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Kia Optima Is a Car of the Future in the New RoboCop Movie

What, did you think only Jalopnik editors will tell you about how to make the perfect omelet or giant wooden phalluses strapped to anti-Putin protesters' cars? We've keen on showing you random stories, and things don't get much more random than a robot man and Kia with wheel covers.
RoboCop Kia Optima 1 photo
Photo: motortrend.com
We watched the movie and came out with a clear picture of the awesome biased television bully played by Samuel L. Jackson and imagery of lungs in a jar… don't ask or we'll spoil it for you. This editor also noticed one of his "favorite" cars was in there. A Kia Optima, probably a hybrid, had been transformed into the car of the near future.

Kia has made no official mention of their involvement with the movie, which can only mean the makers of RoboCop simply bought an Optima and converted it. As far as I can tell, this is the only clear picture of the futuristic Kia on the whole internet, belonging to an in-depth report from MotorTrend which you should check out.

For a big budget movie, the Kia conversion is rather crude: wheel covers at the back and a flat front end that's been completely covered up. As you see it, the Optima plays an important role in the movie, being detective Alex Murphy's personal vehicle. We don't want to spoil it for you, but let's just say it plays an explosive role.
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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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