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Karla Pincott

Editor

6 min read

If anybody still doubts Kia's intention to move up in the charts, one look at the mid-sized Optima should change that opinion. As a package intended to win sales votes, it's got more luxury goodies than an Academy Awards schmooze bag. And red carpet looks to match.

Filling the line-up gap left by the unpopular Magentis, the Optima is unfortunately in fairly short supply at the moment, with Kia Australia only able to get 1000 this year. But those arrive here in a single upscale Platinum spec level, with great looks, and some successful effort to make the suspension and steering better suited to Australian tastes.

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Read the full Kia Optima 2011 review.