Filed under: Spy Photos, Budget, Sedan, Kia, South Korea
2011 Kia Optima - Click above for high-res image gallery
According to a very well placed source deep within the South Korean manufacturing giant
Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, the sedan above is
not the 2012 Hyundai Azera as
reported yesterday. Not only is the car not an
Azera, it's not even a Hyundai. You are in fact looking at the
2011 Kia Optima. Though there is a 25% chance that this might be the
2012 Kia Optima. Sadly, and regardless, we know next to nothing about this new
Optima, other than the fact that the rest of the world will still probably know it as the
Magentis.
However, we know what we can hope for. Judging by the position of the front wheels (they're almost at the door cut, totally FWD) we feel confident saying this here Optima
will not be riding on any version of the RWD Hyundai Genesis platform. In other words, this is not the
Kia K9. Still, we bet that Kia's new styling guru (and OG Audi TT designer)
Peter Schreyer will ensure this is the best looking Optima yet. Not a large hill to climb, but one that needs summiting for sure. We'll give you more info when we get it.
Spy Shots: That would be the 2011 Kia Optima frolicking in the snow originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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