Kia Optima

  • 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid, road test, Aug 2011

    If any brand has emerged from the bottom of the market into awareness lately, it's Kia. The Korean brand is halfway through introducing an entirely refreshed line of smart, stylish, and inexpensive vehicles that are getting noticed--and selling well. The 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid we recently road-tested is a good example; few buyers are even aware that Kia offers a hybrid, which is new for this model year and closely related under the skin to the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid. 34 mpg in Eco mode First things first; on a 370-mile weekend test, we got 34.4 miles per gallon overall, with the gas mileage...

  • 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid on economy challenge
    2011 Kia Optima Hybrid On Economy Drive, 69 MPG So Far...

    We've learned to take official EPA gas-mileage ratings with a pinch of salt in the past. They're useful for comparing model to model, but not always representative of the figures real people out in the real world will achieve. That's not to say that the EPA's fuel efficiency numbers can't be...

  • 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid
    2011 Kia Optima Hybrid To Cost $26,500, Less Than Camry, Fusion Hybrids

    Kia has announced that its 2011 Optima Hybrid midsize sedan will carry a starting price of $26,500 when it arrives at dealers in June. (That price does not include a mandatory $750 destination fee.) The car is the first-ever hybrid electric vehicle from the Korean carmaker, which is owned by...

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