The Kia Optima improves on the highly regarded Hyundai Sonata. Read on for more on the 2011 Kia Optima SX Turbo in this editor's notebook article from the automotive experts at Automobile Magazine.

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Kia's colorful sock in a beige worldThe Optima dropped its V6 in 2010, so the new 2.0 liter direct-injection turbocharged four-cylinder now carries the performance torch for the model. With 245 ...

The 2016 Kia Optima is improved with the latest redesign, with a nice, quiet cabin and surprisingly peppy performance from a smaller turbo engine that’s easy on gas.

We've already driven the 200-bhp direct-injected 2.0-liter Optima and the Hybrid, so Kia rounds things out with a 274-bhp intercooled twin-scroll turbo edition of the DI 2.0.

Start with the power, which is what distinguishes the SX from the LX, S, and EX Optima models. This one comes with a torquey 2.0-liter I4 turbo that cranks 245 horsepower and 260 lb.-ft. of torque.

For 2016, the base Optima LX model comes in at the same $22,665 as the outgoing 2015. While the LX is still powered by the same 184-hp, 2.4-liter four cylinder, the LX gets a new "LX Turbo" trim ...

For comparisons sake, that is 74 more horsepower than the standard Optima engine output. The Optima Turbo also remains fairly inexpensive to run with gas mileage that rings in at 22/34-mpg city/hwy.

Most hybrids do better in the city. The Optima Turbo-4 is one of the liveliest mid-size sedans we've driven with this size engine - quick off the line with acceleration continuing to cruising speed.

The Kia Optima Turbo is a grown-up enthusiast’s family sedan that is yet to make it to the Australian market. Considering a new Kia Optima is just around the corner, it’s also not coming in ...

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