Test drive Kia Optima 2015: photos, specifications and prices
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Along with the budget model Rio, the Korean automobile concern will delight a more respectable segment of car owners with the novelty. This year, the KIA Optima 2015 business class sedan will be presented to the demanding public with a developed exquisite taste.
Kia Optima 2015 ото
Excellent reviews about such cars can only be obtained by introducing advanced technical solutions and perfect decoration into their design. The creators of Optima have tried their best to make the car memorable and get recognition for their work. The third generation of this model, which began its journey 4 years ago, involves assembling the updated version at the Kaliningrad Avtotor, which immediately makes it dearer and closer to the Russian soul. Previous generations of Kia Optima outside Russia could also be called Magentis, and in the Far Eastern countries they were better known under the very short name KIA K5.
Electronic systems Kia Optima
The Optima business sedan has become a focus of innovative technical solutions. Their list is opened by the VSM control system, which provides control over the vehicle's trajectory in wide ranges of speeds and on roads with wet and slippery surfaces. Its use allows you to overcome even sharp turns of mountain serpentines, without taking your foot off the gas pedal at all.
The ABS and ESC systems, indispensable in a modern car, have received another reliable assistant. The next innovation is not so serious, but very tangible for the driver's body. Its seat has an electrically adjustable back support in the lumbar region. An invaluable help to the driver can be provided by a rear-view mirror with an automatically selected mode of dimming its surface. The rest of the options are pretty standard, but they are of high quality.
Design of the new Kia Optima 2015 photo and prices
The car is literally crammed with various sensors, allowing you not to be distracted by such trifles as the wipers or additional lighting of the roadway at dusk while driving, and also feel confident when parking in the most cramped urban conditions. Notable interior details include a modern multifunction steering wheel and a Supervision multimedia system with a TFT screen. For automotive gourmets, the glove compartment is cooled.
Technical specifications
When choosing the type of power plant, the Koreans fundamentally abandoned the use of heavy grades of fuel. Gasoline units will consume the lightweight AI-95, which has always been the fuel of fast cars. Along with the delights in design, a car for a successful businessman must be associated with speed and power under the hood. At a minimum, he must ensure that the needle on his speedometer moves beyond 200 km / h.
A lower top speed may be considered a derogation to the owner. Both KIA Optima gasoline engines provide acceleration of the car to 210 km / h, however, in acceleration to the first "hundred" they are a little heavy. The result equal to 9,5 seconds today cannot surprise anyone. However, some lack of dynamics is more than covered by the efficiency of gasoline units.
For cars of this class, gasoline consumption of 7 - 8 liters immediately indicates the high technology used to create Optima engines.
- The youngest of the engines, called Nu MPI, has 4 cylinders with a total volume of 2 liters and a passport power of 150 hp.
- The top-end Theta MPI engine added another 0,4 liters in volume, which resulted in an additional 30 hp.
These figures look decent with a 6-speed automatic gearbox. The base engine allows, in addition to automation, the use of a classic mechanical box with it.
Design Kia Optima 2015: photo
KIA Optima 2015 design received a prestigious specialist award. The silhouette of the car took over a lot from another prestigious type of car - sports cars in coupe bodies. This effect was achieved thanks to a rather flat roof, a high glazing line, a powerful radiator grille and the original shape of the LED optics lights. The specification of the car provides for its painting in 8 original colors.
Salon Kia Optima 2015
The interior of the salon is especially interesting in the red and black version, which creates a sense of severity and comfort at the same time. The effect of this combination is further emphasized by the slightly reddish light of the interior lighting and the natural light flux through the panoramic sunroof. A car for businessmen does not need a large trunk. Other types of cars will perfectly cope with the transportation of bulky luggage or numerous suitcases. However, not only a diplomat with documents can fit in the luggage compartment of the KIA Optima. More than half a cube of space is quite enough for a long trip or check-in after the end of the working day at the mega-market.
Prices for the updated Kia Optima 2015
The buyer can choose from 3 configuration options - Luxe, Prestige and Premium, each of which is remarkable in its own way. You shouldn't expect budget prices from a business sedan. However, the purchase of a modern car of this class for only 990 thousand rubles can be considered an extraordinary opportunity. The most "packed" KIA Optima will cost 1 240 thousand rubles.
