There is so much advertisement and good review for this Forte.

Hope it is really that good or compartable to Japanese made.

The main problem from Spore owner is windscreen cracked but KIA confirmed those were the 1st bacth. Other than that, nothing much except the FC.

if FC is of the main concern really.. then one should be looking at the avg usage of Forte.. for City driving expect about 9~10l/100km... pretty decent i would say..

but if you cruise on highway alot.. then..viola.. Forte match every MIJ brands on the same level.. but please dun compare to Vios directly.. its different cat other then the price... i think.. Vios.. <1ton...

ppl here tested Forte for 180km! stable..in stock condition.

Hope this helps.. bro leong

You are rite!!

MIJ entry cars nowadays is very light to achieve very good FC.

For example Spectra 5 (Forte not availble yet in Msia) hood cover and door is much heavier and solid than my Vios. Korea made car is more solid and heavy which is good for safety.

What is the weight of Cerato 1.6cc?

Is Cerato 1.6cc engine same as Spectra 5 1.6cc engine? Msia salemans says its the same engine. I was think Cerato is using newer engine.

Regards.

nope.. its a newly re-tuned.. added some power more smooth.. core the same lar.. just like toyota.. altis engine block is 10~20years old..!

forte is about 1250kg..

Eh..if I'm not mistaken..it's still using the same Spectra5 engine for the 1.6..but retuned..

Only the 2.0 and 2.4 is using a totally new engine?o_O

what do you mean by retune?
probably can you provide the differences

i believe what he meant is its using the same old engine with some tuning to make it smoother in terms of acceleration

same old 1.6l engine.... hmmm
but 1 weird thing is, spectra with the same engine sucks petrol like nobody's business while this dont? maybe because of the tuning?

that was the old spectra engine....spectra5 actually using Hyundai elentra's 1.6 engine. upgraded with CVVT version.

even the platform is same with elentra. KIA and Hyundai shares alot of things.

yup.. same chassis / same engine fundamental even produce in the same factory! heee...

CVVT 1.6 retuned.. to have better power, better curve.. torque.. etc... cos while we generally mentioned engine, there are many components that could makes it a better unit... 124PS is not all, it has to be drivable..

CVVT is another Tech that makes it more Economical... not too sure if old elantra comes with that.. though...

ooh... so in 1 word it shares the same engine with spectra 5 the one that comes with CVVT
and they retuned it to become better responsive. hmm like that ok what, not that bad afterall

From the KIA Cerato Spore forum,

It seems that the Spectra 5 is using Gamma 1 engine and Cerato is using Gamma 2 engine, which is newer.

Is this true?

the current engine with 121Ps is quite ok, can accelerate fast if really step on the pedal. but under normal condition, acceleration is okok onli, depends on driver i would say..want more power step in it more and burn more money.

Newbee here ... hope they bring in CBU 2.0 at elantra price 93k. Will choose over mazda3 despite lesser handling.

actually naza not only holding forte, they also hold the launching of Kia Soul.
Forte or Soul?? anyone?

the forte i would say its almost confirm, u can search through the website and u will find lots of ppl talking bout its launching. Naza is actually waiting for the right timing to do the launching for forte. But as for soul, i think still gonna wait for a longer time.

This post has been edited by madman.com: Sep 10 2009, 05:08 PM

of course its confirmed, just dunno when is the right time they will launch it only

i think 1.6 version is BETA II engine. Gamma engine is 2.0 version

Don't confuse yourself with Spectra and Spectra5 engines..both are totally different engines like bobbychin mention below

Yeah..Gamma I if I'm not mistaken

So, confirm Forte is using Gamma 2.0 engine same as Spectra 5 but with tuned up to achieve power and better FC?

Anyone know if Forte will have manual transmission for Malaysia market?