{"id":523181,"date":"2010-04-11T07:02:29","date_gmt":"2010-04-11T11:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autoshow.autotrader.ca\/?p=13508"},"modified":"2010-04-11T07:02:29","modified_gmt":"2010-04-11T11:02:29","slug":"kia-expands-forte-lineup-with-a-5-door-hatchback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/523181","title":{"rendered":"Kia Expands Forte Lineup with a 5-Door Hatchback"},"content":{"rendered":"

Practical Forte Five-Door to Add More Functionality to Popular Model<\/strong>
\n Canadian Auto Press<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Kia\u2019s new Forte has been a major hit due to high-quality, lots of standard features, great pricing and attractive styling, but that\u2019s not the only reason it\u2019s finding new owners at a brisk pace.\u00a0 The Korean automaker also offers multiple body styles, so far a 4-door sedan and 2-door coupe, the latter dubbed Koup.<\/p>\n

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Kia will expand its North American entry-level lineup to include a new Forte 5-Door to fill a void left by the old Spectra5, an important model for active lifestyle buyers needing a larger compact.<\/p>\n

While the Forte five-door is totally changed from the C-pillar rearward, with arguably better styling than any rival, the front fascia has been modified slightly as well, with a look that apparently will at least find its way onto the sedan.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We have been promoting the Kia brand evolution over the past few years and backed it up with dramatic gains in quality and value while adding world-class design every step of the way,” commented Michael Sprague, vice president, marketing, KMA.<\/p>\n

The Forte five-door will sport Kia\u2019s port-injected 2.0-litre and 2.4-litre inline-four-cylinder engine lineup already offered in the Forte sedan and Koup.\u00a0 Like the two existing models a six-speed manual or four-speed automatic continue shifting duties.\u00a0 For the latter transmission, paddle shifters on the steering wheel will now be available too.<\/p>\n

The Forte has received praise for its well designed and surprisingly upscale interior, although the five-door will get a new centre console that can now be upgraded to include a navigation system.\u00a0 Proximity sensing remote access will be part of an upgrade package along with pushbutton start.<\/p>\n

Kia won\u2019t wait long to get the Forte five-door out to dealers, so expect to see them at your local dealer within months.\u00a0 No doubt the new body style will be a big seller, especially here in Canada where liftback models sell extremely well in the compact segment.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s unknown is whether or not Kia will call it the Forte5 or the Forte Five-Door, the former to maintain a naming strategy used with the Rio5 and Spectra5.\u00a0 Forte5 certainly has a ring to it, and would serve the model well if chosen.\u00a0 The pre-production model shown in New York had no official badging, only a license plate placeholder showing Forte as the name.<\/p>\n

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Practical Forte Five-Door to Add More Functionality to Popular Model Canadian Auto Press Kia\u2019s new Forte has been a major hit due to high-quality, lots of standard features, great pricing and attractive styling, but that\u2019s not the only reason it\u2019s finding new owners at a brisk pace.\u00a0 The Korean automaker also offers multiple body styles, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6383,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-523181","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6383"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523181\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}