wow, i am away for a day and so many responses from you all...

thank you, thank you for giving me your own thoughts...some are constructives, some based on personal experiences, and etc..

actually i do agree with some of the points, eg.

Kia engines makan minyak - YES, but i think that was last time. few of my friends driving new Kia models now and it's pretty ok (maybe not as FC saving like Toyota, but really much better compare to last time.

Proton material sux - YES, but i think since the new CEO comes over (from perodua), slowly and gradually the quality is improving, though i know it wont happen overnight. but the efforts are there. And if compare to Inspira now, besides the interior difference, i think majority are the same with Lancer right?

So, like most of you all said, everything got pros and cons. The one that I'm having 2nd though now is that Proton after sales services still bad (i know because my family stil drives proton cars), but I heard Kia after sales service not alot better than proton either...and kia resell value is lower and proton?

Pls dont bash me if my facts are wrong, but these are the things that i observe and hear myself, without much concrete proof.
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Anyhow, like most of you all said, test drive myself and then determine it later...i agree to this point. and i'll definately go try it out later. before that, let me ask you all few more questions.

My criteria of owning a new car are :-

Comfort driving - whether it's City or highway, and usually 2-5 people in my car most of the time (family). If drive highway at 110km/h, usually my existing proton/perodua will give some noise outside, so, a quiet car and comfort will be good.
Good FC - well, petrol price increasing worldwide, we'll never know when is the next hike. I'm considering between Forte 1.6 and Inspira 1.8.
Good resell value - I'll only sell my car after 5-7 years of driving, not the type that change my car periodically.
Speed, good pickup, sporty, not really my main criteria, but good to have if any.

So if based on the criteria above, which is betta?

smart one choose inspira, Forte really leave ppl SPEECHLESS   
wat can u say?

i would say, smart 1 will be the 1 not so smart ones.....

it says SMART....which can be following :
not SMART at all, SMART abit, not so SMART one, SMART person, SMARTer abit, very SMART

i think Inspira will be in SMART abit or not so SMART one tab...

And they still can't win against CM98 alone. But then CM98 has shown some interests in Forte. Forte will get a formidable supporter if CM98 decided to switch camp. So beware all of you Korean-bashers!

**@CM98,
Please take it as compliment. I admit sometimes I got bored reading your arguments (because you're always emphasize on resale value) but I can't deny the truth in it. However, if you're offended with this post, please let me know. I'll remove it.