2010 Kia Forte Koup

[WhatThePresidentSays]

just copied the 9th gen civic

[techdude6693]

@WhatThePresidentSays this came out before the 9th gen civic

[mexicansilentpanther]

your stupid side comment at :13 makes me cringe.

it's unnecessary

[hotpassoa]

Hello, I have a forte sx and Im trying to take out the rim cover(gray thing on the rim) and its pretty difficult to take it out, can somebody please tell me a hint or something? Thanks

[techdude6693]

@hotpassoa remove the wheel, then pop it out from behind. Only way to do it without damaging anything

[hotpassoa]

@techdude6693 thx man

[jgq85]

They should make a Kia Koup Kar.

KKK

[MrSHIZZLE4u]

Exactly. There is no doubt that the Koup looks way better than the new Civic.

2012 Honda sucks in the looks department. Sorry, that's just a fact.

[DaveTube24]

I saw a mazda miata

[BF4MJ23]

Whens the last time you heard a car company, not dealership, advertise on the radio.....exactly

[Kniitte]

Fire this guy, i was bored through out the whole video.

[peacefrog0521]

"Some people say it looks like a Honda Civic..."

Not anymore. With the introduction of the new Civic, the Kia now looks better.

[MrMsavard1]

This a great car. I've had 2 civics. My last was. Lemon. I bought the koup and love it great value for the money.

[tahoesittinon26s]

It is easy to stall it. I have a forte sx sedan 6 speed manual. I stalled it all the time when I first got it.

[zeo99]

Coupe is not pronounce as koup. . go google it n u will know what i mean.what's the big deal with naming it Koup ? i think it sounds pretty cool

[GarbageCan1000]

junk

[Sooners4ever25]

@Toastarchurro

You should also look at how much it will cost to own the car after purchasing for example how much more will it cost to make repairs on either if these or how much the insurance is going to cost. Also Nissan tends to be a more reliable car.

[Pizzapacman]

I like it. A lot. Only, I wouldnt buy it because I dont feel like turning my back on my country.

[toastarchurro]

I would really appreciate an answer to this: I plan on buying my first car sometime within the next year. This will probably be biased but should I get the kia koupe of the nissan sentra?? Payments on the koupe would be more than the sentra, but kia offers a lot of "bonuses" like their 10 year/100,000 mile and so on. Any insight? Much appreciated :) :)

[BCCHSMD]

@toastarchurroI'm not sure if you have made a purchase yet; but I personally would take the Forte. You may pay more but you will get more. What you will get an a 21 grand sentra is what you will get in a 18 grand Forte. Kia offers a lot of discounts and will e more willing to negotiate the price than Nissan. Although Nissan has the better reliability record, Kia has vastly improved and to me; they are near reliability leaders such as Toyots, Honda, and Nissan. Try the Elantra and Mazda 3 too!!!!

[kalargyi]

Kia Koup is a Killer

[kompleti]

civic ex coupe is sex on wheel and the 2012 nwe model is coming can't wait i like the current civic coupe

[sexyboi142]

@kompleti the 2012 civic looks like shit

[Cornel2025]

Front part looks well like Honda

[zerordie95]

the only thing i dislike is it has a aluminum motor block :/

[KatiushaVN4]

While he's saying 16,600 USD, he's pointing car which is an SX model, and an SX cost you nearly 20,000 USD. Thus, that could mislead others.

What a amateur!

[salvy4serote]

SCION TC AND HONDA CIVIC ARE THE BEST IF YOU WANT TO STEP OUT OF THE SHOP. THIS CAR WILL BE A HEAD TURNER.. BUT ON THE HIGHWAY.

[ABINSK]

headlights look like euro mugen civic headlights

[Papanoel76]

Nice car.......

[neckface9]

Scion tC or Kia Forte Koup?

