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So are you but we don’t hold it against you. Pretty sure regardless of ones stance on this, she doesn’t have to possess a degree in order to be passionate about her cause. It’s also kind of presumptuous that she doesn’t have some experience with this just because she’s 16.

Spotted at lunch today.. Atleast they didn't try Range Rover

33 of those will be crossover coupes

I think the interior looks fantastic, and if they pull it off as well as they did the Telluride interior it very well could be a luxury car feel at a family car price point.

Do you know what Corolla and Camry sell Because those names have been around for 50 year, people know what they are like Pepsi and Coca-Cola. No one will know what a K5 is or what brand even sells it.

The Kia K5 was unveiled in South Korea last month, but now we have some technical details to go with it. It sounds like Kia will ditch the Optima name in the U.S. and go with the K5 name used in South Korea going forward. The engine selection is similar to that of the Hyundai Sonata. There will be a 1.6-liter turbo 4-cylinder with 178 horsepower and 195 lb.-ft of torque. There will also be a 2.5 liter naturally aspirated and direct injected 4-cylinder that produces 191 hp and 181 lb.-ft of torque. The bigger news is that the Kia K5 GT will also get the 2.5-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder going into the Sonata N-Line, that motor produces 286 hp and 311 lb.-ft of torque. That final engine is paired with an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission and should get the sedan from 0-60 in 6.6 seconds. Sometime in the future, a hybrid version of the car will be released, but Kia isn't going into detail on that just yet. Probably the biggest news for the K5 is that it will gain an all-wheel drive system that can shift power to the rear axle based on road conditions and driver input. It should be noted that the Sonata doesn't get an all-wheel drive option, so this gives the Kia a point of distinction over its cousin. The K5 has a sporty exterior with a wide tiger nose grille running the entire width of the vehicle. New headlights with a 'heart beat' daytime running light feature flank both sides. The stance of the K5 is said to lean forward with a rakish windshield and sloping roof. In the rear is a dual exhaust system and integrated spoiler along with a LED light bar. Wheels start at 16-inches and range up to 19-inches on the GT. The K5 is 193.1 inches long, longer than its predecessor, it's also lower and wider. Wheelbase grows by 1.8-inches. The cabin is all new with fancy new seats and a flat bottom steering wheel. There is an availabe infotainment system that sports a 10.25-inch screen while an available gauge cluster is fully digital and 12.3 inches complimented by an 8.0-inch heads up display. Some models of K5 will get a rotary gear selector while others get a more traditional T-Shifter. The K5 will have a bunch of driver assistance technologies including forward collision avoidance assist, blind-spot monitoring and assist, smart cruise control, driver attention warning, and highway driving assist. Also available is a Level 2 semi-autonomous driving system and a remote park assist that will allow users to move their vehicle forwards or backwards with a key fob in order to get into or out of a tight parking spot. The 2021 Kia K5 goes on sale in the first half of 2020. View full article

Her parents are actors, as is she. She's on IMDB.

From the Detroit Free Press; should answer a number of questions/musings above :

Says the fool who trolls subjects he clearly has no interest in. Now go back in the corner before Greta spanks you. And who says I’m trying to win friends? Your continued assumptions about my intentions over the course of this year has been nothing short of laugh out loud dumb. Of course, that’s familiar territory for you so maybe I shouldn’t be surprised that you are so bitter.

So I’m guessing you’re requesting a box of Tic Tacs then? Seems like my signature was right on the nose where you are concerned even though it has nothing to do with you. And my dad would be plenty proud of me, may he rest peace you smug $h!. You would do well to leave this one alone. The plain and simple fact is that you jumped on this thread after bitching for it’s creation months ago on the Random Thoughts thread. Now one would normally see that as an opportunity to let said thread exist on its own since you have expressed no interest in the subject matter in the past, other than to talk $h! about it of course. We didn’t get that though. All everyone got on this thread from you was more trolling and snippy little remarks without merit and without facts. Take that as you will but the only ankle biting little bitch here is you.

Yeah the brown on the dash would be ideal for seat color.

You should've bought In when it was $2.xx/share.

I really don't understand why Mazda still offers the white leather on their vehicles. It looks good in pictures, but we know how it will wear/show dirt. I don't really want to stop wearing denim, spend $800 re-uphostering the driver seat every four years or clean it every week so I don't have to. Surely grey or a shade of brown would be a more popular alternative to the black. I know the Mazda CX5 top trim offers comes with that really dark brown.

She's a weird little girl

It is a bit puzzling how much attention she's getting; I'm not aware what graduate courses she's successfully taken to be any kind of expert.

