{"id":500516,"date":"2010-04-01T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/01\/new-york-2010-kia-adds-five-door-hatch-to-forte-lineup\/"},"modified":"2010-04-01T12:57:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T16:57:00","slug":"new-york-2010-kia-adds-five-door-hatch-to-forte-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/500516","title":{"rendered":"New York 2010: Kia adds five-door hatch to Forte lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/new-york-auto-show\/\" rel=\"tag\">New York Auto Show<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/hatchbacks\/\" rel=\"tag\">Hatchback<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/kia\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-kia-forte-five-door\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/leadforte5doorny2010live.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><small>2011 Kia Forte five-door &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<p>\nSince Americans seem to be finally latching onto the concept of the compact five-door hatchback, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/kia\/\">Kia<\/a> is jumping into the fight with a new variant of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/forte\">Forte<\/a>. The five-door Forte debuts with a slightly revised front fascia (something that will make its way onto all Forte models) to go with its new more useful backside. <\/p>\n<p>Under the hood the Forte five-door retains the same port-injected 2.0-liter and 2.4-liter inline-four engines found in the sedan and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/forte+koup\">Koup<\/a>. Those engines remain paired with six-speed transmissions of the manual or automatic flavors. Inside, a new center console can be equipped with a navigation system for the first time, push-button start is available and the automatic versions get paddle shifters on the steering wheel. Look for the Forte five-door to hit Kia dealers in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-kia-forte-five-door\/low\/\">New York 2010: Kia Forte Five-Door<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-kia-forte-five-door\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/01forte5doorny2010live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-kia-forte-five-door\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/02forte5doorny2010live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-kia-forte-five-door\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/03forte5doorny2010live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-kia-forte-five-door\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/04forte5doorny2010live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/new-york-2010-kia-forte-five-door\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/04\/05forte5doorny2010live_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<em><strong><small>Photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drewphillipsphotography.com\">Drew Phillips<\/a> \/ Copyright (C)2010 Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[Source: Kia]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/01\/new-york-2010-kia-adds-five-door-hatch-to-forte-lineup\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>New York 2010: Kia adds five-door hatch to Forte lineup<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/04\/01\/new-york-2010-kia-adds-five-door-hatch-to-forte-lineup\/\">New York 2010: Kia adds five-door hatch to Forte lineup<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:57:00 EST.  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