Kia Optima LX owners manual.The Optima is Kia’s first run at the mid-size class, and while it might not be on the same level as the Honda Accord or Toyota Camry, it has most of the right stuff to compete. For 2005, this Hyundai Sonata clone receives only minor updates, including clear turn signals and updated leather seats. The standard engine is a 2.4-liter, DOHC four-cylinder unit making 138 hp. An optional 170-hp, 2.7-liter V-6 is also available. The four-cylinder is offered with a Sportmatic automatic transmission. The Optima comes in two trim levels: LX and EX. LX’s get standard power windows, a CD player, cruise control, and air conditioning. The EX adds alloy wheels, a sunroof, leather, climate control, and keyless entry. The Optima is a sophisticated car-right on target for the mid-priced class and, as a bonus, it carries Kia’s killer 10-year/100,000-mile warranty. Kia, until now just the ankle-biting junior division of Hyundai, is ready to start banging pots together for attention. It aspires to be perky and sporty, a quasi-Honda to Hyundai’s staid line of quasi-Toyotas. There’s been loose talk of a Kia pickup truck. There have been a two-seat sportster concept and a boxy urban hipster concept. There’s been management roiling that put former VW of America executive V-P Len Hunt in charge of Kia’s U.S. operations.
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