2014 Kia Forte Koup SX
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/reviews/" rel="tag">New Car Reviews</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-kia-forte-koup-sx-review/"><img alt="2014 Kia Forte Koup SX" data-credit="Brandon Turkus" data-mep="419336" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/fda436c421352ea8016593f80 6fb3d10/200648392/2014-kia-forte-koup-sx-review.jpg" /></a><br />
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/kia/forte/">Kia Forte</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/elantra/">Hyundai Elantra</a> have long followed similar paths, with each available in a four-door sedan, a five-door hatch and (most recently) a two-door coupe bodystyle. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/13/hyundai-discontinuing-elantra-coupe-us-2015/">recent death of the Hyundai Elantra Coupe</a> in the US may be threatening to change the narrative on these two affordable compact lines, of course, but the Korean two-doors have a lot in common under their distinct skins. Their most recent iterations came to market under the power of the same 2.0-liter, 173-horsepower four-cylinder paired with six-speed automatic transmissions and riding atop MacPherson strut front suspensions and torsion-beam setups out back. Each arrived weighing between 2,800 and 3,000 pounds and could be had in base form for less than $20,000. Considering this, the empirical performance stats figured to be similar.<br />
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There's an important distinction to be made, however. Rather than offer a simple two-door version of a four-door car, like <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/">Hyundai</a> did with its Elantra Coupe, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/kia/">Kia</a> has gone to lengths to craft a vehicle with its own unique attitude and attributes. Kia has embraced a sportier stance with its two-door Forte Koup, offering up a standard six-speed manual and going further in an effort to craft a more unique, aggressive coupe design.<br />
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That drive to be different was further accentuated last year, when <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/27/2014-kia-forte-koup-bows-with-new-look-new-engine/">Kia raided Hyundai's parts bin</a> and plucked out the 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder from the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/veloster/">Veloster Turbo</a>. The resulting car is decidedly different than any other Forte we've tested, while also feeling like a better all-around product than the smaller hot hatch it stole its engine from. To see just how much better, we drove the Forte Koup SX for a week and set about seeing how this enhanced model stacks up as a performance offering.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/27/2014-kia-forte-koup-sx-review/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2014 Kia Forte Koup SX</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/27/2014-kia-forte-koup-sx-review/">2014 Kia Forte Koup SX</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 27 Aug 2014 11:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">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/2014/08/27/2014-kia-forte-koup-sx-review/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20952909/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/27/2014-kia-forte-koup-sx-review/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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