So, Naza has opt to continue using the KIA badging for its upcoming sedan.



Yeah, I'm slowpoke. Too busy working. No time to update myself with cars info.

This post has been edited by V12Kompressor: Oct 31 2009, 11:32 PM

bro.. you mean the forte using Kia badge? confirm??
what i see from the Kia SA photo... is Kia badge..
but it will be change to Naza badge... because is officially announce the coming forte called Naza Forte instead of Kia Forte..
however we do can ask the SA to change it back to Kia.

today see kia selling car in tesco extra, i goto ask them the new forte, they told me next year baru come ... wth ...

huh?? new plan??
you sure or not???
damn~ anyone can share more info??

hahah those sales agent sometimes dunno anything one larrr...

This post has been edited by eayamhj: Nov 1 2009, 01:10 AM

nop i asked SA here in east msia, its either nov or dec n we will hav CBUs here but not sure how many... sweet

Just asking...Is forte quite the same size as spectra?

Forte is sedan, 308 is hatch.
Both oso hot.

Forte somehow is like a mini-Civic (80% of it's size, price, performance and etc ?)

getting a forte will save you 10K compared to 308.

but it boils down to preference.

I would drive the forte and my wife the 308...
if 308GT, i drive myself.

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Added on November 1, 2009, 6:45 amhope the make many aftermarket toys for the FORTE...nice base car for tuning and styling.

This post has been edited by thechallenger: Nov 1 2009, 06:45 AM

I see... Seems good...eye-ing for the 1.6 ones.. ^^

The Forte is pretty much similar in size to the Civic, albeit with a larger boot. In fact, the Civic's hatch-sized boot space is pathetic compared to other C-segment rival sedans.

Can't really compare the 308 to the Forte since it's still a continental car hence the higher price. For what it's worth, the 308's price highlights how expensive the Civic (and other CBU Japanese cars) is.

My my..what do we have here..have a look at the attachment pictures..

Looks like brochures to me..anyone has the new Picanto brochures?Does it look like the one attached?

EDIT: Looks different from the Kia Malaysia's official brochure

EDIT2: Motor Trader thread

This post has been edited by madman20: Nov 1 2009, 11:01 AM

the brochure is very small... i can't really see it...
but looks ugly tho...
second link mentioned price is below RM90k... hmm...
sounds good...

larkowen & thechallenger..
i did a size comparison before with civic head to head...
forte is slightly bigger than civic... slightly..

if you wanna check the after market toy for forte.. don't worry...
i think any car launch in china you will find alot of after market toy..
china purchase power can make different and Forte already launched in china.

u can enlarge the pix. look at above the title, there's "View: Medium | Large | Original"

click on 'Original'

oh yeah~
the spec looks like malaysia spec tho...
but the brochure design... why don't they ask some graphic company to touch up?
look sucks.. haha

2.0 engine is theta or gamma?

Theta II

hah~ i didn't expect so many people actually know the kia forte spec...
a car haven't been launch can reach 50 pages... is good sign even though most of the post is the few people..
LOL..

We can clearly see Naza/Kia's intentions here - It's aiming to bring down the similarly priced City, and at the same time highlight how much more one has to pay for the Civic.



Nevertheless, the 4-speed auto box looks bad alongside the Civic's 5-speed paddle shift unit...

but i'll still prefer 4-speed auto with 93k... better than 5-speed paddle shifting 130k... haha..