{"id":63092,"date":"2009-12-04T10:59:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/04\/la-2009-2010-kia-forte-and-forte-koup-crowned-nadaguides-com-co\/"},"modified":"2009-12-04T10:59:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-04T15:59:00","slug":"la-2009-2010-kia-forte-and-forte-koup-crowned-nadaguides-com-coty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/63092","title":{"rendered":"LA 2009: 2010 Kia Forte and Forte Koup crowned NADAguides.com COTY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/la-auto-show\/\" rel=\"tag\">LA Auto Show<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/coupes\/\" rel=\"tag\">Coupe<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/economy\/\" rel=\"tag\">Budget<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/sedans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Sedan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/etc\/\" rel=\"tag\">Etc.<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/kia\/\" rel=\"tag\">Kia<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><small><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/review-2010-kia-forte-sx\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/2010kiafortereview_00.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/> <\/small><\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><small>2010 Kia Forte &#8211; Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<p> With a brief <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/03\/la-2009-2010-kia-forte-and-forte-koup-crowned-nadaguides-com-co\/\">press release<\/a> and a trophy handoff at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/la-auto-show\/\">LA Auto Show<\/a>, car pricing authority NADAguides.com has heaped the first of what we could be many accolades upon the stylish and affordable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/forte\">2010 Kia Forte and Kia Forte Koup<\/a> by naming the duo their Car of the Year for 2009. Citing the pair&#8217;s &#8220;best in class&#8221; features and stylish interior and exterior design, the group said these Kia compacts were standout vehicles in a pretty impressive field. Other contenders for the crown included such significant and praiseworthy vehicles as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2008\/12\/13\/first-drive-2010-ford-fusion-hybrid\/\">Ford Fusion Hybrid<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/e+class\">Mercedes-Benz E350<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/09\/10\/first-drive-2010-nissan-370z-roadster-shrugs-off-the-convertibl\/\">Nissan 370Z Roadster<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> In our own review of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/model\/forte\">Kia Forte<\/a>, we praised its styling, build, layout and performance, and especially its budget-minded pricing, so we see where NADA is coming from. Sometimes, we have to scratch our heads a bit when one of these sorts of awards are announced, but in this case, we certainly think the cars are deserving. <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-kia-forte-sx\/low\/\">Review: 2010 Kia Forte SX<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-kia-forte-sx\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/2010kiafortereview_01_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-kia-forte-sx\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/2010kiafortereview_02_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-kia-forte-sx\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/2010kiafortereview_03_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-kia-forte-sx\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/2010kiafortereview_04_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/review-2010-kia-forte-sx\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/10\/2010kiafortereview_05_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p> [Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nadaguides.com\/\">NADAguides.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/04\/la-2009-2010-kia-forte-and-forte-koup-crowned-nadaguides-com-co\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Continue reading <em>LA 2009: 2010 Kia Forte and Forte Koup crowned NADAguides.com COTY<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/04\/la-2009-2010-kia-forte-and-forte-koup-crowned-nadaguides-com-co\/\">LA 2009: 2010 Kia Forte and Forte Koup crowned NADAguides.com COTY<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 10:59:00 EST.  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