The Siamese twin of the Hyundai Sonata prepares for the 2021 model year with new underpinnings from the ground up. A mid-sized sedan with a lot to prove in a segment that keeps contracting because of ...

Maybe it was just the way the halogen lights played on its angles and planes, but it occurred to me one evening in January that the Kia Optima might be the best-looking family sedan extant. Beauty is ...

Kia unveiled the 2019 Optima in Korea back in January. Two months later it was shown in Geneva, and now it’s on display at the 2018 New York Auto Show, dressed in US clothes. It may not be the brand’s ...

The good news: The fifth generation of the Kia Optima is a big leap forward in looks and tech. The bad news, potentially, is that the changes are radical enough to warrant a name change to K5, the ...

Kia is on a roll. The Optima is light years ahead of the woeful old Magentis, and finally gives the brand a serious contender for class honours. Smart looks, a classy cabin and composed dynamics mark ...

The Optima is a midsize sedan and Kia's best-selling model. It shares its platform and engines, but not interior or exterior styling, with the Hyundai Sonata. It is offered with 4-cylinder power and ...

Engines range from 1.7 CRDi to 1.7 CRDi Automatic Readers report Real MPG to be between 32–55 mpg Kia only offers the Optima with a 1.7-litre CRDi diesel engine. Power is 134PS and peak torque is ...