Review: 2010 Kia Forte continues string of hits from South Korea
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2010 Kia Forte SX - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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It's not that there was much wrong with the Forte's predecessor. In fact, the last time <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/07/in-the-autoblog-garage-2007-kia-spectra-ex/">we drove a Kia Spectra</a>, we walked away wondering if anything more might be overkill. The Spectra was good but tended to blend in with a crowd, and Kia's not into playing the role of wallflower anymore. In contrast, the Forte boldly saunters into the middle of the dance floor, comfortable in the hot glow of the pin spot, with the confidence of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Fever">Ton y Manero</a> after a trip to the tailor.<br />
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Clearly, the Kia Forte looks remarkably better than the econobox it replaces and attracts the right kind of attention to the brand. Everywhere it goes, the Forte is a surprising conversation piece, though many aren't sure exactly what it is. With Kia's value pricing, you also get a lot for your dollar. So does it have the hat trick of style, value and performance? When the key to this black Forte SX tester was pressed into the palm of our hand, we were ready to find out.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-kia-forte-sx/low/">Review: 2010 Kia Forte SX</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-kia-forte-sx/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/2010kiafortereview_01_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-kia-forte-sx/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/2010kiafortereview_02_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-kia-forte-sx/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/2010kiafortereview_03_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-kia-forte-sx/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/2010kiafortereview_04_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2010-kia-forte-sx/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/10/2010kiafortereview_05_thu mbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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