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2005 Kia Spectra/Cerato
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2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
-juice
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
As for crash safety, the Sephia, if I recall NHTSA figures was not that bad. Improvement could be made but I'll crawl out on an oak tree limb and tell you up front that I wouldn't worry about the new Spectra NOT being safe to drive in. We'll keep our eyes peeled once the new Spectra microsite comes along but I think for it's size(it's not a very large sedan)it's as safe as any Asian car and probably any car from anywhere. The mobility of the car and the driver's ability to keep it safe are part of the safety quotient, anyway, eh? Good project for carspy01 to work on. Ya lurking around, spyman? Hee-hee...just kidding. Chime in if you have time, man. I'll be requesting a brochure, too, and I'll post what I find in here, OK?
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
http://www.autoscoops.be/cerato1.jpg
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http://www.autoscoops.be/cerato3.jpg
-juice
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
~alpha
PS-Thanks very much in advance.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
http://www.kiamotors.com/UVehiclesNewsWeb/KmceVn01_VehiclesNewsRe- - - - ad.aspx?Idx=196
Common rail diesel engines, a first for Kia. Very interesting. Note what it says at the very bottom of this link. We're snooping around early on this one a bit, Kia motorcars do that to people, I know. Specs and photos will be released as we draw closer to the worldwide debut of this new motorcar at the Detroit Motor Show in January 2004.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
http://www.kiamotors.com/UVehiclesNewsWeb/KmceVn01_VehiclesNewsRe- - - - ad.aspx?Idx=201
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
-juice
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
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2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
I prefer the sedan's styling, but a 5 door is always more practical.
-juice
-Mazda 3 is new and ever so sporty.
-05 Aerio will get an interior makeover, and maybe a power boost.
-Matrix and Vibe are already set with strong sales.
Hopefully, Kia will also introduce a sport model.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
In fact, Id like to see the new Kia kick the Matrix's you know what. Toyota messed up, IMO.
~alpha
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
Remember the HCD1 concept? It was supposed to be a 150hp roadster for $15k, but it never materialized.
If they could do one today, for even $25k, it would bring people in to the showrooms.
-juice
That having been said, has everyone seen the Kia sports car they were showing this year at auto shows? They have had this one on the design board for a while now but don't produce it...it's called KCV-3 or KCM-3 or something like that. You can see it(you probably have already seen a picture of it on the net somewhere)on the Kia Worldwide site. It really looks sharp. I would love to see them put out a true sports car and possibly a pickup truck in the coming years.
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
I have seen the article about Honda doing this but has anyone seen an article stating Kia was doing the same thing? If this is true then it leads me to believe that the Spectra will offer side curtain airbags.
By the way, I hope they offer a trim with beige leather, nice alloys, and side curtain airbags/ABS. Basically like the current Hyundai Elantra GT except with a choice of beige leather instead and also leave off the black trim on the exterior. I like the body-colored trim on the outside better and the chrome exterior door handles.
One thing that sort of bothers me is the buttons below the hole in the dash. In one picture there is one button on the left side (I think it's the rear defogger) but the rest of dash has a hole. In another picture the button is moved to the second position and now the hole is filled in with blank buttons. In either case it looks kind of cheap.
Speaking of the hole in the dash, I would pay for a cassette player or something just to fill it in. The Elantra is the same way, this is something that cheapens the interior IMO.
I'm also disappointed that it looks like the interior door handles won't be chrome and the buttons on the parking brake and automatic transmission won't be chrome either. Would have made the interior seem a bit more upscale as well. These are all minor things but kind of takes away from the interior.
I'm also worried about getting ABS. It's only available on the EX trim and Hyundai has a habit of making it difficult to get ABS and sometimes forcing a moonroof to get ABS.
It'll come down to pricing and how they set up the option packages. Also how the interior looks in person will be a significant factor for me as well. I plan to keep the car for 5-10 years hopefully and having a good interior is important to me.
~alpha
Enjoy!
http://www.kia.com/010604.php
http://x.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2004/01/06/WKA2004010629232_pv.jpg
And here is the one with the buttons filled in but they all seem blank except one. I know lots of cars have blank buttons here and there in them just on this car it's very noticeable and there's three of them clearly visible.
http://x.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2004/01/06/WKA2004010629212_pv.jpg
I'm guessing this blue one is the one with the body kit and 16" alloys only available on the EX trim.
http://x.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2004/01/06/WKA2004010629354_pv.jpg
http://x.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2004/01/06/WKA2004010629334_pv.jpg
http://x.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2004/01/06/WKA2004010629015_pv.jpg
This red one is probably the EX trim with optional 15" alloys.
http://x.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2004/01/06/WKA2004010629312_pv.jpg
http://x.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2004/01/06/WKA2004010629292_pv.jpg
Other pictures
http://x.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2004/01/06/WKA2004010628996_pv.jpg
http://x.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2004/01/06/WKA2004010628903_pv.jpg
http://x.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2004/01/06/WKA2004010628841_pv.jpg
http://x.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2004/01/06/WKA2004010628939_pv.jpg
There's a few more on that site as well.