Owned a forte 1.6 ex for nearly 2 years already. Previously drove vios for 7 years. For 85k budget, new car in 2012:

Forte 1.6 SX - best bet for its price for space, comfort for 5 adults, specs and fc. biggest of the 3, the most comfort i guess. bumpy rear on uneven cornering because of the torsion beam. you get c-segment car in b-segment price! best for highway cruising and long trip: can get 550-650km per fulltank. not bad in urban drive: can get 450-550km per full tank.

Vios 1.5 E - very basic but sufficient spec, comfort for 4 only, floating and bumpy in high speed, best fc for urban/highway trip. for me overpriced. for 2-3 persons family use or office use.

Fiesta sedan - dun have experience. i guess the smallest of the 3. specs higher than vios tho, comparable to forte. but it s small, so comfort, space and long trip should effect. fc might be the best of 3. Also for 2-3 persons family use or office use.

my 2 cents

mine 4 speed 'cbu'

i ve tried between 100-140 comfortably on highways.. Didnt dare to try higher yet lol

Autobahn? Snow? err sir are u from europe posting on lyn or how? some more kia cee'd is not sold here..

nvm..i ll get to the point..wat i meant 100-140 is cruising speed, even at corners, uphill or downhill..tried up to 170 downhill few times and still stable no vibration, floating feeling..only the tyre roar is louder..

yes if malaysia got the road and road users mentality like in germany, i would love to drive on my forte 200kmh on A5 Frankfurt - Mannheim!
but it s a dream, back to reality in msia

at 110kmh, rpm slightly below 3k..i d say 2.9k..mine is 4 speed, pre - fl..