Had my koup for < 1 month, so these are primary observations.

- FC
- Car still in breaking-in, first re-fueling is RM0.208 / km. Mostly stop-and-go traffic.

- handling
- Nice! Little body roll (compare to altis)

- back passenger seat space enough for a 170cm adult?
- mb need to sit lower a bit, but is not a problem to seat 5 comfortably. Leg space is reasonable, not a lot.

- air cond power ?
- ok gua...

- car reliability, any breakdowns so far?
- can't ans you.

- bumpy ride?
- yes, quite bumpy, the suspension is firm. Compare to saga / myvi la (fail).

Think you need to go find third party sellers (not naza kia, they don't offer test drive last time, damn lansi). I buy from third party, rebate RM2k, 2 years ( 30 months) free maintenance for 2011 stock. Don't bother about 2012 stock, they will only probably finish selling the 2011 stock by 2020. No one wants to buy this car lol. I'm not from KV so can't help you locate dealers =)
Btw, my observations is from last time when i buy.. early this year.

Body colour white, black, red, get 2-tone fugly interior. Body colour blue, orange, get 1-tone "normal" interior. Go get a sales brochure. (IIRC)
I test drove an altis 1.8G and koup before making decision to buy a Koup, so I can comment you on this.

1) Handling: Altis suspension is quite firm ( ahpek car category, but suspension is less firm than koup) , lots of body roll (probably firm suspension to compensate for body roll) .
Koup suspension is lagi firm, kinda uncomfortable if you're fetching your mum when you go over anything on the road. ( ear uncomfortable, not butt)

2) Interior: Altis steering feels like a toy. the wood part don't join with plastic part properly. Dashboard feels kinda empty, stock audio is about as good as Myvi. Comes with 2 airbags. Inside "feels" somewhat more cramped compare to Koup. Personal feeling only, don't shoot me an excel sheet explaining the interior space.
Koup interior feels more welcoming. A steering that actually feels better, audio is excellent, you can save a lot, no need to install amp + woofer + change HU. ( non-DVD version la, heard new stock forte comes with DVD, but personally i hate touch screen players, too glaring at nite, and ugly interface when play audio ) Rear leg space is surprisingly adequate ( not limo adequate, but enough for an average 170cm guy to sit comfortably with room to spare ). Comes with 6 airbags, don't know Altis or Koup airbag more comfortable, never tested any yet.

3) Transmission... I prefer conventional auto compare to CVT. Altis have CVT, Koup have torque converter auto. With CVT you can't feel the "rush".

4) Engine: I heard Altis is extremely frugal, I know Koup drink fuel like no tomorrow. For Koup, Town driving FC is terrible, but on the highway, you can get 6-8L / 100km, which is like <RM0.15 / km? Power wise... think don't need to say.

6) Chick factor: Some chicks prefer Altis, chicks not worth marrying likes Koup. So if one night stand is your thing, then buy a Koup. Or a Scirocco, if you can afford.
Seriously though, chicks around me likes my Koup, but can't imagine they need to pull the seat back to put the babies we'll be producing onto the rear seat. Oh well..



Bottom line: I can probably summarize Koup vs Altis in this way: If you're looking for a (probably) reliable car to travel from A to B, RM50 fuel to get you a million miles, get an Altis. Else, get a Koup. You'll feel the urge to burn extra fuel in it. I'm serious.

... and you'll be burning a lot of fuel for the FC you'll be getting =D

Hi, anyone know if forte grill will fit into Koup? I am planning to change the grille to roadruns grille, but the dealer don't know if it fits..

Sigh... if grille won't fit.. zz...

Where can get koup modded grille... =S

Hmm strange, my complaint about the car is the engine / exhaust is too quiet for a coupe... =/
I even think about modifying the exhaust for some time, but in the end decide not to ruin the car..

Underpowered? Compare to Altis? =/ so weird. I tested both cars before buy, and i found the exact opposite.. altis will downshift to >3500 rpm and the engine strains terribly when i slightly press the pedal :S

And how can you conclude a car is underpowered when you can only go to 60kph? The 1st gear alone takes you to 50kph iinm.... done in a test car last time, i'll never do that to my own car

2100rpm at 110kph.... sweet car for cruising away your weekend =)