Roman, I am sold on your buy recommendation, thanks for a great review.

I like your videos, your presentation and style. May I please suggest you use a wind deflector on the microphone? I do a lot of video in windy conditions as well. There is one called a "dead cat" (hate the name) that works quite well. Also, when you are editing you can choose an option called "reduce backround noise". Hope this helps, otherwise,I love your auto review work!

Thanks for the great tips and will do.

Can't agree with you more Roman...The Optima looks fantastic! Just bought a Pre-owned 2011 and keep going for drives just to feel how responsive the 2.4 GDI and 6 speed auto work together. Planning a road trip to Colorado in the Spring so I won't be forced to contend with any foul weather. Thanks for the reviews!

Drove from Massachsetts to North Carolina on a tank in the hybrid.($60.00)Incredible!!!What a blessing from the car rental company.(Family emergency)Stylish,good ride,interior noise levels,good weight in the steering,including feel(numb off-center though),no jerky tranny,great brake-feel,decent power/acceleration,corny rims,no squeaks/creaks.I would buy one.Home run Kia!Kia? Yes Kia!

Just to put a little history into this, some of the first automatics were a bit sketchy, but by the time you started to see three-speeds like the Torqueflite on the market, most people loved them. They were simple as hell to drive (just press the button and go!), they were always smooth because of that torque converter, and on race day they ruled the drag strip with their consistency and quick shifts. They were perfect for an era of cruising and drag racing.

Good job! I apologize for the clowns that think you get cars to review on the same schedule as the general public! Your videos are great and very honest!

Thanks for the vid. I find that kia/hyundai are usually excellent on paper but lacking in the intangibles that lend a car refinement

No way, I love reviewing every car. I'm so very lucky to have this job. But I do think that my mood matched the weather which was a bit dreary and rainy as you can tell. Thanks for watching and thanks for your insightful comments.

I love my 2013 hybrid for speed, maneuverability, gas milage, turns on a dime, EX package is superb!!!

Dude, that sound drop you use on so many of your auto reveiws is straight off the audio from GarageBand. You might want to mix up your sound drops. Just a suggestion. That said, I enjoy watching your reviews.

Thanks for the review. I was considering this car, but now I think I'll go for the Hyundai Sonata hybrid, which seems like a much better purchase.

Roman great VID! I like the looks and the wheels. Not in love it though. And the lower front facia seems very cheaply made around the fog lights. The Sonata rides a little softer and the Kia Optima has a little firmer ride and better handling. I hear a lot of reviewers say the Sonata is more refined then the Kia's because Kia just borrows the drive trains and tunes the suspension different True? False? it's still hard thinking $32K for a Kia Sedan. I would wait for the Fusion Hybrid but first

The wife just purchased a White with black 2013 Optima Hybrid and the car is Amazing! The looks, the ride, the handling and the power are top notch! The guy in this video must have a Lemon? Hybrid is the only way to go! Plus with the purchase we got a 5 day cruise from Miami, All-inclusive! The dealer rented the entire boat for anyone that bought or leased a car from him in May. It's HUUUUUUGE!!!!!!!

FYI you're shoot in interlaced instead of progressive but your video editing export is exporting as progressive. That's the cause for the horizontal lines in your video.

Does it also come with manual transmission?

Can you guys mashup the Ford Escape and Mazda cx 5 vs honda crv vs toyota

What color is this Kia Optima Hybrid, when I went to the dealership they said they only have 4 colors in Hybrid and this one is not one of them.

you sure the combined output is just 206hp? The 2.0 liter Optima already produces around 160hp and you said the battery from the hybrid has 40hp. So how much hp is that 2.4 liter producing???

It look like a sports car and it's stylish as well

Nice color.

Because it works ?

..And that is WHY they put a CVT in a Hybrid. 2 different motors need to work harmoniously on a relentless pace. A CVT Definitely would have been better.

@electrictroy2010

10 жыл бұрын

Honda sells hybrids without CVTs (using manuals or automatics) and they drive just fine. The problem here is that Honda knows how to program a car to drive smoothly and Hyundai/Kia do not .

@Finesse460

10 жыл бұрын

I agree with you!

When making your videos, try to keep your own opinion about other cars to yourself, rather than making the camry look bad as a matter of fact , Toyota is the one the best companies thats been rated and i have seen so far Have a good day.

Isn't this a 2012? The 2013 has a 199 HP motor and 235 LB of Torque.

Would you say this is better than the Hyundai Sonata, even though they have nearly the same specs?

i drive the Optima and Camry hybrid the optima is amazing gearbox and the engine doesn't kick in whenever. Number one brakes!!!!!!!!

