Review: 2011 Kia Optima EX
 

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Nobody remembers the 2010 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/kia/">Kia</a> <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/optima">Optima</a>, but just like that, the 2011 model may be the mainstream sedan to beat. While some consumers - the uninformed and brand-bigoted - might remain skeptical, the 2011 Kia Optima is the new benchmark. How could the Optima go from warmed-over also-ran to the segment's latest front-runner?<br />
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<em><strong><small>Phot os copyright (C)2011 Dan Roth / AOL</small></strong></em><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/13/2011-kia-optima-ex-review-road-test/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Review: 2011 Kia Optima EX</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/13/2011-kia-optima-ex-review-road-test/">Review: 2011 Kia Optima EX</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:57:00 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/2011/04/13/2011-kia-optima-ex-review-road-test/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19910824/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/13/2011-kia-optima-ex-review-road-test/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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