[Danny15LL]

Kia is not crappy, the koup has won awards for it's rank and type of car. Better than any civic. You would smart to buy it cuz they're warranty

[thunderstruck665]

Sorry, but if I've got $17,000 to spend on a new car, it's not gonna be on a crappy Kia. I would spend that much on a four year old fully loaded Honda Accord before I spent it on a brand new Kia.

[GamePyro]

@thunderstruck665 you should really look into new kia's before you make that statement... yes, older kia's weren't even worth their weight in scrap metal, I'll give you that, but new kia's such as this one are actually surprising! I own one and love it. NO it is not very fast, but i'm not afraid to floor it if i need to, it's just built well!

[mdixon1977]

@thunderstruck665

Well I actually own both, I have a 2006 FULLY loaded honda accord ex, and the 2010 Forte Koup sx, My forte does so much more than the honda, and has alot more power

[29ryan49]

Civic SI comes up to about 30,000 in Canada

Forte Koup SX comes to 23,000 with manula trans. in Canada

Huge price difference.

[ThaMUSICisLIFE]

They spelled Koup with a "K" because of "K"ia

[elsanchokaki]

"line in the hood" idiot! its because of the headlights!!! noob SMH

[knightsolder]

the front looks alot like the honda civic...

[sirconorofkelley]

spelled with a k because its a kia...

[TheLongfords]

a shite car

[Abdullah19910]

So what if it looks like a civic!! It's a hell of a lot sexier anyway. People should stop being Honda lawyers, they got enough already!!

For those who don't think it preform well, guess what its not a porsche or a buggatti. This car does what it suppose to do. Get you from point A to B in style

[yogagye]

@Abdullah19910 Agree. I got one, I just love it. The Bluetooth system, is amazing! A lot of fun to ride.

[theuncanspan]

@yogagye lucky the region which i had my car in have no BT

[icoopers]

Over priced.

[catfish4281]

I traded in my Soul for a KIA Koup

lol KIA has a sense of humor!

[missnetta05]

@catfish4281 hey im planning on trading in my kia rio for a forte but i still have payments for the rio,im wonderin if i can? and if there would be any problems with this.i really dont know how it works.

[Vorash2002]

@missnetta05 Im no expert either. But its MUCH better to pay off your rio first. Whatever you have left to pay off on your rio, they will just add that cost onto whatever the forte costs. Basically that means that you will be paying more, in some cases much more for the forte if you do not have your trade in paid off. Best of luck to ya

[catfish4281]

0:32 to 0:39 lol CIVIC

[DJEddieXZ]

It DOES NOT look like a fucking Honda Civic!!

[sfgox10]

These retards really like to joke about the Koup spelling.. Get a clue, it's a kia, it's korean, it SETS IT APART from other coups? fucking retard.

[2raceimports]

it needs a gps kia is cheap

[SlipknotDJ]

dude u stalled cuz u dont drive manual tranny everyday... i do so shhhhhhhh i bet u i wouldnt be stalling in traffic

[voyager73]

Is He High???

[prettyasswyteboy]

no you stalled because you must not know how to drive stick you wimp

[sfgox10]

yeah that's what i said? how hard is it to figure out a new clutch. stall it once or twice and no more you've figured it out right?

[Travide]

hah i know this is a Kia but this car is actually pretty nice I wouldn;t mind having one

[peachy234]

Koup is spelled with a K because it's a Kia duh!

[sfgox10]

well it's korean also, and 'Sets it apart" from other coups trying to say it's best for its class/price

[theuncanspan]

@peachy234 shit i didnt think that b4. n KIA means KI- rise to earth n A- asia ;0

[BinCT100]

@peachy234 this guy pissed me off by saying that what an idiot

[wtrdogg20]

I will say this Cerato/Spectra/Forte Koup is great when they replace that Family Car Torsion Bean rear Suspension. Hey, this is suposed to be a sporty car, competing against the Civic Coupe, then how it can have that inexpensive torsion bean rear suspension system, when all others in the same segment has a sofisticated multilink independent suspension sport tuned. That torsion bean is Ok for the sedan version, but not for a Coupe style car. Ride quality is not the adecuate for a car like this.

