2014 Kia Forte Koup SX ( A perspective review )
At the time of writing this, I've been driving this car now for about 3 weeks and I've put over 1300 km on it. The car it replaces is a 1995 Ford Thunderbird. I loved the Thunderbird, but the rust was getting bad and it failed emissions testing, so it had to go. Besides, it was a V-6 car and I also have a 1996 V-8 Thunderbird, which will be the subject of a different post. I'm calling this a perspective review, because driving this car takes me back to the feeling I had when I earned my licence back in 1990. That feeling of freedom and fun. That car was a 1983 Nissan Sentra Wagon. It had a 1.6L, 4 cylinder engine that made a whopping 69 hp and the car weighed less than 2000 lbs. It rode on a 94.5" wheelbase, with 13" wheels and 155 wide tires ( at 26 psi ! ). It had a 5 speed manual transmission and the passenger side mirror was an option! I drove that car all through high school and while it wasn't much to look at and certa...