the sales person told me they will launch forte after they clear off the old spectras...still got alot stock.and the price is around 70K from what they said...and first few batch might be CBU model. they also said local factory also assembling them already.

duh

not only spectra5, normal spectra LS oso have to sell finish ..i think spectra5 almost finish already ..but LS might still have alot

engine same as spectra5? hehe...got 2.0 version ? my 1.6 feels abit heavy.

the car havent launch yet ?
i think the price will be over 70K ...coz

when new RONDO( rm 80K +) launched, citra 80K+ down to 65K

then now spectra5 rm 77K down to 60K ....i think FORTE might be around 75K

i'm driving spectra5 1.6 , can we import then 2.0 engine and modify it here? 2.0 can race with VW GTI?

after put in 2.0 engine add turbo lo ..coz the car is designed to fit in 2.0 engine ma,sure got space for turbo.

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Added on September 8, 2009, 5:23 pmthis car cannot compared with vios or city. if compared with altis then better. for the same price i think you'll only get Spec J vios, which basically is "kosong" coz no accessories or safety features. Just the vios body and engine. I would presume this kinda car is just as good as proton saga.

Korean cars are giving more attention on safety, but the FC will surely higher coz its heavy after putting in all kinda equipments for safety and comfort.

This post has been edited by bobbychin: Sep 8 2009, 05:23 PM

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.

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.

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

but FORTE is 1.6 not 2.0 for our market ....if same with spectra5, then should be BETA II

if they ar using gamma II then different from spectra5 engine already...no information regarding gamme II in wikipedia.

depends on what road you're driving lo ... 8L/100km most probably 70% highway 30 % city .

if 100% city roads, then might be 10l/100 km oso ...

to say economical or not, that is very subjective. plz dont compare with CITY or VIOS coz this if defferent segment car. and their weight is defferent too. Spectra5 has 16inch sports rim and many other gadgets on it. So far i feel its equipments are more than enough for normal user.

from what i read in wikipedia, they says it was BETA II engine, but nvm about all that .I have more to reveal about my spectra5, which might be similar to the Forte in terms of specs.

today i went up genting with 3 friends ... 4 person in the car...going up genting was really hard, really no power..no joke...1250Kg car with 4 persons (total weight about 300kg) ..just imagine 1.55tonnes with 1.6 engine..really tak boleh naik. even using 2nd gear on manual mode,its hard to exceed 40km/h on certain slopes.sometimes need to go down to 1st gear too accelerate the car after sharp and steep corners. So the verdict is that , only other cars "potong" me , and I cannot "potong" other cars. really, no joke about this. This is 1 real heavy car to move up to genting, kaki genting shoudn buy this car.

ok, then coming down from genting...not much problem maneuvering around the corners as the car is stable, corners all ok. problem is about the same with other cars i think.. the brake pads are hot and smelly. and it became kinda "spongebob" brake pad. stopping power is greatly reduced when the pad is heated up although on 4 disc brakes. The culprit is of course the weight again, as more brake power is needed to stop a heavy car from rolling down.

I'm not saying this car is not good, how often do we go up genting? thats y earlier i've said kaki genting shouldn buy this car, others should be ok..

its not because campro is better than betaII , its becoz gen2, is about 300kg lighter than spectra5...try masuk another few fella into the car to get the 1.55 ton weight, u'll see wat ur campro can do.

beta II is rated at 121ps...shouldn be a big difference ma. not much complain about this car going up genting la, maybe i did not step on the accelerator hard enough. car still new ma, just over 2.5K. it was my 1st time driving up genting though, not familiar with the road yet,so dont dare to press on accelerator kaw kaw..scared i fly off from the hill.

the hill at genting and cameron is different, genting 1 is short and steep, hile cameron is long and less steep. going up cameron will surely much easier.

btw wanna ask , does spectra5 or forte have ARB installed on it ? or strut bar?

17" 215 tyres is stock or modified? 2.0 engine?

This post has been edited by bobbychin: Sep 14 2009, 05:22 PM

yes, Spectra5/cerato uses the same platform with elantra. ARB is anti roll bar.
it looks like this :
http://i1.lelong.com.my/UserImages/Items/0...MaxAudio@18.jpg

i check the rear wheel area just now after washing my car, i found something similar in that shape. so i presume it already come with ARB.

maybe gonna add strut bar soon .

1 more question i would like to ask burgerlim , how much is the tyre secommended tyre pressure for the forte? my spectra5 is 30psi, which i think is not enough for my 205/50/16.


sorry for asking spectra5/forte question here. But no harm rite? just little chat while waiting for the forte to come to malaysia.

every is just OK for the price..everything can be better, but of course come with a price. but for the KiA car price we're having, i think we're already getting much more than proton cars.

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?