ISO rating is 30 and my Camry, which was $2k more, was a 16. How is that freakin possible?? Has anyone else experienced that?
Great car bad steering.
James, 03/18/2018
updated 09/21/2020
2012 Kia Optima EX Turbo 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Took two years to fix a bad steering module that is still like having no power steering at all.
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What else did KIA decide to go cheap on??
robs777, 09/11/2014
2012 Kia Optima LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
0 of 13 people found this review helpful
We leased this car in 2012 and as of 2014 we find out that KIA decided to make OE tires that are only 30k tires! So now we have a leased car that we are having to replace the tires on before we return the lease. What are your thoughts America? Would you buy a car from a company that has no more concern for their customers than that? Also I am wondering what else KIA decided to cut corners on??