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Love my new ride!

Christy Mills, 01/27/2016
2015 Kia Optima SXL Turbo 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

My previous car was a 2011 Kia Optima, which was the first year Kia totally re-designed their Optima line, and I absolutely loved it. I hated to let it go, but couldn't resist the opportunity to get a brand new one that still had the beautiful body styling. I personally am not very fond of the design changes they made to the 2016 model, so was very happy to find this 2015 one with all the bells and whistles as well as the pearl white color I was hoping for.

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Shark fin

Tim johnson, 06/03/2019
2015 Kia Optima SX Turbo 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

We have a 2015 optima SXL turbo. Last week the shark fin decided to fall off while going 70 miles an hour. The screws are all still there but the cap is gone. We contacted Kia because they had a recall/Inspection on our yr. how ever it was for the ones produced in September of 15 to June of 16 and ours wasn’t on the list. We bought ours March of 15. They wouldn’t help with anything and said that it was probably due to a car wash. Just be aware of this. The part and replacement is over 400.00. We have always and will always hand wash our cars.cheap parts are not a way to keep customers.

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Power at it's Finest!

Glenn Routzahn, 04/28/2019
2015 Kia Optima SX Turbo 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I got 2 of these cars(his and hers) and they are both the Corsca Blue. Both of them are used 2015 with the same miles and everything. The ride is amazing and the power is awesome. I don't beat my car but if I'm doing 70 miles an hour on the expressway and I have to pass someone, the power is even faster(like is goes into another gear and takes off) I've had a lot of cars in my lifetime and I have to say that these 2015 Kia Optima SX Turbos are amazing. Go to a dealership and take it for a test drive and see for yourself before you buy that next car. The air condition works great too. I love the way it hugs the bends as you go around them. We love our cars and we always get so many compliments .

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Spunky ride

rick levey, 02/09/2018
2015 Kia Optima LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

I was surprised of the exceleration of the car being a small car ... has 160 on the speedometer and made a rode trip of 205 miles round trip and with the over drive on most of the way and it averaged 41 mpg , nice handeling and verry peppy

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Great car for first time buyers!! :)

Susen tomlinson, 04/18/2016
2015 Kia Optima LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful

Not my dream car. I want a 2009 Pontiac G8. Bought my first car used and I'm only 24 so not much credit to go on. Used car dealer ships are VERY difficult to get approved from (really on a used car)? Out of all the new cars I'm not a Kia fan but I like the optima because it has a nice sporty sleek look to it. I honestly figured I wasn't going to get approved any way so for the fun of it I went down to the Kia dealer ship and took one for a test drive. The sales guy I worked with was great. Lowered the price so there bank would approved me and I got my first brand new car. The car runs great. I will admit the eco thing (where when you stop it stops using gas and runs on the battery) or something like that, takes some getting use to because you can feel the difference from when you stop and them when you go. Besides that everything is great!!

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