2008 Kia Optima Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Kia Optima:

While the V6 won't inspire thrills, it's smooth and quiet, and offers decent acceleration and enough thrust for confident merging on the highway.

-- Edmunds.com

There's nothing cheap or flimsy to be seen in the Optima. Tasteful titanium-hued accent plates lock together with the rest of the interior trim with aircraft accuracy, most of the seams carefully lap-jointed to hide fissures. All drawers and hand grips slide with spring-damped motion. It's a soft-touch, low-gloss, fine-grained home run.

-- Car and Driver

What reviewers liked least about the Kia Optima:

Spongy suspension, styling has high yawn factor.

-- Car and Driver

Best one-liner about the Kia Optima:

Surprisingly delightful for fewer dollars.

-- Car and Driver