Dun think its as simple as ordering more. Even my bros colleague in korea need to wait 3 months for his k5. Overwhelming response to date n their plant cannot cope wif the demand. Not forgetting tt the plant oso manufacture other models.

They juz recently introduced the 2.0 turbo in their own market. Why oh why? Why not here?

wow turbo model, then demand for turbo model will be greater, msian car buyer dont have the luck in getting this.

Actually i read somewhere(later once i remember where is the article, i will post it here) that the turbo model actually got some issue compared to the normal 2.0 aspirated engine.

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Added on January 28, 2012, 2:12 pmGuys, anyone saw the local review for K5 on tv3 news yesterday. Kindly please post the link here if you find it

This post has been edited by DAVE008: Jan 28 2012, 02:12 PM

Today went to test drive the K5 with my friend who is looking to buy a new car, tested the Camry, Accord, Sonata and Teana, so want to know how is the K5. Inside the K5, as usual for d segment, spacious, but seem like the K5 is a bit like the Sonata, rear headroom is bit tight for a tall guy, leg room is ok. But one thing that really impress me is the gadgets, damn a lot of gadgets that those Japanese can't compare. Riding quality is quite the the same as the Sonata, the rear is a bit hard to control, when turning into a corner with average speed, the rear side seem like reluctant to follow and you tend to lose confident for high speed cornering, this problem also facing by the Sonata as well. When drive thru those uneven road, this K5 seem like can't absorb it well and causing the whole car become unstable, something like riding boat. This problem also very obvious on the Sonata, seem like the Kia shared the same platform as the Sonata, and everything the Sonata did bad, the K5 also doing bad. I think I'll find another day to test drive again.

Where to test drive ?

Feelfree : where did u test drive the car? Pls share.

Comfort car hence less stiffer stocks.

thats the reason.

so some reviews are saying the absorber able to absorb well hence very comfort.while some are saying it doesn't do well

in the end still diff ppl diff perspective



btw how do u rate the comfort level between all those D segments?

Kia have their suspensions tuned towards European feel, much firmer but not jarring. Japs always have made the suspensions softer

fit with 18" rims can provide comfort...?

k5 comes with 18incher.
if want beauty and comfort, maintain 18" for beauty and tune the suspension to comfort level rather towards performance level, does this workable?

yes don't change to low profile tyres, the thinner the profile the harder the sidwall the harsher the ride

Default is 225/45 aldy low profile tires...

225/45 is already higher profile than the Forte SX's 215/45

hmmm... i thought low profile tires measured by the sidewall height... not width...
if fitted with 215/60r16 like camry & accord then baru high profile tires...

Well, I said that 225/45 was higher profile than 215/45, this doesn't mean to say that it is a high profile tyre, but merely higher than the Forte's which a lot of ppl find acceptable.

Sidewall height number is a percentage of the tyre width. So 225/45 means that tyre's height is 45% of 225mm, while 215/45 means 45% of 215mm. May not look like much but you can clearly see and feel the difference

Cheers.

oooooo.... misunderstanding ur statement...

Just now baru balik dari showroom kia at bangsar. Ask the salesmen if book today how long it takes to get the car. He reply paling cepat one and half month paling lambat 3 month....huhu..

I'm consider hyundai sonata or this K5...most of my fren suggest K5 because it looks sporty...and interior WOW....hehe..

Maybe will book this car..have to ask my wife 1st..hehe

Where did you test drive and which route did you take? Max speed? How many occupants?

I too test drove the K5 recently and found its road holding to be good. Better compared to the Camry and Accord. I had 3 adults in the back seat and we took corners on the Sprint HW at 120-130kmph. I also changed and sat at the back to get a feel. The suspension is good and i whacked it fast into many potholes in TTDI and it absorbed the bumps well despite its 18 inch wheels. Of course, the Camry was better but thats acceptable since its suspension is tuned for comfort. But the Optima's suspension is surely better than the Peugeot 508 (which i tested 4 times).

I dont think the Optima ever felt like a boat. Thats surely an overstatement. It was actually quite stable and road holding was good. May i also ask, which other D segment cars have you tested before this?

i collected my optima 2 week back. the car awesome. all the feature inside the car feel like lexus. touch start button, electric seat control, ipod radio control, sun roof, leather seat, etc