[hb4fun1]

@wtrdogg20 it's actually torsion BEAM not BEAN. A bean is something you eat with rice and cheese melted on top. There are no beans in the cars suspension. At first I thought it was just a typo on your part but then you spelled it that way 3 times lol.

[wtrdogg20]

@hb4fun1 Thanks man, actually it was a typo...I just did not check I was hitting the N instead of M. I know bean is something you eat, like Pork and Beans....But thank you!. I least people understood. heheheh!. I was too exited when I typing the comment! :-)

[globalk100]

LMAO BEAN AHAHAHA

[supermeshpool]

kia forte is amazing

[jtart51]

I really like this car! I like the wheels, but the EX Koup rides better and has smoked grey wheels which lok really nice on the black car!

[krisUSA111]

looks like civic

[jma282]

first of all, no shit. did you know the sky is blue too? and someone put plus one on that comment?

[utubeyaw]

thank you carscom for the review, i'm part of the few crowd that are interested in what the car offers rather than just performance numbers most of us dont even use. i would love to hear some negatives about the cars you review.thanks

[brobinson75]

not bad, ugly wheels though

[benjaminlately]

Make sure to google "Kia Forte Forum and Owners Club" if you like or own the car.

[mike7743]

20k for a KIA?

yeah right

[matrixloader]

if only the civic had the HP numbers of this kia, I think Kia has really stepped up their game, Im starting to see alot of these fortes on the street lately so they look alot cooler in person than in the video.

[WarFite]

WOW ! THIS IS NICE I WANT ONE TOO!

[pittsburgpen]

making progress but still would rather have a honda

[legomaniacman]

20k is too much for a kia, maybe 15 or 14k

[CalicoatMaker]

@legomaniacman

The 2.0L 4-door Forte is almost the same, starts at $14k I think. Nice compromise if you're married and still want the good looks

[sasaew]

look nice !!

[ILVRACN]

It looks really cool!

[nezj89]

dont even put focus on this category, the imports are more superior in this field of vehicle.

[DplatinumG]

maybe they spelled it with a 'k' because KIA starts with a 'K'. maybe they spelled it with a 'k' because it would help distinguish it from just spelling it "coupe" which would help greatly in search engines like google. i'm sure they had a f*cking reason to spell it with a 'K'.

[Carscom]

@DplatinumG it may be a marketing reason yes, but that doesn't make it a good one IMHO and that's what I'm stating.

If you hear a radio commercial for it and you go to google it how will it help that it's spelled with a K? It would only hurt.

[DplatinumG]

haha then there could be a reason. it doesn't have to be a good reason for something to be a reason. so you basically lied in the video =] and i guess the google was a bad example since it would just give the correction.

[bassistguy]

@Carscom Even if you do a search spelling it as "coupe", all search results come up as "Koup". I personally like that they spelled it that way.

[lesmcluffalot]

This car looks better than the 2010 civic si coupe.

[chosans]

the front and sides look really sharp. the tail could use a little work though

[DNATS]

I'll take the miata at end instead.

[Carmelartist123]

@DNATS I went through 4 pages looking for this comment, I knew there was someone out there who would right i lol

[MazdamusPrime]

cuz illiteracy is kewl ! long live the 90's -_-

[OneOfaKind949]

20K for a Kia is waaaaaaaayyy too much!

[davewhodavedunn]

good review...FINALLY making the LONGER and WAY more informative...not the same old, cubic feet and looks nice bullshit..keep it up...they still need to be longer

[Carscom]

All of our "review" videos are this length. Around 3:30.

The shorter videos you're referring to are from auto show coverage where we can't drive the cars obviously so we're giving shorter impressions with what info we have on hand, like cubic feet etc.

There are literally hundreds of reviews of this length though. We do one for every car we test. Hopefully you can check some more out. Thanks!

