Kia Optima beats Infiniti G35 and Chevy Malibu in new IIHS test

I don't know how they did it. Must be part of those trade secrets that Kia/Hyundai stole from Toyota a while back..

— silver1 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/10/2008 10:26:41 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -10   

Why not throw a Camry in there? Probably because they are safe cars!

— adamsaf723 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/10/2008 10:44:12 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -7   

Kias have been proving themselves as very safe cars lately compared to the competition.

— w209w114 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/10/2008 10:45:27 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

kia beatin infiniti? thats bad, very bad

— KZ258 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/10/2008 10:51:24 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

more denial...

— w209w114 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/10/2008 11:46:53 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

http://www.carsdirect.com/infiniti/g35/safety

That link seemed to say that the G35 got 5stars both front and back side impact.

— sholemon (View Profile)

Posted on 4/10/2008 2:52:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I'm pretty sure people are not cross shoping the Optima to these cars. I had an Optima as a rental loaner once, Got it right after they gave me a Kia Sportage 2.7L V6. Car was very wishy washy on the roads, had no acceleration, braking was soft, and everything about it screamed cheap plastic.

— Whelan (View Profile)

Posted on 4/10/2008 4:34:04 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Damn, my wife just bought a G35X. We should have driven the Kia, given it's high resale value and stunning performance. I have often wondered why so many Kias are on the used car lots when they have a 10yr/100K warranty. Could it be even though the fix is free you don't want the car in the shop more than it is in your garage?

— dano100 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/11/2008 10:23:02 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

for some reason, I'm seeeing a trend which is that Korea makes some safe cars.

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/13/2008 7:27:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0