How did you manage to do a review on a car that didn't come out for almost a year after you posted this video!? The 2013 Optima Hybrid's release was delayed until Mar 2013 to make some significant changes and address the 'jerky' drivetrain issues and keep it inline with the Camry.

look good

Three years ago they introduced this version?! Sorry Roman, it went on sale October of 2010, just 1.5 years ago.

I'm not a fan of kias but that is one nice car

Well its nice to know that I'm not alone :)

I own a 2012 Optima Hybrid and ive put around 2000+ miles on it. Its a great looking car however when driving in eco mode, which maximizes the fuel economy of the car, its response time time is horrible. What i mean is when you gas it, the engine doesnt kick in until after a good solid 2 seconds, thats terrible.....its not even nitpicking because it should be more responsive. When you are not driving in eco mode the car functions great but the fuel economy suffers greatly.its still a good car:)

This car is really cely designed:) cheers KIA!!!

That kia optima has adaptive learning to your driving habits, it takes a few weeks to completely learn how you drive but once it does it gets better fuel economy, shifts smoother, and the engine kickes in more predictably without the herky jerky ness. I own the 2012 model which is the same, and i work at a kia dealer.

it's purple. PURPLE.

Here is the major problem with this review. The car is a 2012 Optima not a 2013. Kia had not made a 2013 until long after this car was made. And the primary problems he discusses are the major upgrades in the 2013 model. So this is a terrific review of a 2012 Optima Hybrid, but is irrelevant to 2013.

Beautyfull car

It sounded and looked like reviewing this car was a chore, Roman ;)

I like this car, but I'm going to get the 2013 Ford Fusion!

Why bassi hybrids ?

I like the new Optima better than the Sonata. But I'd say the top trim. Hyundai's attempt at the hybrid is notable but it falls short of the competition OVERALL. I'm sure they will obviously improve with each generation.

I am still waiting for a auto company to make a Hybrid without a CVT, that behaves in a normal, smooth, none jerky way. Infiniti, Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche all have none CVT hybrids, but they just don't drive like a regular automatic. That's too bad.

H/K has improved a lot, but they're still not in Toyota or Honda territory just yet, their new direct injection engines are questionable when it comes to durability down the road and years of driving.

Jerky transmission? This car is no where near jerky as a ford focus. It doesnt roll backwards on an incline. And it actually gets good mpgs. Looks way better than a focus. Its a step above. Why are you always nit picky of the asian cars but american you fail to point out all the obvious faults. When you watch all your reviews you can tell youre biased. This car is better than any ford chevy dodge in its class. Great design.

Get your hands on the Hyundai Equus! The koreans look like they've got a hell of a luxury car now for way less than the germans.

@pedrof830 Thats what I'm thinking hyundai /Kia has had a lot of quality & duribality issues but now they pull out peter shrier or Whatevr that doesnt mean their quality/duribality improved just now if ur Hyundai is stuck on side of the road it will look better than it used too lol

Why not just test the gasoline turbo verion. Thats the one that everybody wants. Plus , its fast and more fun.

I am so happy we do not have this engine, gear box combo in the uk We has a dsg auto box and a 1.7 auto diesel with over 50 mpg mixed 60 high and we drive fast in europe on average 80 mph in most euro states 70 uk but normal get away with 77 The engine is quiet and the gear box is nice would this be a better choice for the USA.

@kens97sto171

9 жыл бұрын

Diesels don't sell well in the USA for several reason. Fuel cost about 15% more, fuel economy is about 30% better. The EPA stangled them with all kinds of crap, and the initial cost is much higher. Usually $4k- $8K more than the gas model. When you mix it all up. You have a pay back time that is longer than you will own the car. We pay $3-$4 a gallon for gas, it's just not worth it most of the time.. unless you are hauling stuff and need the torque. The new turbo direct injected gas engines are getting almost as good economy as the diesesl models that we have here. So no one buys them.

@keithnewton8981

9 жыл бұрын

kens97sto171 see we pay $9 a gallon in Europe and the UK, when buying cars the price difference is normal nothing to $1000 depending on the car manufacture like BMW or jaguar or Mercedes charge the biggest difference on average but you can normal haggle the price down. normally the tax on diesel cars is $0 so that's good and the road tax is normally between $0 and $60 a year . for the Kia we only have diesel, its $0 tax car so its good, and you easily get 54 (British) miles to a gallon and insurance is cheaper as well, also for people who get the car are part of there salary package the tax is about $100 a month so it work out good for them. diesel is very clean here, its low sulphur and many years some of our diesel have a special addative like add blue so the nitrate problems are also being dealt with plus all diesels have had particle filters and catalytic converters fitted so they are clean. the problems in our cities come from buses taxi and trucks as they are not so clean. you are missing the fun of the 180 to 400 bhp diesel cars they are fast and fun the BMW M5 diesel is quicker than the petrol car. even the Kia 1.7 d gives 138 bhp and with that strong torque curve its a real punchy car to drive plus the twin clutch auto is smooth and fast.

