The Kia Optima has more to it than just Blake Griffen's approval. It drives well, looks sexy and has a beautiful front grill. The car gets great mileage for a vehicle its size and the handling is quite nice. In Econ mode it saves more gas getting about 27/37 mpg, but weakens the A/C and acceleration. Sports mode allows for more aggressive driving, but kills the gas mileage. It's a larger car for city driving, but its large trunk and big back seats allows for many friends to pile in or room for lots of suitcases when traveling. Overall it's a nice car that is easy to drive and maintain and gets the job done, but doesn't blow me away.

The new Kia Optima is a fantastic car because it packs so much into such a small and cheap package. The available options in this car makes it a far better choice than any American or Japanese alternative. I love the fact that there are powered seats and their is an LCD screen that rivals those found in BMW or Mercedes cars. I