Kia Optima Makes Online Debut Before Frankfurt, With "High-class" Cabin and New Tech
26 Aug 2015, 07:56 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / The all-new Kia Optima will be unveiled in European specification at the Frankfurt International Motor Show on 15 September 2015
Europe-bound Kia Optima Pictures Surface Online, Debut Should Take Place In Frankfurt
20 Aug 2015, 15:09 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Kia is preparing to launch the European version of the Optima sedan in Frankfurt, but a set of photos leaked out on the internet today
Kia K5 Sedan (Optima) Launched with 5 Engines and Two Design Lines in Korea
15 Jul 2015, 13:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The K5 is the Korean version of the new Optima and was shown at the Seoul Motor Show in April, launching with five engines and two body kits
2016 Kia K5 (New Optima) Debuts in Korea to Warcraft Game Music
2 Apr 2015, 16:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The K5 is the Korean version of the new Optima and was shown at the Seoul Motor Show to some amazingly dynamic game music
LA Clippers’ Blake Griffin Runs Errands With His Tesla Model S
3 Mar 2015, 15:18 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Los Angeles Clippers' Forward Blake Griffin might have been promoting Kia's Optima model for the last two years, but he drives a Tesla Model S on a daily basis
Kia Sportspace Concept Revealed Ahead of Geneva 2015 Debut: Optima Estate?
17 Feb 2015, 09:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Kia Sportspace Concept previews the next generation of D-segment sedan and maybe even a wagon, successors for the current Optima
2016 Kia Optima Concept Shown for the First Time Ahead of Geneva Debut
10 Feb 2015, 07:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia's design studio in Frankfurt has readied a red D-segment sports sedan for the Geneva Motor Show and it's a thing to behold
2016 Kia Optima Spied Testing in Extreme Cold
20 Jan 2015, 19:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The hunting game where the predator awaits its pray in the proximity of the latter’s water resources appears to never go out of fashion. This is precisely what happened with the 2016 Kia Optim...
L.A. Clippers Star Blake Griffin Drives Kia Optima in Wild West Commercial
22 Dec 2014, 11:04 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Since the Wild West is all about villains riding horses, robbing banks and madly shooting their revolvers, the sherif is usually envisioned as the city’s hero. But what if that person had 274 ...
2016 Kia Optima Prototype Breaks Down on the Nurburgring
24 Oct 2014, 14:41 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the crowded world of mid-size sedans, Kia's Optima isn't the type of vehicle to boast about. Not even the hybrid variant has the means to rock your boat as much as more modern and poshe...
All-New 2016 Kia Optima: Tuned 2.0L Turbo on Sport Model Spied
14 Oct 2014, 17:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The mid-size sedan segment is hugely important for Kia. The current generation Optima sedan was the best selling car in Korea after its launch five years ago and quickly became their top player in A...
Kia Optima T-Hybrid Combines Diesel and Electric Power, Boasts With Electric Supercharger
29 Sep 2014, 13:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The South Korean automaker announced earlier this month that the Paris Motor Show will see the debut of the redesigned Rio and Venga, with the addition of a curious concept dubbed Optima T-Hybrid. ...
2016 Kia Optima Spied Testing in Europe
24 Sep 2014, 14:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Optima did a lot for Kia in terms of sales volumes. The mid-size sedan was first introduced in 2000, while the current generation has been with us since 2010. And as things stand at Kia these da...
Supermodel Adriana Lima Uses Her Heels to Settle “Football vs Futbol”: Kia Ad
9 Jun 2014, 08:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you are reading this in the US of A, the debate on Football vs Futbol (Soccer) has a clear outcome for you: the first is some sort of a religion, while the latter is a big fuss over a ball. On th...
Kia Optima Is a Car of the Future in the New RoboCop Movie
10 Feb 2014, 13:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 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 ra...
Kia Optima Gets Matte Wrap in Russia
12 Dec 2013, 15:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / City cars and superminis are for Europe, big sedans are for the US and a big ocean separates them very clearly – that's the way the auto market has always been, but more and more automake...
Kia Flips Over After Crashing into Parked SUV
23 Sep 2013, 09:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This next crash video defies the laws of physics the way a really bad movie does. It really is a little hard to fathom! So there's this Kia K5/Optima driver who drives into a parking area a ...
2014 Kia Optima Starts at $22,300
20 Sep 2013, 08:28 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The 2014 Kia Optima can be acquired in the United States starting from $22,300, including destination and handling, the South Korean automaker has announced earlier this week. For the aforementio...
2013 Toyota Camry Hybrid XLE Versus 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid
29 Aug 2013, 16:01 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Due to higher fuel prices and emission regulations, most automakers started to include hybrid powertrains for their sedans in the race to attract customers not only by design and technology inside b...
Consumer Reports Tests New Kia Cadenza
18 Apr 2013, 08:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Kia's lineup of cars has rather more to do with BMW and Mercedes than Ford or Volkswagen. Instead of sticking to just compacts, mid-size and full-size models, they make a whole bunch of cars in...