2014 Kia Forte EX Long-Term Road Test

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edited September 2014 in Kia

image2014 Kia Forte EX Long-Term Road Test

Edmunds takes the 2014 Kia Forte EX on a toasty road trip through the California desert to Las Vegas, Nevada.

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  • quadricyclequadricycle Member Posts: 827
    What kind of mileage are you getting though? I have a feeling that if the Kia had the grunt to pull strong in sixth you wouldn't be doing as well in that department, so it just comes down to what's more important to you.
  • hamje12hamje12 Member Posts: 1
    Why don't you just use manual mode and leave it in 5th ?
  • agentorangeagentorange Member Posts: 893
    @hamje12 Sorry to say that the Edmunds system only lets me recommend your post once, instead of the 100 it deserves.
  • fordson1fordson1 Unconfirmed Posts: 1,512
    Forget mileage - does it have enough room on the cargo cover for your cowboy hat?
  • duck87duck87 Member Posts: 649
    I wouldn't be worried about the engine. The constant shifting on the transmission is just asking for trouble though
  • agentorangeagentorange Member Posts: 893
    @duck87 Once again, blame the EPA and their gas mileage tests. All manufacturers are going for intergalactic top gear ratios to get near the magic 40mpg highway figure, but you can guarantee that many cars will not pull that gearing very well under real-l
  • duck87duck87 Member Posts: 649
    @agentorange: Uh... no. The EPA doesn't have much to do with up and down hills since the test simulates speeds on flat ground. What the KIA doesn't have is good GRADE LOGIC to keep from shifting up and down.
  • agentorangeagentorange Member Posts: 893
    No Grade logic? You mean WE have to CONTROL the car ourselves? Say it ain't so! ;-)
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