Hi, I'm a Forte owner, have tested Inspira.
Comfort wise, Forte wins with its spaciousness. also a note on the driver's left arm rest - your left arm can rest comfortably in Forte whereas in Inspira, it us too low and way too far from the gear knob.
FC wise, for city driving, Forte is clocking at 9-10L/100km whereas Inspira is 14L/100km. This can be not accurate though since the Inspira is still very new.
RV, Inspira seems more promising but dont discount Forte's potential since KIA has improved alot with their recent new models.

Am not a technical person but just want to share below after tested drive the Inspira (personal opinions):

1) Inspira is lack of solid feeling compared to Forte, hence feeling not so secured when in high speed.
2) Handling wise, Inspira (by Lotus) is much better then Forte, cant deny that.
3) Interior, Forte is much more spacious and comfy.
4) Inspira's back seats are just too slumpy dont know can last for how long
5) Checked out the Inspira rear bumper right up to it rear tyres' - u will see double layers above rear tyres. When compared to a Lancer, apparently the finishing in Inspira is not complete (LOL)
6) Overall cost for ownership - Inspira is higher compared to Forte due to higher interest rate for national car.

P/s: Rumours: next batch of Inspira might be going for Campro engine. If you are fancy about the MIVEC engine, should book the first batch now.

This post has been edited by DnG: Nov 18 2010, 04:06 PM

that's why i quoted it as "rumours". As mentioned, I shared this after the test drive and this "rumours" is exactly what that sales agent told me. maybe they are trying their luck to push for more booking i dunno.

highway to hell