I recently reviewed a Kia Optima Hybrid and I really wish I had this car back when I was traveling back and forth to college. This car is so good on gas, I couldn’t even get it down to 3/4 fuel wise, the entire week I drove it. I didn’t drive this one as much as I did my previous 2 Kia reviews I did because of all of the activities I had going on the week before Christmas, however, I did drive it enough to see what a great car this would be for daily use.
The car was fairly comfortable to drive even with my back injuries. That’s always a concern of mine because I seem to be able to feel every little bump in the road with small cars. I didn’t have that problem with this car, however, because it is a hybrid, it was a little jerky and lagging at times and this was when it was shifting (transitioning?) between the electric motor and the gas engine. This did not cause any pain in my back at all. It was just a little difficult to get used to the first time I drove it. After that, I didn’t give it another thought.
This car is not designed for luxury as much as it is for the gas mileage and keeping that thought in mind, as I mentioned before, this would be my car of choice for a lot of traveling, which I am not able to do due to back issues. So, for me personally, I would chose luxury over great gas mileage. I showed the car to a lot of different individuals and every one I talked to said they would chose a hybrid over any other car if it was affordable. I did mention that this car really IS affordable and advised they go to the Kia website to get more information about the price, safety and standard and optional features. Some of the features include the front and side airbags, 4 wheel disk brakes and 4 wheel anti lock brakes, front and rear 3 point seat belts and more. One of the features I thought was awesome was the driver’s seat memory. It allows the driver to set their desired positions so you don’t have to keep adjusting it if anyone uses your car. The rear camera is so handy to have especially for anyone with kids and pets. I’ve run over a few bikes in my days.
If you are in the market for a new car, be sure to check out the Kia Optima Hybrid.
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That’s a cool car! I like the big trunk and the camera to see behind the car. Awesome review! To bad you couldn’t keep it :)
I like the sportyness of the car I think it comes with a lot of extras that you pay more for on other cars
Sounds nice. I need a car.
Kia is starting t amaze me. I like a bigger car lol Thanks for the blog :)
Wow! Kia has really stepped up their game!
thank you for your review of this Kia I have been in both a Rio and an Optima (before there was hybrid) out of the two of them i would rather have the Optima for the room, but knowing they now have hybrid if my van goes down i may look into one of these.. thank you again for this review
after recently getting my eyesight restored and just awaiting the doctors release to let me drive again .. I am going to be in the market for a car.. if I could afford a new one I would choose this one. i enjoyed your review and value your opinion greatly. Thank you for posting this one… maybe one day when this one is a used car I can afford to get it. Have a great week
Hmm….this looks nice. It seems like a good mix of comfort and energy efficiency.
I also drive an SUV, but I will look into the Kia. Thanks so much for the review!
I guess this car would not work for me, because I do not live in town and most of my driving is on the freeway. I also would prefer a little more luxery. Good review though. Thank you
I currently drive a Chevy Cruze, which I love, but I do regret not buying a hybrid vehicle when i bought mine or at least the eco version. Before my Cruze I owned a Kia Optima, but just the regular version there as well. Even the regular Optima had great gas mileage compared to other cars in its class. And with Kia you just get more bang for the buck in my opinion. So while I do like my chevy, I think I would go back to Kia when buying another vehicle!
Thank you for the review. I’ve been thinking of trying the Kia cars out. But I think I need the SUV.