| The new sedan also ditches the old one's faux fender vents for a cleaner look | You can move the seat so you are comfortable with most car's its hard not this one |
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| SynTex Seating Material with Sport Front Bucket Seats• The K5 has a drive mode selector knob on the console, and I found the Sport and Smart settings both cut back on the delay somewhat by holding onto lower gears in some cases, but of course these modes compromise gas mileage | No word on pricing yet |
Interior Comfort More cars, upscale models in particular, are moving away from button-festooned dashboards.
6| Kia builds the 2021 K5 in Georgia | For comparison, the most efficient a lower trim level with a different engine gets 32 mpg combined, while higher trims powered by the 1 |
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| 6L Turbo I-4, Gasoline Direct Injection T-GDI GAMMA-II 2 | Major upgrade with the interior and design |
New owner and never purchased a KIA before.
9| Besides summer rubber, summer itself might help | Kia's auto-light technologies are a touch too sensitive for my tastes, though; while driving around in broad daylight, I'll catch the headlamps momentarily activating if I pass under a dense tree or overpass, causing the map to flick from day to night mode, which is distracting |
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| When I test drove the K5, I was sold | Optima still has a better ring to it than K5, but Kia's redesigned mid-sizer is good enough that we don't really care what it's called |
Standard lane-departure warning and lane-keeping assist• Other Cars to Consider — Fun to drive and ever so practical, the Accord makes a compelling argument for the value of a good midsize sedan.
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