The five-seat Kia Optima debuted for the 2001 model year and competed in the mid-size sedan class. Value-oriented pricing and an impressive new-car warranty helped broaden the Optima’s appeal, and the ...

So, let’s address that single major complaint right away, then. The standard 2.4-liter four-cylinder is our least favorite Optima motivator. It’s a workable engine, but the direct-injected 2.4 lacks ...

When it comes to transporting a family, consumers are obsessed with the high-profile station wagons known as crossover SUVs, which offer greater cargo flexibility than a traditional midsize family ...

Thanks to five model years of heavy lifting, the stylistically extroverted Kia Optima rests on a cache of persuasive and positive optics. Perhaps you remember the Optima from its Super Bowl commercial ...

Kia offers its Optima midsize sedan with a hybrid or plug-in hybrid drivetrain. Introduced for the 2017 model year, the Optima Hybrid gives drivers a straightforward electrified sedan option. For 2020 ...

HIGHS Handsome exterior and interior, nonhybrid model's large trunk, myriad engine options. LOWS Uninspired driving experience, rival hybrids are more efficient, plug-in hybrid's battery cuts into ...