[davewhodavedunn]

I still feel you can do LONGER reviews around 5mins similar to insideline, motortrend, etc....Regardless of autoshows, you still mention useless info like cubic feet in the trunk, big or small, or examples work better. We want to see the cars driving, how the interior looks, feels, and works. 0-60 times, horsepower, handling, and braking.. you guys are good but you can do better and take this youtubewar of car reviewers over!

[jojo0827]

actually some people need "useless" info not everyone cares just for driving dynamics. some need practical every day needs

[Carscom]

@jojo0827 Thanks!

[Carscom]

@davewhodavedunn actually all of our research says after 3 minutes viewers stop watching. Also, we try to be more consumer friendly, so watching driving footage doesn't really help car shoppers. Showing a trunk though up close or how a seat folds etc is more useful and makes us different from Edmunds and Motor Trend. We're actually trying to do exactly what you're pointing out so it's working in that regard, and we understand enthusiasts want something different. Hope you understand.

[Carscom]

@davewhodavedunn I gave you a thumbs up BTW because you have a valid point for enthusiasts which may make more sense on Youtube but our videos exist on our site and all over the web too. I really appreciate your feedback.

[telj1]

Not bad at all.... they've come a long way.

[Ji99i3]

this will be a future second hand car dream!

[305pride]

that cars awesome. but for 20g's ide rather get a camaro.

[TynonApex]

looks like a new generation of the Civic Si with an NFS front bumper

[benben32]

the front looks like civic,,

[campanozzi55]

I like the front, but the rims look like shits they look plastic

[mrjost55]

I rather have that Miata in the background

[coolsun888]

that looks good, if they can just change the KIA logos to like a nissan , Toyota, or a Honda

[fvgotch]

Nice car by the way!

[andreww87]

Look @ ALL the Kia & Hyundai cars, past AND present, 8 outta 10 times you'll be sayin "It kinda looks like..." No lie.

[reviewsitedollars]

Kia never copy any car they are the world leader in design other car companies are copying them kia is a 150 year old company they dont have to copy they set the trends and have been for years do your research before you make uninformed comments

[yenglo25]

You should recheck your reasearch on Kia's production history. Kia was founded in the 1944 (65 years ago). Kia started as a bicycle manufacturer, then later moved to motorcycles, trucks, cars. Kia then joined Ford in the 1980s.

Now, 150 years is REALLY off. If you want some really old car manufacturers:

Ford (1903)

Peugeot (1880s)

Benz (1870s)

Panhard et Levassor (1880s)

[reviewsitedollars]

that is the fastest car i have ever seen it looks way better than honda toyota and lexus i love this kia KIA IS KING!

[Nox447]

Seems you haven't seen many cars then.

[quincy965]

Fastest? you haven't seen much cars I see

[Dustin16M]

Why would they copy a civic. I have a lot of friends that didn't buy a civic because they are so common and generic looking so why did they copy it I don't know

[andreww87]

Why the fuck do Kia and Hyundai always rip off the design of other cars?

Its more than just the hood btw, the headlights look like the fuckin Civic's.

[bg1379]

Really? While it most certainly looks like an Accord from the front, I'd say that its much, much more aggressive. The rear diffuser is pretty cheesy, yet is distinctive nonetheless.

[bg1379]

I meant Civic btw. . . .

[fvgotch]

you don't like it then don't buy it, and fucking bitch all the time. you bitch more than kia copying shit, bitch!

[rnorred86]

Not bad. The exterior looks like a more aggressive Civic. The interior looks so much better than a Civics. I think the Civics is ugly mainly because of the two tier dash. It just never turns me on every time I sit in one every year at the LA Auto Show.

[FILIPINOCD]

Killed

In

Accident

[badgerbuddy]

@FILIPINOCD

haha....

Kick

It

Again

[Karnage542]

I like it alot.. kia did good on this one

[quatlen]

Kia is disgustiing.

[OrangePHX]

It looks like a more aggressive Civic coupe.

The interior is much improved!

[siamiam]

looks great and seems to be a good overall package . Kia has really stepped it up over the years

[thatpartylastnigh]

nice rims