By James Bergeron
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2010 Kia Forte EX Sedan
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I’m back in a Kia Forte this week; just over a month ago I tested the 2010 Forte Coupe and it garnered a lot of attention from readers. This week I’m behind the wheel of the sedan, which should be a more popular car for the masses and be Kia’s volume seller for this model.
The base model LX sedan has a starting price of $15,695; my tester is an Electric Blue ($150) EX model ($17,995) with sunroof ($800) and automatic transmission ($1,200), for a total of $20,145 before taxes, levies and delivery.
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The EX model I am driving this week has a smaller engine than the SX I drove in Koup form. This car is powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine that produces 156hp and 144lb/ft of torque, which is channelled to the front wheels via a four-speed Steptronic transmission.
You do get a host of interesting and perhaps unexpected features from a vehicle in this category in the Forte, including: heated seats, voice-activated Bluetooth hands-free, front windshield wiper de-icer, side-curtain, front seat-mounted side and dual front mounted airbags, four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, traction control and stability control.
Although typically I would prefer a manual transmission, with the Forte I’m glad to be driving an automatic so I can avoid the stalling situation that seems to plague manual-equipped versions.
2010 Kia Forte EX Sedan
MSRP as tested (excluding destination): $20,145
For more information on Kia and the Forte visit Kia Canada
