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Kia Teases The Next Forte

Jul 24 2012 12:30 PM | mudmonster in Kia News
Kia Forte Drawing Teaser
William Maley
Staff Writer - CheersandGears.com
July 24, 2012

Remember the sketch of the next Kia Forte that was shown last December? Well, Kia has officially shown their sketches of the next Forte.

In the sketches, the next Forte takes many of the styling cues seen on the Optima and Sportage, albeit a bit more rounded. Also, the Forte adopts a set of teardrop headlights and a revised C-Pillar.

Kia says the the Forte will go on sale later this year in South Korea as the K3. Other markets will follow there after, where it will be known as the Cerato. The U.S. will get the Forte sometime early next year, as a 2014 model.

Kia Forte Sketch 1
Album: Kia Forte Sketches
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William Maley is a staff writer for Cheers & Gears. He can be reached at william.maley@cheersandgears.com or you can follow him on twitter at @realmudmonster.

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A Horse With No Name
Jul 24 2012 01:03 PM
I think Honda and Toyota are getting further behind...the new Forte (current model) really kicks the butt of the current Civic...thsi new design should IMHO just push Honda further behind.

Toyota isn't really even in the small car race in terms of desirability, IMHO. corolla is really bland and TC is one of the worst "sport compacts" available...
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dfelt
Jul 24 2012 02:58 PM

I think Honda and Toyota are getting further behind...the new Forte (current model) really kicks the butt of the current Civic...thsi new design should IMHO just push Honda further behind. Toyota isn't really even in the small car race in terms of desirability, IMHO. corolla is really bland and TC is one of the worst "sport compacts" available...


I would totally agree with you that Honda and Toyota have fallen far behind. Be interesting to see what the next few years do for the auto industry.
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Drew Dowdell
Jul 24 2012 03:47 PM
What's wrong with the TC?
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daves87rs
Jul 24 2012 11:51 PM

What's wrong with the TC?


Not much.....dead to most of the turner crowd, most of the only people who bought it. Drives nice, just getting bland...
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loki
Jul 25 2012 05:01 PM
about the tC - a niche car getting out of it's niche requires something...."un-scion" and more "toyota". before the subaru-scion the tc was the best looking one, though i've ridden in an xB... comfortable for me being 6'2.. any seat you have plenty of leg room.

be interesting how sporty the forte will be., looks decent.
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ocnblu
Jul 25 2012 07:30 PM
I really like the current tC, I think it looks suitably serious and macho. The Concrete gray color is my favorite.

There is nothing I can glean from these Forte photos, except to say they're clearly exaggerated renderings similar to what we've seen for other cars, only to be disappointed when the real thing shows up.
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