It's usually 2.4K rpm for 110kmh.

My best computer-calculated FC is 5.6L/100km... constant 100kmh cruising. But you'll rarely get these kind of readings unless all you do is cruise on highways. Get stuck in urban crawls and up it goes to 11.

Apart from minor rattles which were fixed during my recent service, no major problems at all from Cera who is now 1 year and 2 months old.

In some angles, yes... but titanium silver and metal bronze is pretty distinct from each other.

Metal bronze is darker and has a 'brownish' hue; think ancient Greek sculptures.


Under sunlight it becomes even darker.


Titanium silver is more towards dark silver with a golden tinge when seen under dusky sunlight.


More obvious in this angle.


Under cool fluorescent light it becomes greyish-silver.


I personally prefer titanium silver because I'm bloody biased.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Mar 24 2011, 12:34 PM

WTF volume 20...

I normally set it at 6-7, and at 4-5 whenever I have passengers.

The vibrating sound is from the doors. The plastic of the door storage bins is quite thin and tends to shake with the bass. Try putting tiny loose items eg coins and keys there and you'll hear even more jitter. To work your way around it, put soft things eg a piece of cloth or foam into the storage bins before putting your items there. I've got an umbrella that fits snugly into the driver's side instead.

Radio reception is pretty mediocre, but why bother with radio stations when you have the USB input? My own songs are much better than the talk-cock by radio deejays.

For highway cruising, it's best not to go above 120kmh as your FC actually goes up. Constant cruising at 100kmh will give you the best results.
Well, you're not supposed to go above the speed limit of 110kmh anyway.

Full city driving with constant stop-and-go will cause the FC to reach 10-11L/100km (for 2.0L)... if you're stuck in jams on a regular basis, expect it to be even higher. Similarly if you drive like a maniac and upshift at 3.5K rpm everytime you'll hit 13L/100km easily... this is speaking from experience

The instant FC meter can be annoying as you'll be constantly focused on how low can the bar go instead of utilising the engine in its ideal torque range, and hence losing the fun of driving.

14.5L/100km? you driving a V8?

Hm... meaning you're truly enjoying the ride

stuck in jams all the time?

Eh?

The facelifted version IS the one with the 6 speed gearbox, and different grill/side mirror indicators.

Shrunken Optima. Awkward design and lacks its big brother's aura. Despite the Optima details, a close look at the side profile reveals it to be much more similar to the Honda City than a miniature Optima.



Horrible fog lamps though. The dash and central console looks dull and cheap.

I prefer the 2012 Rio.

I would expect Naza Kia to bring in the Rio instead of the K2 which for now, seems to be specially designed for the Chinese market. Not surprising really, given that many other car manufacturers tend to release certain models for China albeit in lower specs.

Really lower spec. o_O


The one of the left is the Rio's interior, which I feel does not suit the rather aggressive nature of the exterior. It's definitely a huge step up from the old Rio, but it's too conservative and similar to its younger sister the Picanto instead of having the sophisticated look of the Optima, or the clean, elegant look of the Cadenza.

The K2's interior is more likely to be this as seen in the spyshot, note the dull looking centre console.


I personally detest carmakers using different air con vents in a car. It's a recent trend now - many newer models have funky round side vents with the traditional oblong central vents, which is not a cohesive design at all. The Forte does it well by sticking with vertical slits throughout instead of what the Rio is doing.

This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Apr 20 2011, 05:37 PM

It actually looks worse than the concept pics I must say. The side profile is now more fluid, like a Mazda/Hyundai rather than the chiselled look of the Forte or the Optima.

Still a looker, just not what I've expected based on the original pre-production pictures.

Not that I care that much to be honest, since I'll be looking to upgrade to a higher segment (Optima) or go continental (Scirocco please VW Australia) in the future; far future that is.

No.

US cars are left-hand drives.

You're better off buying one in US and use it kao kao there. Study hard so that you graduate top of your class, then get a good paying job in M'sia then buy one IN M'sia. But by the time you graduate, come back and work, Kia might actually release newer (hopefully even better) cars.

Having said that, if you're in US you might want to check out the 2.0T SX Optima. Sure it's much bigger, heavier, has 4 doors compared to the Koup, but the engine has more grunt and you'll be able to ferry your mates around easier. It's 1 second quicker to the century sprint although it's slightly larger size may mean there's more inertia around corners, but hell you're not gonna race it every day.


This post has been edited by StarGhazzer: Apr 23 2011, 07:50 AM

I'd still say don't waste your money on expensive new cars if you're dead sure that you'll be back in 2 years' time. Unless you (or your parents) have too much money in the pocket.

Uh uh. Wrong.

Singapore's Sonata taxis use common-rail diesel engines, not the Theta II petrol engine.

http://www.taxisingapore.com/taxi-companies/comfort-taxi/
http://www.taxisingapore.com/taxi-companies/citycab/

Peugeot 308.

Even Inspira.

But this only highlights how overpriced other cars are in M'sia, particularly B segments such as City/Vios/Fiesta/Latio, and we don't even need to talk about the other C segments, let alone European makes.