Kia K5 a good buy? or i45?

[Proton_neutron]

 

The looks take a lot to stomach seriously. I still (as with many others) prefer the looks of Accord and Camry. Haha.

Same reason why the Mazda 6 and Toyota Mark X will never sell well here.

 

 

[Didu]

Bro..we are talking taxi in sg la.

 

Bwa ha ha ha....just teasing you bro.

[Tarenn]

k5 and i45 are built on the same platforms, no?

 

I got one of the first batch k5 when it was first launched.

 

Pros:

Spacious inside, even for my size (1.9m, 100kg). Only front seat base a little short, lacking abit of support for the thighs. Even at my height i didn't have to push the driver's seat all the way back.

Big boot

Looks great (subjective)

Ride quality decent, damping rates pretty good

 

Cons:

Engine power average, not very torquey so you gotta rev the nuts off it if you're in a hurry.

6 speed auto likes to shift up early, lazy crusing but coupled with lack of low end torque makes the car feel sluggish when you want to pick up speed, esp on the highway

Very numb and vague steering, scarily so after 180

Poor sound insulation for cabin, stock tires were very noisy and you could hear them clearly. Rolling at low speeds sometimes i thought my wheel bearings were gone. Can hear stones and even water bouncing off the undercarriage if you drive through puddles (don't know if they've improved this for the newer models). Also engine noise quite loud if you rev it hard.

 

Burning smell coming through the air-con everytime after revving hard, told C&C but they couldn't find the problem. irritating.

 

Overall a decent and pretty comfy car with loads of room. Only sold it because i had to start travelling up and down to kl regularly and it didn't have enough power and high speed stability for me. Alright for someone who isn't brand conscious and is an easy going driver.

 

+1 excellent feedback

[Myxilplix]

Happen know whether these cons also applicable to Mazda6 2L or Camry 2L? These 2 are priced higher.

 

Didn't notice this post.

 

Sorry can't really feeback on these as i've never driven a mazda 6 and have only driven a few rental camrys, not enough to give a valid opinion.

 

General feedback on mazdas is that they ride and handle well (i think chassis development is a mazda philosophy), but the 2l is the base engine spec so i wouldn't expect much in the way of performance. The camrys i drove are utterly forgettable driving appliances, pretty spacious and average everything.

[Camrysfa]

Didn't notice this post.

 

Sorry can't really feeback on these as i've never driven a mazda 6 and have only driven a few rental camrys, not enough to give a valid opinion.

 

General feedback on mazdas is that they ride and handle well (i think chassis development is a mazda philosophy), but the 2l is the base engine spec so i wouldn't expect much in the way of performance. The camrys i drove are utterly forgettable driving appliances, pretty spacious and average everything.

 

 

No problem......have stopped considering 2L cars for now as they cost about 25-35K more than a Jap brand 1.6L.

[Bradz7777]

K5 looks amazingly fierce looking imo