Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 12th Report
Date:
08 November 2012
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Author: Guy Bird
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Last report we waxed lyrical about the Optima's interior quality, but a rare encounter with the car's engine bay - to top up the washer fluid - made me also marvel at its exterior. Unless you open a lot of different car bonnets for a living you probably wouldn't notice, but the Optima has one of the best- fitting fronts I've seen in a while. It's made possible by keeping the nose section permanently attached to the grille and then cutting the bonnet in a straight line above, so its edge sits snugly on a rubber sealed top. A small detail, yes, but one that delights.
Kia Optima 1.7 CRDi 2 Tech (manual) | Mileage | 4050 | Claimed combined consumption | 57.6mpg | Our average consumption | 38.4mpg | P11D price | £21,640* | Model price range | £19,595-£25,995 | CO2 (tax) | 128g/km/18% | BIK 20/40% per month | £65/£130 | Service interval | 12,500 or 12months | Insurance | group 17 | Warranty | 7yrs/100,000 miles | Boot space | 505 litres | Engine size/power | 1685cc/134hp | Top speed/0-62mph | 125mph/10.2secs | Why we’re running it | To see if Kia really can mix-it with the fleet’s big boys | Positive | Smart exterior, excellent interior quality | Negative | Small function niggles to iron out | *Before options fitted: Metallic paint £475 |
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