2012 Kia Optima

This is a 2012 Kia Optima review. The 2012 Kia Optima is a medium-sized sedan that is accessible in 5 different levels of trim inclusive of the EX, the LX, the LX Turbo, the Hybrid as well as the SX.

It comes with standard equipment on the LX; with manual transmission. This includes automatic headlights, heated mirrors, automatic headlights, full power accessories, as well as the driver’s seat that is adjustable and comes with a lumbar power adjustment, satellite radio, Bluetooth, a glove box that is  cool, a sound system with a CD player, a USB audio interface/iPod. If you take the option of the LX with the transmission that is automatic, then you will get the cruise control, the alloy wheels, and the convenience package.  This consists of a driver seat that has eight-way power, as well as a rear view miller that is auto-dimming.

The EX also comes standard with the convenience package with the seventeen inch alloy wheels, keyless ignition, automatic climate control that has a dual zone, wood interior trim, leather upholstery as well as air vents to the rear. A more powerful engine comes with the EX Turbo.  It also comes with brakes that are bigger as well as a grille design that is different.  The Optima Hybrid is mostly the same as the EX but it has a sixteen inch alloy wheels as well as cloth upholstery and a rear-view camera.

A technology package is proffered with every trim except for the LX that is manually-equipped.  It comes with the addition of a rear-view camera and a navigation system. On the LX, there is a dual-zone climate control and rear air vents. The premium package that comes with both the SX and the EX comes with a sunroof that is panoramic, a passenger seat that comes with four way power, ventilated and heated front seats, rear seats that are also heated, driver memory function, as well as it’s a sound system that has infinity speakers and that also comes with the voice-activated electronics interface.  The package that comes with the EX Turbo and the EX includes a steering wheel that is heated as well.  With the Hybrid Premium, those 2 packages are combined and it also includes xenon headlights, auto-dimming rear-view mirror, as well as leather upholstery.

When there is performance testing, an Optima EX that is loaded in SULEV structure goes from 0-60 miles per hour in less than nine seconds.  It has an estimated fuel economy of 24 mpg in the city and thirty four mpg on the highway, and twenty eight mpg combined with whatever transmission that is being driven.

The standard safety features of the 2012 Kia Optima are inclusive of four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, side airbags, hill start support, stability and traction control as well as side curtain airbags. There is also an optional rear-view camera.