@keithnewton8981

9 жыл бұрын

kens97sto171 if you had to pay our full taxes diesel might be a good way to go .GM and ford have some good diesels to choose from plus there German brands have some powerful diesels as well

@keithnewton8981

9 жыл бұрын

kens97sto171 gasoline high pressure direct is good but you do not get the consistant MPG you get from a diesel most run around busy cities with lots of stop start and still give 49 plus and the golf and BMW Peugeot all get around 72 MPG. so it does pay over here. if petrol was at your prices we would not have had to develop these clean fast diesels

@kens97sto171

9 жыл бұрын

keith Newton That's why diesel is popular ove there and not here. Here it does not make economic sense to have them, for the most part. Also the Clean Diesels we get, are not really that much more fuel efficient than the Gas Direct injected cars. The VW Golf TDI gets 30 city 45 HWY. costs about $22K base price. But you never see one that cheap, usually closer to $30K. OR I can get a Chevy Cruze Eco. 1.4 TGDI for $20K get 42 HWY. but spend 15% less on the fuel. Or be REALLY smart and buy a 2 year old Honda civic for $12-15K get 35MPG. Fortunatly we dont pay road tax based on what car we choose. We pay it based on how much fuel we purchase. No carbon tax, etc. Seems to me you guys should be really pissed at your Govt. Most of that $8 a gallon is taxes, not real price. You have cheap oil from the North Sea... NO reason you should be paying what you do. It does drive fuel efficiency up.. But for what purpose. If we had $8 a gallon, our economy would collapse. We drive WAY too much. Just the way it is. Commercial Trucking would be the real issue. You DOUBLE the cost to transport, cost of the goods go up, people buy less, it all falls down. We don't do nearly as much stop and go driving as you do. We get out of our local area, hop on the interstate, and get off, and we at work. NOW.. that excludes the really big cities. LA, NYC, Chicago, etc. They are a mess. But MOST of Americans DONT live in that situations... were just more spread out. Don't get me wrong.. I LOVE DIESELS.. I drive a Semi Truck.. How can I NOT love diesels. But unless you need to TOW, or maybe if your driving LOTS AND LOTS of HWY. It's not worth it in non commercial applications. You can really make the same argument with Hybrids. for the most part. Nice chat..

Like! It's not linear

They should really get rid of that electronic e-brake. It's no fun and brings less control to the driver. But they are proliferating the market so I think it's only a matter of time before we don't have a choice

Are Kia cheaper to fix ?

@derjoh1986

6 жыл бұрын

yes!!!!

Takes the joy out of driving?? Guiness Book of World Recods for fuel economy! What other car can say that? We've had our loaded Optima Hybrid EX for 5 days and 50 people have told us it's the nicest car on the road! We have Lexus, BMW and Benz drivers checking our car out. The White with Black and Gray trim is by far the nicest looking color.

"Rebadged",is an overused, misused term. This is a platform mate of the Sonata. That's all.

Sexy? Those rims just make the car blow up. Their really ugly. I prefer the SX or limited. Good video

Yes please get a wind deflector, and dont put loud special effects or graphics over you or your voice. Good review otherwise!

this car has too many negatives, question the warranty too, read the small print, it might not be all what it's cracked up to be?

I would get the Optima simply because it's much better looking! Especially compared to the Sonata hybrid which is very ugly!

I am

Why are people still buying the camry

Better off buying the more polished Toyota Camry.

Please fire whoever your video editor is. Scenes are cut at random spots and the random special are not well executed.

white!

I'd rather have anything from THE BIG 3 , Chrysler , ford , Chevy , 2014 200 , 2013 Fusion , 2013 Malibu all better cars to me. An Toyota Camry is ugly a cheap refresh.

I honestly don't like the way this car looks. I guess that makes me weird :P

Problem: CVT Engine.

I like the car BUT it has too many seems in it looks like the car is made out of different scrap pieces .

They'll never get a hybrid to drive properly.

$5,000 tech package. I don't know about the rest of you, but I have better ways to spend $5k then on gadgetry for my car. Insanity.

You get what you pay for!

Lol 5000 dollar tech package.

The design is nice but it looks cheap. The execution is all wrong. No one can build a cheap car like Alfa/fiat, that's where they should've gotten their designer

Jerky power train? No joy of driving? Hefty price tag? 2014 Mazda 6 cures all this and looks better and gets 40 mpg. Nice car Kia but there is better out there.

camry is better, my opinion

those wheels are terrible.

I HATE KIA