Kia Forte Koup @ 2009 New York Auto Show

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Kia is entering the compact coupe fray this spring with a production version of last year's Koup concept, introduced at the 2009 New York Auto Show. The 2010 Forte Koup shares its underpinnings with the new Forte sedan that was displayed in February at the Chicago show.

Slightly shorter and lower than the sedan, the five-passenger Forte Koup is aimed at such competitors as the Scion tC, the Honda Civic, the Chevrolet Cobalt and the Ford Focus. It is being offered in two trim levels, EX and SX.

The Forte Koup EX comes with a 156-horsepower DOHC 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and a choice of five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. Its EPA city/highway fuel economy numbers are 25 mpg and 34 mpg, respectively, with either transmission.

The Forte Koup SX gets a larger, more powerful DOHC 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 173 hp and 168 pound-feet of torque. With the standard six-speed manual transmission, it is EPA rated at 22/32 mpg, while the optional five-speed automatic changes the fuel-economy ratings to 23/31 mpg.

Both models come with standard air conditioning, tilt steering column, power windows and locks, remote keyless entry, cruise control and a six-speaker AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio system with steering-wheel-mounted audio controls and full iPod controls.

The Forte Koup SX is the trim level of choice. It comes with 17-inch alloy wheels and 215/45R-17 tires, as well as sport cloth bucket seats with red stitching, a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, plus metal pedals and trim.

Both Forte Koup models also come with a high level of standard safety gear, including front-seat-mounted side airbags and side curtains, four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, electronic stability control and a tire-pressure monitoring system.

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[Notchism88]

lol it has a 6 speed transmission...on a kia lol but seriously kia did a nice job with this one

[CSIS25]

There not a bad company they have come such a long way , If i had the money i would get one with out a drought i like them

[robins1818]

Im really tired of civic..kia is the best thesedays.

[SuperCivic13]

civic all day

[sorry09]

@xaviersxoan yeah thats why they say... hondas are like tampons... every pussy has got one!!!!!... step up .. hondas are for ricers or for poor indian and niggers

[jerm26554]

Girl car. Comparing this to a Honda Civic is like comparing a Mustang to a Yugo. IMP.

[jpwhatwhat1028]

@xaviersxoan ever drove one of this before? damn i rather get this than a 140hp 2010 honda civic=20k or mor3

[supercooled]

That's a Theta II (2) engine which is similar if not very akin to the Hyundai Genesis 2.0T. Tuners in Korea have been able to extract more than 300+ to the wheels or somewhere in the range of 500hp to the crank from that 2.0litre engine; the same engine by designation, as the Kia 2.4litre.

Hell, Kia and Hyundai are the same company in principle. I wouldn't mind seeing some tuners give it some real balls. It's unfortunate that it is FWD.

[xaviersxoan]

it's only dream if KIA can compare to honda

honda to far better than KIA

sorry to say ...

[sopos63]

@MajorState well the koup sx has a 2.4 4L... 16 valve (ex has 2.0)... so its pretty basic but it DOES have some balls - and plenty of room under the hood

[MajorState]

@sopos63 my mistake I meant 4 cylinder engine

[MajorState]

@sopos63 oh ok then.but I'm still confused as to why that kia forte has 220 on speedometer and it only has a v.6 engine with no turbo.it probably will only top out at 145 miles an hour at the most unless it has a special engine the the hondas do with there V-tech engines