Kia replaces its largely forgettable Spectra with the sporty all-new Forte. Check out the 2010 Kia Forte at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show!
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00:00 Quick, what's the name of Kia's compact car?
00:09 I have trouble remembering myself.
00:11 It's the Spectra, but it's a pretty unmemorable car, especially the way it looks.
00:15 Well, Kia's ready to launch a replacement, and a replacement with a new name.
00:19 The new name is Forte, and this is the sedan that launches this summer as a 2010 model.
00:25 Take a look at the hood especially, you'll see some Honda Civic in its design.
00:28 There's more of that throughout the car, especially the center stack inside, but it's a much more
00:33 refreshing, much more up-to-date looking compact from Kia.
00:37 There will be three trim levels available, an LX and an EX, coming with a two liter inline
00:42 four making 156 horsepower, or the top of the line SX model with a 173 horsepower, 2.4
00:49 liter engine.
00:50 This car's on an all new platform, and by the way, at the next New York Auto Show this
00:54 spring we'll see the production version of the hoop concept that will complement the
00:59 four door sedan.
01:00 It will also be available with either a five speed manual or a five speed automatic transmission,
01:07 and typical of Kia, you'll get a lot of standard equipment that would be optional on maybe
01:12 your Honda Civic, for example, for about the same amount of money.
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