LOL. My name has been in italics despite having Cera for 3 months.

Oh yeah... increased my tyre pressure to 34PSI today.... more jerky than 32 but the car feels less sluggish/sticky to the road. Maybe will drop it to 33 and see how it goes.

I don't think the difference in FC between 34 & 32 PSI is that significant but we'll see next week. Comfort-wise it's only a very slight increase in harshness (which is probably not noticable for most), but much better than the original showroom 38PSI.

Eh? Mine's a single row and I think a rectangular plate looks better than a square one. Then again, my Vic plate is probably shorter than M'sian plates.

Geesh why isn't anyone excited with the new Optima... Absolutely beautiful stuff by the Koreans. The Sonata looks so feminine beside the testosterone-fueled Optima. Too bad it doesn't come with the Cadenza's LED headlamp curves.


Anyway, Cadenza's new advertisement...


This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Apr 1 2010, 08:48 PM

Much better than the spyshot suggested. The rear end is reminiscent of the European Ceed with a touch of Venga. The extra-window behind the C-pillar makes it look less sporty but I guess the extra visibility will be welcomed.

As much as I like hatches, I think the sedan version looks more cohesive.

Meanwhile, Optima's official pics are out too... The interior looks slightly underwhelming compared to the Cadenza... No mood lightings, no red illumination around the meters, everything in slate grey... Come on, at least add in some gunmetal inserts/piano black panels in the central console like the Forte.

http://kia-buzz.com/?p=4356

Fixed.

360Nm... Golf GTi also buey tahan...

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Apr 1 2010, 11:25 PM

Pictures please Want to see leather seats

Meanwhile, I changed my rendered K5 wallpaper to the hi-res real life pic of the car.

Officially revealed in New York Motorshow, but I guess it'll take some time before it hit the roads. Rumours in Australia are saying the end of this year but I reckon it'll be 2011 at least. The Sportage is still not here yet.

If RON95 provides better FC at a lower price, then there is no point spending more on 97 I suppose.

That's a Koup. The Koup bumper doesn't look good on the Forte sedan to be honest... too ahbeng-ish for the mild-mannered looking sedan and it's one of the reasons I didn't go for the Lancer. But of course, looks are subjective.

http://ceratofortekoup.sg/index.php?/topic...rato-fortekoup/

I still haven't really seen a body kit that suits the Forte sedan... stock is still the best.

Photos ASAP

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Apr 5 2010, 08:13 AM

Not sure whether the front end of the 2.0 is indeed lower than 1.6 as we don't have 1.6s over here. But the Forte does look as if the front nose is pointing downwards when viewed from the side, a bit like the arrowhead styling of the City.

The Forte's front bumper is indeed quite low. I've scraped Cera's front against parking humps a few times but luckily no damage done as there's a black piece of soft, rubbery plastic beneath the bumper for protection.

I am SO getting an Optima if I decide to upgrade my car 5, 6 years down the track...

http://kiatf.com/bbs/view.php?id=photo_myc...desc=asc&no=241
Ironically, the yin here looks more masculine than the yang.

Cadenza's interior looks more upmarket than the Optima though.

Ugly steel caps for ASEAN EX and American LX trim Fortes... stole toyotarave's pic


The 15" steel rims for Australian S trim Forte, but still looks ugly IMO.


The American Forte EX uses better looking 15" rims.


Ah heck, just use the 17" rims of the SX lah... best looking of them all

It is very subjective, but personally I think all aftermarket body kits for the Forte makes it look fat... especially the thick front lips.

I actually don't like the excessive curves and flows of the new Tuscon and Sonata. Looks too busy and messy. Give me simple, minimalistic designs like Cadenza's anyday.

I only added the Optima's foglamps to Cera ler... not a huge makeover also...


Took more shots of Cera


Shitz the Koreans are fast in photoshopping... mafia black Optima is the WIN. Don't like the gangster looking wheels though... original 18" space wheel looks more unique. The white one has revised bumper which looks boring.


This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Apr 5 2010, 10:24 PM

The earliest batch of Fortes that was released in late 2009/early 2010 had light silver interior inserts. It was subsequently changed to gunmetal for the revised 2010 models, so any Fortes produced after midyear 2009 will get the gunmetal. The Koup on the other hand has the gunmetal all along but with a slightly larger piano black centre piece.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Apr 5 2010, 11:01 PM

Push it all the way down ler.... I used to drive at the highest seat setting due to my habit of sitting up high after previously driving mum's Xsara Picasso. Then tried it once to drive at low seat setting and never looked back... macam driving sports car.

Mine didn't have rattling sound even at maximum seat height...

Looks like we can compile a list of rattling sounds liao:
1. Seat
2. Glove box
3. Driver reading lights/sunglasses compartment (mine )
4. Seat belt/side pillar
5. ? feel free to add

More K5 poison... Just realised something... There are two different grill designs for the Optima. A full chrome rimmed one as shown in the first pic, and another one with a slimmer edge like the official launch pics.


I personally prefer the slimmer one.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Apr 6 2010, 11:03 AM