Kia announced that following minor
revisions, the 2015 Kia Forte
sedan earned a five-star safety rating from the National Highway Transportation
Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Kia Forte earned a four-star rating for the
2014 model year.
The
primary changes to the 2015 Kia
Forte sedan include stronger A-pillars and lower side-sills, helping the
compact sedan improve its frontal crash-test rating. NHTSA ratings for the
outgoing Forte sedan were the result of a three-star front crash rating, a
five-star side crash rating, and a four-star rollover rating. Improvements for
the 2015 Kia
Forte resulted in a four-star frontal crash rating, while the previous side
crash and rollover ratings were unchanged. That was enough to push the overall
rating from four to five stars.
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The
2015 Kia Forte is
otherwise the same as the 2014 model, which was overhauled as an all-new
compact competitor following its lackluster debut four years earlier. Customers
opting for the base Forte will get a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine producing
148 hp and 131 lb-ft of torque, while customers with a bit more power in mind
can get a 2.0-liter four-cylinder making 174 hp and 154 lb-ft of torque in the
Forte EX. The base engine comes with either a six-speed manual transmission or
a six-speed automatic transmission, while the 2.0-liter pairs only with the
automatic. The 2015 Kia Forte
will cost $16,690 including destination fees.
Safety
standards are becoming ever-more stringent, forcing companies to push the
envelope on safety. Already we’ve seen manufacturers respond to the requirement
for standard stability control, add more airbags and radar- or laser-based
collision warning systems, and prepare for the mandate that rear-view camera technology come standard on new
cars by 2018. A possible next step down the line could be vehicle-to-vehicle
technology (V2V), which the NHTSA has already publicly endorsed. Cadillac
announced yesterday that V2V technology would come to the CTS sedan in 2017.
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