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minor recant Posted by James [Email] (more from James) on Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:51:41

In Reply to: Post #2!, James, Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:17:47 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup

I just noticed the 2011 Optima is available with a direct injection 2.0T, which makes it, on paper, comparable to the outgoing 9-5 aero in terms of performance (a decade later). So if that is what Christain_C is referring to, fair enough... Kia/Hyundai has done a lot with the Sonata platform to make it fairly comparable to a (og)9-5 and is winning some market share as a result. Of course the cars are getting closer to Saab price points also (can't get a turbo without the top trim level: cost is within $1-2k of a 9-3ss). Even the styling has improved (relative to hideous Kia models of the past) due to yoinking a designer from Audi (though imho, the interior is a mix of nice + hideous)... good for them! imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... if you copy enough bits from good cars, you may eventually end up with a decent enough car...

not my taste, but fair enough...

James...

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Posts in this Thread:

Roomate trades in his 9-5 for an Elantra, turbostud, Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:54:22
- I traded 02' Linear for 2008 Kia Optima, Christain_C, Sat, 16 Apr 2011 22:30:00
  - Re: I traded 02' Linear for 2008 Kia Optima, saabsince 93b , Sun, 17 Apr 2011 12:54:36
    - I never said that my other car is a Miata, Christain_C, Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:40:43
      - Post #2!, James, Mon, 18 Apr 2011 03:17:47
        Re: Post #2!, Christain_C, Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:32:32
        AND.....my other car is a 1973 Porsche Carrera RS, saabsince 93b , Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:59:14
        minor recant, James, Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:51:41 <-- Viewing This Message
        Imitation???, Christain_C, Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:40:05
        Re: Imitation???, James, Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:09:11
        Scott, please take it down, take it down, it's hideous, AeroEd, Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:07:12
        sorry..., James, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:55:06
    - these are awesome highway cars!, James, Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:37:57
  - Post #1, MI-Roger , Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:23:15
    - Re: Post #1, turbostud, Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:09:40
- I am also considering moving on!, Wasabi, Sat, 16 Apr 2011 12:54:01
- I like the new Elantra...but..., Mark from Toronto, Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:54:53
- Re: Roomate trades in his 9-5 for an Elantra, dtech aka cheaptech, Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:05:58
- I would kick him out., B Millar , Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:22:47
- Re: Roomate trades in his 9-5 for an Elantra, EGD , Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:56:50
  - Re: Roomate trades in his 9-5 for an Elantra, saabsince 93b , Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:22:08
    - Re: Roomate trades in his 9-5 for an Elantra, turbostud, Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:39:27
      - Re: Roomate trades in his 9-5 for an Elantra, ffb13, Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:09:48
        Wait, Saab is going to shut down AGAIN?, turbostud, Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:40:38
        just the normal bad press..., James, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 03:51:45
        Re: just the normal bad press..., saabsince 93b , Wed, 20 Apr 2011 06:39:25
        SAAB HISTORY! What do you know??, saabsince 93b , Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:45:31
        Re: SAAB HISTORY! What do you know??, ffb13, Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:23:24

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