You'll want to stick with the 200 horsepower, entry - level 2.4 - liter four - cylinder engine that comes with the Kia Optima and avoid
its mightier turbocharged unit, but even this version of the car comes with side curtain airbags, side impact airbags, dual forward airbags, and electronic traction control and stability control.
Not exact matches
In fact, the only real area in which I reckon it lost out to the Maserati — a car nearly four times as expensive, remember — was noise: the Type R's
turbocharged unit will never sound as good as a
mighty Italian V8.
Thankfully, the other
unit option — a 2.0 - liter
turbocharged four - cylinder gasoline engine — does prove itself to be a
mighty fine alternative for those with less disposable income to play with.