bro, i dun think you can compare car $$ in Aus vs Sin/Mal... la...
haaa.... in SG Koup is 4K more.!!! but comes with some fancy stuff like push button start (RHD) too... so

U guys dont get push button start for forte sedan in Spore? Is it the coventional key start? For 1.6cc and 2.0cc?

its coming.. but for old batch no for all models.. push module for LHD only... Only with the recent Koup launch.. they make this push button avails.. but at $$$.. and alot of it... :lol...

bush button sounds good, but is it reliable? i hate it when my buch of keys starts swinging when i drive over bumpy roads.

normal key start can modify to push start rite?

can modify but i heard u still need to insert ur key then push the start button...
correct me if i'm wrong.. sound stupid tho...

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Added on September 17, 2009, 12:41 pmhow much it cost to you?
i really like smart entry + push start.

This post has been edited by phelix: Sep 17 2009, 12:41 PM

Burgerlim, have u made your Genting trip?

What is your Forte capacity 1.6cc or 2.0cc?
What colour?
Mileage reading now?

Yup.. aftermarket avails, here its about 400sgd..iirc..


heard of this too.. but iirc.. newer push start system dun need to do this anymore...
original system from AD cost 1k! but they kind of throw in some more goodies...

Bro, sorry my soon is kind of next months.. so..
mine is 1.6... Cheers..

burgerlim, can you check if your car have anti roll bar? I'm abit suspicious of mine...looks like its connected to a plastic bar instead of the suspension.

nope.... tot i replied you previously..? heee...
maybe you 1 2 post a picture..
should be something like this?

Forte StrucBar

Of course. It's just that the 1.6L in both the Koup and the sedan is probably not the best option for the Forte, especially when one of the attractive points about this car is the 2.0L ThetaII's higher output compared to other C-segment rivals. The old 1.6 engine doesn't do the Forte justice but the market back home in Msia and Spore would probably welcome a smaller capacity engine.

Not sure what the Aussie spec Koup will come with though, it's only mentioned that it has the same equipment trim as the SLi that is more or less equivalent to SX. And the additional mood speakers of the Soul of course.

We're actually lucky to have the Koup on our shores, whereas Europe will have to make do with the Ceed and Proceed variant. However, they manage to get the funky Venga while we'll be stuck with the Picanto

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Sep 17 2009, 07:12 PM

yes, i agree... forte/koup should have the entry at 2.0...
but there are many factors to a market demand such as Duty, Tax structure, Cost of use.. etc...
Generally this applies to countries / cities where car is a premiums and
it applies to all brands. i.e SG Civic comes in 1.6 too.. Camry in 2.0? BMW 5 series in 2.0!!
Good thing is that Forte 1.6 is actually very very efficient (at the expense of power of course) and is running in <~8l/100km easily... (12.5Km/l combine). and for the 2.0 its like 9~10l/100km so.. as this makes the car much more affordable... considering we save on road tax, ins etc etc... too...

cheers.

This post has been edited by Burgerlim: Sep 19 2009, 11:02 AM

Burgerlim,

Wat is ur mileage now? Any special service requirement? Like need more than 4L engine oil and etc? Some renault engine require more than 5L engine oil.

Thks

Arrr. . I'm sick of waiting..
No news for the launchings date for this car yet?
It should be around august..
Now, october is just around the corner..
I wonder why all the car's blogger is so quiet about this. .

if its not this coming october, den it should be around end of this year... probably november or december.
not sure tho *sigh*

It's hard to keep hopes high where there isn't any news/article/rumours movement on the car around our region =/

Tired of waiting going for City Instead ... what the diff if I wait for City compare to this Forte which we gonna get a 2009 car and is laying around the warehouse for quite some time

Depends on how desperate you are for a new car. Again, it's worth remembering that the Forte is a C-segment car(albeit the 1.6L is still B segment level). If you can afford to wait, perhaps you would like to wait till the Forte is launched and test drive both of them before making a decision.

What is the different between Cerato and Forte???

Some NST reader asked about the launching date of Cerato in this week CBT.

Answer is, Malaysia will only get Forte and expected to launch in Nov.

I am curious what is the different between Cerato and Forte?

nope... normal oil requirements, 3.5l and you know..i am surprised when they always overfilled the engine oil !!! after even highlighting before servicing.. so..

This post has been edited by Burgerlim: Sep 21 2009, 02:17 PM

Nothing different, it's just a name.

Forte is the new name that is supposed to replace the "Cerato", but in SG Kia calls it the Cerato Forte while in Australia it is simply Cerato.

But of course, different countries might have different trims for example North America gets a 2.4L as the top spec model while we only get 2.0L. Some say M'sia is only going to get 1.6L although things might change in the future.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Sep 21 2009, 10:13 PM