{"id":425487,"date":"2010-03-13T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/13\/new-york-2010-preview-next-generation-kia-optima-unveiled\/"},"modified":"2010-03-13T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-13T21:00:00","slug":"new-york-2010-preview-all-new-2011-kia-optima","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/425487","title":{"rendered":"New York 2010 Preview: All-new 2011 Kia Optima"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2011 Kia Optima – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nThe next stage of Kia’s<\/a> transformation from design also-ran to serious contender will kick off at the New York Auto Show<\/a> in few weeks. After launching the Forte<\/a> sedan and Koup<\/a>, the new Sorento<\/a> and, most recently, the Sportage<\/a>, Kia’s new design language is being applied to the Optima<\/a>. The all-new 2011 Kia Optima is longer, wider and lower than the car it replaces although we don’t know by how much. While it’s not as aggressive as the sketches released a few weeks ago<\/a>, this Optima is certainly a huge step forward.<\/p>\n

We don’t have any mechanical details yet, but we’d guess that the Optima shares a lot under the skin with the new Hyundai Sonata<\/a>. Nor would we be at all surprised to learn that the Optima won’t have a V6 engine option this time around. Instead, it’ll probably use the same direct-injected 2.4-liter inline-four found in the Sonata. The turbocharged and hybrid variants may follow as well.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: 2011 Kia Optima<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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