Kia Optima
| Kia Optima | |
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2011 Kia Optima EX (US)
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Kia Motors |
| Production | 2000–present |
| Model years | 2000–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size car (D) |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door estate (2015-present) |
| Layout | Front engine, front wheel-drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Kia Credos |
| First generation (MS) | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Kia Motors |
| Also called | Kia Magentis (Europe and Canada) Kia Optima Regal (KDM Facelift) |
| Production | 2000–2005 |
| Assembly | South Korea: Hwaseong (Hwaseong Plant) China: Yancheng (Yancheng Plant) Russia: Kaliningrad (Avtotor) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front engine, front wheel-drive |
| Platform | Hyundai-Kia Y4 |
| Related |
Hyundai Santa Fe Hyundai Sonata Hyundai Trajet Kia Sedona |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,700 mm (110 in) |
| Length | 4,745 mm (186.8 in) |
| Width | 2000–2005:1,815 mm (71.5 in) 2002–2005:1,820 mm (72 in) |
| Height | 1,420 mm (56 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Kia Credos |
| Successor | Kia Optima (MG) |
| Second generation (MG) | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Kia Motors |
| Also called | Kia Magentis (Europe, Canada, Australia, Brazil,Singapore) Kia Lotze (South Korea) Kia Lotze Advance (KDM Model Year) Kia Lotze Innovation (KDM Facelift) |
| Production | 2005–2010 |
| Assembly | South Korea: Hwaseong (Hwaseong Plant) Malaysia: Gurun (NAM) Russia: Kaliningrad (Avtotor) |
| Designer | FL:Peter Schreyer |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front engine, front wheel-drive |
| Related |
Hyundai Sonata Hyundai Grandeur/Azera Kia Carens/Rondo |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0L Theta 143hp I4 petrol 2.4L Theta 138-162hp I4 petrol 2.4L Theta II 175hp I4 petrol 2.7L Delta V6 170hp petrol (2005–2006) 2.7L Mu V6 185-194hp petrol (2007–2010) 2.0L CRDI VGT 140hp I4 diesel |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic 5-speed automatic (Mu Engine only) |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,720 mm (107 in) |
| Length | 4,755–4,810 mm (187.2–189.4 in) |
| Width | 1,820 mm (72 in) |
| Height | 1,480 mm (58 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Kia Optima (MS) |
| Successor | Kia Optima (TF) |
| Third generation (TF) | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Kia Motors |
| Also called | Kia K5 (South Korea, China, Indonesia) Kia Optima K5 (Malaysia) |
| Production | 2010–2015 |
| Assembly | South Korea: Hwaseong (Hwaseong Plant) China: Yancheng (Yancheng Plant) Kazakhstan: Oskemen (Azia Avto) Russia: Kaliningrad (Avtotor) United States: West Point, GA (KMMG) |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front engine, front wheel-drive |
| Related | Hyundai Sonata (YF) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | 6-speed automatic 6-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,795 mm (110.0 in) |
| Length | 4,845 mm (190.7 in) |
| Width | 1,835 mm (72.2 in) |
| Height | 1,455 mm (57.3 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,391–1,411 kg (3,067–3,111 lb) 1,535 kg (3,384 lb) (Turbo) 1,583 kg (3,490 lb) (Hybrid) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Kia Optima (MG) |
| Successor | Kia Optima (JF) |
| Fourth generation (JF) | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Kia Motors |
| Production | 2015–present |
| Model years | 2016–present |
| Assembly | South Korea: Hwaseong (Hwaseong Plant) China: Yancheng (Yancheng Plant) Kazakhstan: Oskemen (Azia Avto) Russia: Kaliningrad (Avtotor) United States: West Point, GA (KMMG) Nigeria: Lagos(stallion group) |
| Designer | Peter Schreyer |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 5-door estate |
| Layout | Front engine, front wheel-drive |
| Related | Hyundai Sonata (LF) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.6L Gamma G4FJ I4 (turbocharged) 2.0L Theta II I4 (turbocharged) 2.4L Theta GDI I4 (naturally aspirated) |
| Transmission | 6-speed automatic 7-speed dual-clutch automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,805 mm (110.4 in) |
| Length | 191.1 in (4,850 mm) |
| Width | 73.2 in (1,860 mm) |
| Height | 57.7 in (1,470 mm) |
| Curb weight | 3,219–3,362 lb (1,460–1,525 kg) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Kia Optima (TF) |
| Kia Optima Convertible Concept | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Kia |
| Production | 2015 (Concept car) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size car |
| Body style | 4-door convertible |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.6 L I4 |
| Transmission | 6-speed automatic |
The Kia Optima is a mid-sized 4-door sedan manufactured by Kia Motors since 2000 and marketed globally through various nameplates. First generation cars were mostly marketed as the Optima, although the Kia Magentis name was used in Europe and Canada when sales began there in 2002. For the second generation models, Kia used the Kia Lotze & Kia K5 name for the South Korean market, and the Magentis name globally, except in the United States and Malaysia where the Optima name was retained. The Optima name is now going to be used for all markets except China, where they will also use the South Korean market name.
From 2000–2005 Optimas were a rebadged variant of the Hyundai Sonata, differing only from the Sonata in minor exterior styling details and equipment content.
In Australia, the Optima was introduced in May 2001, offered only with a 2.5 L V6 engine, and choice of manual or automatic transmission. The updated Optima was offered with a new 2.7 L engine, 4-speed automatic (the manual was dropped), and features such as full leather interior and alloy wheels were made standard. Thanks in part to better marketing, sales increased to 41,289 units in 2005, an all-time high. The Optima was sold until 2006, when it was replaced by the Magentis.
The 2002 Optima received a minor update. The Optima was a luxurious version of Kia Optima sold in South Korea. The grille was redesigned for the United States in 2003 (2004 model year) to feature the Kia badge, and the headlamps were restyled for 2004 (2005 model year).
2003 Kia Magentis (Canada)
2005–2006 Kia Optima (US)
Facelift Kia Optima (China)
The second generation Optima, known as the Kia Magentis globally except the United States and Malaysia, and as the Kia Lotze in South Korea, was launched in South Korea in November 2005. This generation differed further from the Hyundai Sonata donor vehicle than the previous model. Unlike the previous Optima though, this vehicle uses a global platform, unique to Kia, designated "MG". The car continues to be built in South Korea and shares its 2.4-litre inline-four engine, five-speed Sportmatic automatic or five-speed manual transmission with the Sonata.
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