Facelifted Kia K5 Breaks Cover, There's No Radical Change
26 Oct 2023, 13:24 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / After almost four years on the market, the fifth-generation former Optima/current K5 has finally been updated. The model received design cues
Kia Recalls 320k Vehicles Over Failing Trunk Emergency Release
31 Aug 2023, 13:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Both the previous-gen Optima sedan and 2016 through 2017 models of the Rio sedan are included in this 320k-strong recall
Car Owner Finds Stolen Kia Optima Using an AirTag, Learns a Very Important Lesson
12 Jul 2023, 12:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / A woman ended up in hospital after she tried to recover her stolen car; the incident led to a crazy police chase and several crashes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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