Post by rodge on Mar 14, 2021 0:57:58 GMT
Had an Optima this week, Similar to the one I had earlier in the year only this one was a top spec one.
It only had 3100 miles on it, had lots of extras including heated steering wheel and seats- the heated steering wheel was a first for me on a rental car.
It was nice to have on cold mornings but I didn’t use it much.
The car itself was another one with self driving of sorts and I like it better on the Kia than on the Toyota’s.
The Camry has a reasonably good system, much better than the Corolla system but the Optima is a smoother solution and is more analog in its application.
Neither are anywhere near the Tesla I drove a few weeks back, so I imagine the more modern Tesla’s are even better.
Having driven a fair amount of them over the past 2 years, I’m finding that I’m more impressed with Kias than before and can see why they are so popular.
I don’t think it’ll be long before they are seen as an equivalent to Toyota and could see them surpassing them in the coming years.
The thing I didn’t like was that I couldn’t get entirely comfortable in the car.
The central arm rest is too far back to be useful and the multiple adjustments made it harder to get that sweet spot, but after 600 miles of driving, I got it into a half comfortable position.
I can’t help but wonder if there are too many adjustments available now on cars and this just makes it a more awkward process for getting comfortable.
Anyway, if you’re in the USA and in the market for a Mondeo sized car, it certainly does the job well.
It only had 3100 miles on it, had lots of extras including heated steering wheel and seats- the heated steering wheel was a first for me on a rental car.
It was nice to have on cold mornings but I didn’t use it much.
The car itself was another one with self driving of sorts and I like it better on the Kia than on the Toyota’s.
The Camry has a reasonably good system, much better than the Corolla system but the Optima is a smoother solution and is more analog in its application.
Neither are anywhere near the Tesla I drove a few weeks back, so I imagine the more modern Tesla’s are even better.
Having driven a fair amount of them over the past 2 years, I’m finding that I’m more impressed with Kias than before and can see why they are so popular.
I don’t think it’ll be long before they are seen as an equivalent to Toyota and could see them surpassing them in the coming years.
The thing I didn’t like was that I couldn’t get entirely comfortable in the car.
The central arm rest is too far back to be useful and the multiple adjustments made it harder to get that sweet spot, but after 600 miles of driving, I got it into a half comfortable position.
I can’t help but wonder if there are too many adjustments available now on cars and this just makes it a more awkward process for getting comfortable.
Anyway, if you’re in the USA and in the market for a Mondeo sized car, it certainly does the job well.
