2010 Kia Forte - 2009 Chicago Auto Show - video Dailymotion

Kia replaces its largely forgettable Spectra with the sporty all-new Forte. Check out the 2010 Kia Forte at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show!

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00:00 Quick, what's the name of Kia's compact car?

00:09 I have trouble remembering myself.

00:11 It's the Spectra, but it's a pretty unmemorable car, especially the way it looks.

00:15 Well, Kia's ready to launch a replacement, and a replacement with a new name.

00:19 The new name is Forte, and this is the sedan that launches this summer as a 2010 model.

00:25 Take a look at the hood especially, you'll see some Honda Civic in its design.

00:28 There's more of that throughout the car, especially the center stack inside, but it's a much more

00:33 refreshing, much more up-to-date looking compact from Kia.

00:37 There will be three trim levels available, an LX and an EX, coming with a two liter inline

00:42 four making 156 horsepower, or the top of the line SX model with a 173 horsepower, 2.4

00:49 liter engine.

00:50 This car's on an all new platform, and by the way, at the next New York Auto Show this

00:54 spring we'll see the production version of the hoop concept that will complement the

00:59 four door sedan.

01:00 It will also be available with either a five speed manual or a five speed automatic transmission,

01:07 and typical of Kia, you'll get a lot of standard equipment that would be optional on maybe

01:12 your Honda Civic, for example, for about the same amount of money.

01:20 (upbeat music)