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Kia Announces Massive Recall, Nearly 260k Optima Sedans Affected
Kia Announces Massive Recall, Nearly 260k Optima Sedans Affected

9 Aug 2022, 11:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Introduced into production for MY14, the remedy for the recalled vehicles is rather simple: adding industrial-grade adhesive tape over the headliner plates

 
Fuel Leak Prompts Kia to Recall Over 70,000 Optima Sedans
Fuel Leak Prompts Kia to Recall Over 70,000 Optima Sedans

24 Feb 2022, 15:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a 2013 to 2014 Kia Optima with the 2.0L or 2.4L engine, your car may turn into a ball of fire if you don't replace a fuel tube ASAP

 
Kia Connecting Rod Bearing Failure Prompts Optima Hybrid, Optima PHEV Recall
Kia Connecting Rod Bearing Failure Prompts Optima Hybrid, Optima PHEV Recall

8 Nov 2021, 12:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you happen to own a Kia Optima Hybrid or Plug-In Hybrid from 2017 or 2018, your engine may need replacing because of bad connecting rod bearings

 
Kia K5 Adventure Wagon Rendering Looks Ready to Rival the Audi Allroad
Kia K5 Adventure Wagon Rendering Looks Ready to Rival the Audi Allroad

28 Apr 2021, 16:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The old Kia Optima had a wagon version sold in Europe and Asia; the Russians over at Kolesa must have liked that because they rendered the K5 into an "Allroad"

 
Kia Muscle Car Rendering Looks Sharp, Mixes K5 Sedan and Camaro ZL1 1LE
Kia Muscle Car Rendering Looks Sharp, Mixes K5 Sedan and Camaro ZL1 1LE

19 Jan 2021, 21:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia has stopped messing around with coupes a long time ago, but there's just something cool about a muscle car from a brand that's not supposed to have any

 
Kia Recalls 295,000 Vehicles Over Connecting Rod Bearing Problem
Kia Recalls 295,000 Vehicles Over Connecting Rod Bearing Problem

7 Dec 2020, 17:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After battling the NHTSA more than a year, Kia has finally accepted to recall approximately 295,000 vehicles over fire concerns

 
2021 K5 Is the Most Powerful Kia Mid-Size Sedan to Ever Walk This Earth
2021 K5 Is the Most Powerful Kia Mid-Size Sedan to Ever Walk This Earth

1 Jul 2020, 09:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Kia will be removing the Optima nameplate from its roster of cars, the sedan to be called from now on K5, and it just got revealed

 
2021 Kia Optima Renamed in the U.S., Please Welcome the All-New 2021 Kia K5
2021 Kia Optima Renamed in the U.S., Please Welcome the All-New 2021 Kia K5

20 May 2020, 21:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Kia Optima is apparently dead in the United States, and in its place, the South Korean moniker K5 will be used in this market

 
2021 Kia Optima Wagon Rendered, Looks Like an SUV Cure
2021 Kia Optima Wagon Rendered, Looks Like an SUV Cure

15 Jan 2020, 21:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 290 hp 2.5-liter turbo and 8-speed DCT have both been confirmed for the regular new Optima, but the rumored wagon hasn't been spotted

 
2021 Kia K5 Fastback Revealed, Coming to the U.S.
2021 Kia K5 Fastback Revealed, Coming to the U.S.

17 Dec 2019, 10:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2021 Kia K5 Fastback to be the name of the new Optima for the global markets, car was designed by teams on three continents

 
2021 Kia Optima Revealed, Hybrid Powertrain With Solar Roof Incoming
2021 Kia Optima Revealed, Hybrid Powertrain With Solar Roof Incoming

12 Nov 2019, 12:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Kia's all-new Optima is that bit better to look at than the Hyundai Sonata, a vast improvement inside and out over the previous generation

 
2021 Kia Optima Returns With Revised LEDs in New Rendering
2021 Kia Optima Returns With Revised LEDs in New Rendering

31 Oct 2019, 21:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Bold styling and a near-luxury interior from the new Kia Optima, plus all-new hybrid powertrains and possibly even a 300 horsepower AWD model

 
2021 Kia Optima Features Z-Shaped LED Daytime Running Lights
2021 Kia Optima Features Z-Shaped LED Daytime Running Lights

30 Oct 2019, 10:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2021 Kia Optima is far prettier than the outgoing model, and given these teasers, the grand reveal should take place next month in South Korea

 
2021 Kia Optima Spied in South Korea, Has Crazy Roof
2021 Kia Optima Spied in South Korea, Has Crazy Roof

20 Aug 2019, 15:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The all-new Optima will probably be shown in Korea towards the end of the year and at 2020 Detroit Auto for North America

 
2021 Kia Optima Could Look More Conventional Than Sonata, Which Is a Good Thing
2021 Kia Optima Could Look More Conventional Than Sonata, Which Is a Good Thing

6 Jun 2019, 20:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The rendering borrows a lot from the Ceed hatchback, which makes it different from the Korean renderings. But we love this either way

 
Mom of the Year Crashes Into Pole, Flees and Leaves 3YO Child Behind
Mom of the Year Crashes Into Pole, Flees and Leaves 3YO Child Behind

30 May 2019, 15:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ohio woman smashed her Kia Optima into a telephone pole and ran off, leaving her child in the car. When she came back, she denied she’d been driving

 
2021 Kia Optima Accurately Rendered, Looks Sleek
2021 Kia Optima Accurately Rendered, Looks Sleek

15 May 2019, 20:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2021 Optima should have everything: wagons, hybrids, all-wheel-drive a hot version, possibly even a pure electric model

 
2020 Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima Getting AWD In South Korea
2020 Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima Getting AWD In South Korea

23 Apr 2019, 12:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Electronically-controlled AWD is what Hyundai and Kia prepare to roll out in the Sonata and Optima, and with a bit of luck, the U.S. will get this option too

 
Man Steals Kia Optima, Crashes, Hides From The Cops in Pile of Cow Manure
Man Steals Kia Optima, Crashes, Hides From The Cops in Pile of Cow Manure

20 Dec 2018, 16:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bryan Woolever stole a car and fled from the police when they initiated a traffic stop. He crashed later and hid in a cow pen, covering himself in feces to avoi

 
Cleveland Woman Hits Another Woman With Her Car Over Facebook Disagreement
Cleveland Woman Hits Another Woman With Her Car Over Facebook Disagreement

18 Oct 2018, 12:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / 25-year-old Glensasha A. Filmore was charged with felonious assault. She fled the scene, but cops found her at her home, hiding under her bed