Chicago 2011: Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race Car
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chicago-auto-show/" rel="tag">Chicago Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/racing/" rel="tag">Racing</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-optima-turbo-sx-kinetic-race-car/"><img alt="Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race **** src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/kia-optima-race-car.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a>
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<em><strong><small>Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race Car - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Is <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/kia">Kia</a> considering following the lead set by <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/toyota">Toyota</a> in crafting an entry into <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/nas****>NASCAR</a>? No - at least not that we know of. But the Korean automaker is proving it has an interest in racing nonetheless, as you can see from the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/optima">2011 Kia Optima Turbo SX</a> built by Kinetic Motorsports seen above.<br />
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According to Kia, this race car was built as a prototype to showcase the performance and racing capabilites of the Optima. Performance aside, this machine, which is being shown off at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/chicago-auto-show/">2011 Chicago Auto Show</a>, certainly looks the part of a credible racer.<br />
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It's worth noting that the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/forte">Kia Forte</a> race car, also built by <a href="http://www.kssmotorsports.com/index_kia.aspx">Kia racing partner Kinetic</a>, finished second in the Grand-Am race at Daytona a few weeks ago. Will the Optima be following suit? It certainly wouldn't be a complete surprise...<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-optima-turbo-sx-kinetic-race-car/">Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race Car</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-optima-turbo-sx-kinetic-race-car/#3868694"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/01-kia-optima-race-car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race **** title="Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race **** /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-optima-turbo-sx-kinetic-race-car/#3868695"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/02-kia-optima-race-car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race **** title="Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race **** /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-optima-turbo-sx-kinetic-race-car/#3868696"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/03-kia-optima-race-car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race **** title="Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race **** /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-optima-turbo-sx-kinetic-race-car/#3868697"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/04-kia-optima-race-car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race **** title="Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race **** /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-optima-turbo-sx-kinetic-race-car/#3868698"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/05-kia-optima-race-car_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race **** title="Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race **** /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Phot os copyright (C)2011 Drew Phillips / AOL</small></strong></em><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/10/chicago-2011-kia-optima-turbo-sx-kinetic-race-car/">Chicago 2011: Kia Optima Turbo SX Kinetic Race Car</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 10 Feb 2011 19:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/10/chicago-2011-kia-optima-turbo-sx-kinetic-race-car/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19838947/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/10/chicago-2011-kia-optima-turbo-sx-kinetic-race-car/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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