![]() ![]() It’s perpetually happier cruising around at low RPM than it is an able partner when you look to wring it out. But where the Honda is willing and responsive, Kia’s engine sounds like marbles in a coffee can. 1.6L of turbocharged mediocrityĢ01 horsepower sounds like a fair, semi-competitive number when you consider the Honda Civic Si has had right around this for the last decade-plus. When you think of the aforementioned phrase, you likely envision the kind of car that makes you want to go driving for no reason other than to do exactly that. But Kia touts a “track-inspired driving experience,” and the problems worsen. ![]() All-in-all it’s a lot of kit for the coin. We could do without the electronic parking brake, however. The option box adds a good assortment of niceties: Power driver’s seat, forward collision avoidance assist, smart cruise control, heated and ventilated front seats, reverse parking sensors, power sunroof, Harman/Kardon audio, and SynTex seating materials. The questions start with our tester’s GT2 package which added $2,200. This isn’t an issue itself, perhaps representing a good value for a decently-built car with a little spice in its step. To our dismay, the 2022 Kia Forte GT is not one of these cars. Kia, Hyundai’s partner not in crime but in recent leaps of success, even builds the excellent, reasonably-affordable Stinger. Take, for example, the new Honda Civic Si, the Hyundai Elantra N and Veloster N, the Subaru WRX, and so on. ![]() 2022 KIA FORTE GT DRIVERSAs much as the general automotive media doesn’t want you to believe it, automakers are still pumping out a wide selection of enthusiast-minded, relatively inexpensive daily drivers that aren’t outright sports cars. ![]()
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