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03 Dec 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - Final Report
The Optima was hot property when we first acquired it, because, fresh off the production line in early 2012, it was a new and extremely handsome addit... -
29 Nov 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 23rd Report
A bit of grime is usually par for the course when running a vehicle for a long time. I'm not saying we go out of our way to get them filthy, but parti... -
04 Sep 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 22nd Report
The biggest thorn in the Optima's side is Hyundai's i40. -
20 Aug 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 21st Report
Big buttons seem to have fallen out of favour with car manufacturers, although you can still find them on the Kia Optima, and regardless of your thoug... -
25 Jul 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 20th Report
When you live with a car for any length of time, you begin to stop noticing its individualities and just take them as read. -
11 Jun 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 19th report
I've now been living with the Kia for just long enough for a small irritation to rear its head. -
02 May 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 18th Report
It doesn't always apply these days because of the diversity of the market, but still, ask someone to draw a company car and chances are they'll sketch... -
03 Apr 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 17th Report
I've calculated that the Kia has saved me in the region of 40 minutes of engine idling time this month. I've been in a lot of cars where the stop/star... -
03 Apr 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 16th report
In the previous report I described how I instantly warmed to the Optima's no-frills nature. -
03 Apr 13Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 15th report
I've inherited our Kia Optima long-term test car from contributor Guy Bird. -
10 Dec 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 14th Report
After reporting a lot of love for the Optima recently, I have to announce a few minor niggles. The first - squeaky brakes - could well be specific to ... -
19 Nov 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 13th Report
Packing two large suitcases plus four sizeable wheelie bags recently tested the Optima's boot capacity - and flexibility - to the max. -
08 Nov 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 12th Report
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 m... -
10 Aug 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 11th Report
Plenty of mainstream cars display practical interior design with basic ergonomics and cubbyholes galore, but few also achieve real interior design qua... -
25 Jul 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 10th Report
My last report's comparison with the Peugeot 508 showed how close the two brands are, but also how it's the little details that make me glad to return... -
11 Jul 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 9th Report
Working out just how far Kia has come with the Optima can be tricky in isolation, so we've sampled one of its rivals - the well-regarded Peugeot 508 2... -
14 Jun 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 8th Report
Remember our report a while back on possibly the first publicly recorded case of 'severe Kia envy', when our Optima was keyed by a local dipstick? -
23 May 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 7th Report
I'm looking forward to the day when eco badges will no longer be necessary. -
26 Apr 12Our Fleet Test Drive: Kia Optima - 5th Report
The last time I used latitude and longitude was on a geography field trip aged 15, yet it's an option on the standard satellite navigation system of o... -
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