Kia Forte

Kia Forte (since 2008)

The Kia Forte is a model of the automobile manufacturer Kia Motors, since the end of September 2008 is available in his native South Korea and later in several other markets, including North America and China has been introduced.

History

The same for the world market introduced at the Chicago Auto Show and the Canadian International Auto Show in February 2009 compact car based on a cost- reduced platform of the Kia cee'd. Thus the multi-link rear axle was replaced with a cheaper torsion bar design, the front suspension is the same. The interior contains some elements of the cee'd positioned under the Kia Soul. The vehicle is offered with 2.0 liter and 2.4 liter petrol engines (the latter available only in the U.S.). In its home market followed these a 1.6 -liter gasoline engine and an equally large diesel. For the design of the vehicle, the 2006 Kia Come Peter Schreyer is responsible. With this model, he led the Tiger Nose grille as a recognition feature.

In North America and China, the Forte since June 2009, is available. The production for the Chinese market takes place opened in 2007 Yancheng plant, for all other markets in the Korean Hwasung plant. The name varies between markets and draws on previous Forte. So he will continue to be offered in Australia, UK and South America as Cerato in Singapore as Cerato Forte. In China, he even received the name of the pre- predecessor Kia Shuma, who was then still exported from Korea there.

2010, the Forte was the best- selling model, with plenty of 400,000 units, nearly twice as numerous as the second most common vehicle, the removed platform related Sportage.

In 2013, Kia introduced into the United States, the second generation of the Forte as a vehicle of model year 2014 on the market.

Positioning

Plans to export the Forte to Europe, there are not as Kia already designed with the European market, technically more complex Kia cee'd is represented in the compact class.

This two-pronged offer based on the same platform is completed by the hatchback version of the Forte. This was presented at the New York International Auto Show 2010.

As a direct competitor of the Forte in the domestic market, the Renault Samsung SM3, Daewoo Lacetti Premiere and the Hyundai Avante which is also not offered as a cheaper variant of the Hyundai i30 in Europe apply. Both Hyundai models based on the same compact platform as Forte and cee'd.

Model family

The four-door notchback sedan followed in August 2009 on the basis of the concept car Kia Koup Concept, the first ever two-door coupe model of Kia Forte Koup under the name. This is lowered compared to the other variants by 10 mm to 14 cm ground clearance. Followed in 2010 as the third Karrossieform a hatchback variant.

Under the banner of "Eco Dynamics " Kia stepped up efforts to develop greener technologies. Since August 2009, the Kia Forte LPI Hybrid is available in the Korean market. The at the Seoul Motor Show 2009 presented vehicle stands out next to a newly developed LPG hybrid drive for the first time by a built- in a production car worldwide lithium -polymer battery.

In the summer of 2010 came as a third body version yet added a five-door hatchback sedan.