This is about VW, not Mercedes lol.

Ford stock (F) ... get the F up there ... sheez ...

A bit off the subject but while I have no opinion on her personally, I find it absolutely hilarious that a 16 year old with Aspergers has the president and his supporters in such a fit. Be careful Blu! Gretas gonna get ya’!!

Hold up Uncle Dave! This trailer begs to differ! Pretty car! Why is my perception of Kia so much more positive than Hyundai? They're like the Korean Chevy and Pontiac of yore, but I would own a Kia and feel good about it much sooner than I would its sister brand.

Well, you can’t get attached to a K5......

As even Rivian cautioned tho- a patent does not mean the feature will necessarily see production.

Apparently nobody at KIA has learned that the American market requires certain things and that switching to alphanumerics HERE once you already are currently using names is generally a bad idea. GM changed names (and dumped them from Cadillac) because some of the products associated with the names either had poor reputations or were just bad cars. Chevrolet cars went through this the most. Oldsmobile went through that about 25 years ago. Often it did not go as well as hoped. KIA's perceived problem is that they seem to only want all KIA products to be named exactly the same everywhere around the world. American consumers are far too parochial to own a world car unless it is exceptional. Now if only GM could take market share away from Hyundai/KIA for several years . . . . . .

RWD hybrid everything, outside of A-class based cars like GLA/GLB. Technically, the E-class, GLE and GLS are hybrids now, plug-ing hybrid AMG GT, GLS, S-class are likely coming. They have stated all 275 AMG Ones will be delivered in 2021. Rumor is the next C63 is going to use a turbo 4 with an electric motor. They will hybrid everything in the short term, post 2030 I think they want to be all electric.

FIRST EVER K5!!!!!! i thought Kia threw a shitload of market cred out the window when they ditched the Spectra name and went to Forte. Kia hit jackpot on the Sorento and Sportage and Soul names, and also THEY HIT JACKPOT on the Optima name. Cadenza (CREDENZA) not such a good name. WHY WOULD THEY BE SO STUPID TO DITCH ALL THAT? IS KIA GM?

Get Ready for MB to move to Hybrid FWD Everything, special high price for those RWD and AWD V8 machines and did you not get the memo? AMG One is dead.

They dropped the Volt because nobody is buying them and they are losing money on every single one. The idea is very simple. Electric Power from the battery only needs to get you to work and back or from the shopping mall and back. That's 30-60 miles round trip for most people. That's 90% of the driving. Everything else is the exception. Fuel Economy doesn't really matter for the exception. It is more important that it be convenient, tiny, light and cheap. A turbocharger is about $600~700 if YOU buy one. I am pretty sure GM is not paying $600-700 to KKK, Honeywell or Mitsubishi when they buy them in the tens of thousands. A two stage turbine generator is basically two small turbos, one combustor can and a starter generator. There is no coolant, no radiator, no cams, no valves, no lifters, nothing. In aviation engines they BURN the oil and simply top it off as an expendable. If you want to recycle that you'll have an oil cooler, but that's about it. It is totally conceivable that the entire ensemble be under $2000 even in moderate quantities and with today's technology.

I asked my North Korean friend how it was there, he said he couldn't complain On a scale of North Korea to America, how free are you tonight? Talking to a liberal is like trying to explain social media to a 70 years old. A liberal is just a conservative that hasn't been mugged yet. I don't approve of political jokes...I've seen too many of them get elected.

Agree, great option for older auto's.

Still has very narrow functionality though, being an EV.

Someone please provide cliff notes. Thanks.

I have a bridge to sell you if you believe for one second that this prototype was not finished long before any strike by the UAW.

? The C8 is a production vehicle.

Motor Trend "believes" the CES 2020 plans "may have been" centred around the unnamed new Cadillac electric crossover. Please pay close attention to the quotation marks I inserted into the above sentence quoted directly from the article.

The vehicle was shown as a digital rendering at this year’s 2019 North American International Auto Show Tell me again how you think this concept vehicle hasn't already been mocked up in GM's design courtyard? We saw the rendering during the 2019 Detroit show. That was a long time ago.

No sh*t it's real. It's been happening since Mother Earth was born. Why the sudden, arrogant assumption that humans can do diddly squat about it? Go away, Greta!

Correct, you have none. I have none. Quit biting my ankles, will ya?

Actually I have shown more evidence to support my statement than you have yours. Again, the little whiner comes to the thread he whined into creation because well, he’s a whiner. Just go sit in the corner and let folks talk about the subject at hand without your constant trolling.

Your daddy must be proud. Plus, anyone who has a signature like yours just wants to advertise how much of a dick they are.