Eight editorial photos of the 2016 Kia Optima SXL shot by William Maley during a quick drive evaluation. The Phantom Blue Metallic Optima SXL is photographed at outdoor locations in Michigan, showcasing its tiger-nose grille, sport exterior, UVO-equipped interior, Turbo fender badge, and 2.0L Turbo GDI engine. See all photos in the 2016 Kia Optima SXL photo gallery.
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Hyundai News:Hyundai Surprises in New York with 2027 Hyundai Boulder Concept
They better hurry before Nissan gets a new Xterra or Toyota gets a new FJ. This off roader segment is getting pretty flooded, but Hyundai should do this and a pick up. Chevy missed out with the Blazer, not sure what they were thinking. -
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Subaru News: All-New 2027 Subaru Getaway EV brings 420 Horsepower and over 300 miles of Range to the Family EV segment
There is a significant price gap. I intentionally didn’t include it or the Gravity or Model-X for that reason. -
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Subaru News: All-New 2027 Subaru Getaway EV brings 420 Horsepower and over 300 miles of Range to the Family EV segment
The Cadillac Vistiq is a 3 row crossover with like a 3.7 second 0-60 time. All these EV's are really faster than they have to be, they just need to get prices down and these 4 cylinder over stressed gas motors in 3 row SUVs will be a thing of the past. -
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Chrysler News: 2027 Chrysler Pacifica Refresh Debuts New Front Fascia and Illuminated Wing Badge
This thing is so dated. I can't believe people will pay $50k after destination for the Select trim, let along $60k for Pinnacle trim. But there will probably be $5-6,000 cash on the hood to try to move these. I also think in 2033 they will do another facelift and the Pentastar will carry over. -
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If you drive around an area and the houses look nice, but they all seem to have wrought iron or metal doors in front of their front doors, it's probably best to move along and keep looking. If you drive around an area and the houses look nice, but they all seem to have wrought iron or metal doors in front of their front doors, it's probably best to move along and keep looking. -
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Kia News: 2027 Kia EV3: Up to 320-Mile Range, EV9 Design, and a GT with 288 HP
Yes, starting this year with the estimated 1.2 million EVs coming back from Lease and continuing next year and the year after. The estimate is north of 3 million low mileage EVs coming back from lease. I do agree with one thing that Edmunds stated and that is make sure to see the battery report for how much L3 versus L2 or 1 charging is done. An EV with mostly L2 charging will be way better for battery life than a mostly L3 charged EV.- 2027
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Kia News: 2027 Kia EV3: Up to 320-Mile Range, EV9 Design, and a GT with 288 HP
There will be a lot of choice in a couple of years.- 1
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Kia News: 2027 Kia EV3: Up to 320-Mile Range, EV9 Design, and a GT with 288 HP
@A Horse With No Name I can see you in this with AWD for your EV. Charges are on par with the Subaru, only difference is compact versus full size that Subaru just revealed at NY auto show. Course if you do not mind a certified used, one of the EV9's coming back off lease with low miles are a value deal to get and then your at 800V with 18min charges to 80%.- 1
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Chrysler News: 2027 Chrysler Pacifica Refresh Debuts New Front Fascia and Illuminated Wing Badge
They canceled the PHEV back in the fall along with a bunch of other PHEV models at Stellantis. They were having too many issues. I want to say the Grand Cherokee PHEV and Wrangler PHEV also got axed.- 1
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Chrysler News: 2027 Chrysler Pacifica Refresh Debuts New Front Fascia and Illuminated Wing Badge
This will sell well for the dealers as the only Chrysler product they have to sell. Great to see AWD as an option to compete against Toyota. Wish Kia had their SUV looking Minivan with AWD. @Drew Dowdell Any mention of a Hybrid version as I do not see anything on this.
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