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#5 of 1357 SMULVEY by libertycat Jul 14, 2003 (4:52 pm)
I know more than you and as much as any website would about car company ownership. I was asking somebody else if they knew the facts I stated. Replies to this message: ccornell (Jul 10, 2004 4:06 pm)
#6 of 1357 ownership/kia-hyundai by smulvey Jul 17, 2003 (5:42 pm)
Well, yes , the connection is clear. When I did my first oil change, the oil filter on the Kia Sedona was acutually a Hyundai unit. This led me to look into it.   The two firms merged during the economic crash suffered in Asia a few years back , and Kia was available cheap enough that Hyundai , a much larger firm , bought into them.   For a number of years Kia built two american models for the Ford Motor company , the Ford Aspire and the Ford Festiva. I presume when Ford decided to re-work the Escort into the Focus they decided to stop buying the Kia cars and re-lableing them.   This left Kia with a strong incentive to start a US line and also 10 years experience with building to the US govt specs. We alll have benefited with our purchases of Spectras and Sedonas.
#7 of 1357 TRENDS by contracoffin Aug 02, 2003 (4:19 am)
Am hoping Kia is doing this in response to other manufacturers trend to cut both head room and upward visibility. Most apparently think there is a glass shortage and are lowering the top end of the windshields. HELLO--people are getting taller not shorter!!!! The Amanti design looks good and SEEMS to indicate an appreciation that headroom AND upward visibility are needed in the marketplace. The last car show I attended I ruled out 98% due to coffin like interiors. Hopefully with Hyundai's ownership quality is improving.
#8 of 1357 Agree about the lack of glass... by csandste Aug 12, 2003 (3:50 pm)
new Chrysler designs look bizarre IMHO.
#9 of 1357 The Kia Amanti is nice looking but probably more car than this by iluvmysephia1 Aug 12, 2003 (5:16 pm)
Korean car-lover really needs. That is by no means a knock on the car-actually who even owns one yet in the U.S.? Fall '03 release in the U.S.? Someone remind all of us when this ample luxury car will hit the roads. I will do a few double ganders at this one when I first see one out there, for sure! That large grille up there looms oninously, the interior is receiving early praise from many and this looks to be the type of new car that I'll need to see in person to see if I'll like it or not. $25,000 price tag is nice, eh?
#10 of 1357 I took another look at the Amanti advertisement on by iluvmysephia1 Aug 17, 2003 (10:17 am)
Kia's American website and it will be released in the fall of 2003 with final pricing to be released just before on their website. One feature I found helpful(among many)on this car is that if you leave your keys in the ignition and get out it has an electronic backup sytem that won't allow the doors to lock on you. Very shagadelic, huh, spacecadets? Love it! Also, it has some very nice load-distribution and power-directive drivetrain features involving braking and distributing power to the best wheels for the circumstance at hand that I found to be outstanding for a vehicle in this price range. It's absolutely LOADED with airbags too! If Jim Carrey was driving an Amanti in 'Dumb and Dumber' when he gets involved in that fender-bender at the airport he would have been buffeted and gently bounced to-and-fro in a most humorous way! It's really an informative re-read to see all the features Kia's loading into their first luxury car.
#11 of 1357 I think most Hyundais have the can't lock feature... by csandste Aug 21, 2003 (2:24 pm)
My '01 Elantra does. Also turns your headlights off when you remove the keys.
#12 of 1357 Finally, New Amanti arrives in the States.... by bluewinds Nov 03, 2003 (3:16 pm)
http://www.kia.com/amanti/index.php
#13 of 1357 Read the press release on bluewinds' link.................... by iluvmysephia1 Nov 03, 2003 (8:47 pm)
that Electronic Control System developed by Continental Teves looks mighty impressive for active restraint. This is only one of the impressive features built into this car. It will be a unique and impressive luxury car from Kia for a non-luxury price.
#14 of 1357 Hmmm by chrisducati Nov 04, 2003 (5:53 pm)
Looks like a Buick from the A post back. Looks like a Lancia in the front. Older people will most likely like it. It's just to huge a car for this family. We will wait on the new Spectra replacement which looks really good.

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