Overview & Reviews

An auxiliary audio jack is added to the 2008 Kia Optima.

• Excellent crash scores, plenty of standard features at a low price, spacious backseat, generous warranty, surprisingly involving to drive around town.

• V6 offers little advantage over the more efficient inline-4, styling by the witness protection program, ABS not available on manual-shift LX model.

User Reviews:

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  Best new car yet - 2008 Kia Optima
  By art - July 1 - 10:00 am

  I own a 08 optima. Was skeptical at first, but after a shake down Cruise of 500 miles, I was hooked. Got 31 mpg new. Only after market addition was a k&n air filter. Got 50.000 out of the original tires and believe it or not the brakes! Have had no major problems and it only left sit once a dead battery! I remember the earlier models and all the problems associated with them. Night and day! Way to go! Would recommend Kia to anybody looking for an inexpensive durable car. BTW mine has over 75,000 on it.

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  Great Car - 2008 Kia Optima
  By Maggie - June 3 - 11:43 pm

  I bought this car recently and it is really fun to drive. It is comfortable and roomy. It handles very well and I cant think of a better car for the price. I like the controls on the steering wheel and the temperature controls are very easy to use. I am very happy with this car and would recommend it to anyone. The warranty, roominess, and value are well well worth the cost. The body style is very sharp.

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  Great Value! - 2008 Kia Optima
  By GorgeKiaDriver - April 20 - 4:50 pm

  Purchased the base Optima, 4 cyl., 5 speed manual. A lot of car for the money, purchased new last month, 6/2009, for $10,995! Sweet deal. Had 10 miles, now have 300, first tank of gas I received on 18 mpg! Mostly in town, getting use to manual transmission again! Previous review complained about passenger doors not operating from driver side. Turn key once to the right to unlock driver door, twice to unlock all doors! Small price to pay for an inexpensive, quality built vehicle!

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  GREAT CAR!!! - 2008 Kia Optima
  By Chris Martin - March 28 - 1:03 pm

  me and my dad got this car for my mom. i was surprised as to how well a 2.4l 4 cylinder performs... quick on the accelerator, yet responsive on the brakes. not only does it have a lot of gumption under the hood for a 4 cylinder, it looks great, rides smooth, quiet, great sound, comfortable, accessible, and most of all, affordable! i definitely recommend this car to anyone, even if their on a tight budget! i give the Kia Optima a 9.5/10

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  Thanks Kia - 2008 Kia Optima
  By eager - January 25 - 7:56 pm

  This is a great car for the price. Kia really stepped up to plate on this one. I own the inline 4 cylinder model, the car is very efficient and its performance is excellent.

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  Im loving this car - 2008 Kia Optima
  By Carolann - November 29 - 3:43 am

  This car is perfect for my needs. It gets great fuel economy, has surprising zip for having a 4-cyl, and is very roomy. It feels comparable to a Camry/Accord. Not quite as luxurious maybe, but really excellent quality for the value. Comfortable ride for my passengers and lots of included features in just the base model that youd have to pay for upgrade in other cars. Id definitely purchase another one of these. Very impressed, did not disappoint at all.

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  Recently purchased, Love more each day - 2008 Kia Optima
  By NCShane - October 3 - 5:53 am

  We looked at other cars (Camry, Accord, Sonata) & Kia offered the most for the $ w/roomy interior, good mileage, lots of trunk space & 5 star front, rear & side impact ratings We opted for a fully loaded EX w/appearance pkg, convenience pkg & Electronic Stability Control. This includes leather & heated seats too! We got a great deal especially with the $3K cash back Kia offered So far the car has performed well. It handles very nice on the road. The interior is very quite at cruising speed, though the engine is heard when accelerating but it is not overbearing. Fit & feel are great, acceleration smooth. The interior to us was nicer style than others. Optima gets better more I drive it!

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  Awesome Optima LX - 2008 Kia Optima
  By ex_green_beret - July 25 - 9:04 am

  Ive had my 08 Kia Optima LX for nearly 3 years, I bought it new when gas went to $4/gal back in 08. I got rid of my Hemi Ram and bought the Kia thinking Id keep it for a little while and trade up later. It now has 107,000 miles on it and has proven itself an EXTREMELY reliable little car. Ive done nothing to it except change the oil and filter religiously every 5k miles, had one brake job done at 75k miles, replaced the battery at about 60k miles, put on a set of new tires at 72k miles (I put on Kumho KH16s since thats what it came with), and flush/fill the radiator every 45k miles. I did almost all the maintenance myself. ITS THE MOST RELIABLE CAR IVE EVER OWNED and I love it!

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  MY Kia - 2008 Kia Optima
  By kiaman - June 26 - 10:30 am

  When researching all the cars in the same class as my Optima I know I got more bang for my buck over every other car.

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  Good with Flaw - 2008 Kia Optima
  By KIASTINKCS - May 29 - 2:00 am

  Ive really enjoyed my Kia Optima. However there is a major issue with the car stalling and power cutting out, upon starting the car up and when driving.