hahaha yeah but i believe that feature can be turned off?
price 1.6 SX is around 82k - 85k (nothing lower or beyond than that)
yup, it has ipod connector... the rest is pretty much standard
erhmmm the tinted for windscreen cant be too much right? so im assuming it wont affect much?

that is Koup le...
you can view it all here
how much is the aftermarket navigation?

not sure whether this one is keyless go.

aiya.. bro...
he's working in singapore and BOUGHT Kia Forte over there...
he's proud owner of Kia Forte 1.6~
i'm wondering is 2.0 Theta II also that noisy?

oh...
anyway, heard he say noisy, feel sien jor ....
i tot korea car issulation is very good 1 ... last time got 1 guy told me how GOOD is his spectra 5, tempted me nia.

Which is what I used to do with the Xsara Picasso in our family...

Hopefully the gear ratios and the auto tranny's system setup for the Forte are tuned properly.

One of the issues I had with the Picasso is that the 2nd gear tends to plateau, rest at 45km/h, and refuses to upshift unless you depress the accelerator even more (or manually shifts it to 3rd); which results in the engine growling loudly at high rpms. I think Citroen deliberately tuned it this way to provide more revs for pulling the Picasso's heavy body in lower speeds.

Nevertheless, the more irking thing is when you slow down. Once your speed drops to 40-45km/h it automatically downshifts to 2nd gear and engine braking comes in. To avoid that you'll need to change it to manual mode, or step on the gas to prevent further slowing down.

Manual mode in auto-boxes are more fun to drive and takes away the stalling risk of clutches, but sometimes you just can't be bothered and will leave it in auto-mode, particularly in jams.
Compared to the piano-black and gunmetal console of the Koup, yes.
Compared to the faux chrome of the SLi/SX, it's not too bad.

Then again, the Yaris/Vios has an even more cheap-looking console.
The new City doesn't look anymore special, apart from the slightly fancier steering wheel.
Mazda 2? LOL... the Mickey mouse facies of the console is too "cute-sy".

The Civic's futuristic console still turns more heads despite its age.

Civic Type R UK spec's console is even more radical... like spaceship. The red glow works better the sedan Civic's bluish hue too. Same with the Forte's red over the i30's blue.