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Even before we’ve had a chance to drive it, the 2021 Kia Optima is proving to be an interesting sedan. For one thing, it might not even be called Optima anymore, with a switch to the Korean-market K5 ...

"Tiger Nose Evolution" may sound like an indie band name, but it's what Kia is calling its new corporate face. Chris Paukert Former executive editor / Cars Following stints in TV news production and ...

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If we’re talking about mid-size sedan in the United States, the first nameplate that springs to mind is the Camry. Toyota sells a lot of them every year despite the growing demand for SUVs and trucks, ...

Say hello to the 2021 Kia K5. It's the brand's newest offering in the midsized sedan segment, and it replaces the now-dead Kia Optima. We've already driven the Korean market version of the K5, and we ...

Kia has dropped the Optima and replaced it with the K5, a more sport-themed design. The K5 is, for all intents, a “new” Optima in that it has an all-new design, but takes lots of cues from the ...

In general, the Kia Optima (K5 in Korea) isn't one of those cars you generally think about too much unless you're looking down at the rental car keychain to remember what they gave you. But that's not ...

Kia has revealed its newest sedan, and if you've never thought the South Korean automaker's cars were up to much style-wise, the Kia K5 – aka the future 2021 Kia Optima – could well change your mind.

The all-new 2021 Kia K5, known as the Optima in North America and Europe, will be sold in fewer markets compared to its predecessor. While nothing is official yet, The Korean Car Blog reports that ...

Breathe a sigh of relief, Stinger fans. The 2021 Kia K5 is not a front-wheel-drive replacement for that rather excellent rear-wheel-drive sport sedan, but rather it's the new, renamed, reconstituted ...

As sedan sales sink and many automakers continue to abandon ship, others are finding new ways to inject life into the sputtering segment. Kia, for example, is trying a name change. Its Optima mid-size ...