LA Auto Show - 2010 Kia Forte wins NADAguide.com's Car of the Year Award

Online pricing resource, NADAguides.com announced the 2010 Kia Forte compact sedan as their choice for Car of the Year at the Los Angeles Auto Show. "Not many cars can boast this full a package when it comes to design features, price, performance and fuel economy, but the Forte leaves a lasting impression with all that and more," said auto expert and spokesperson for NADA Guides, Mike Caudill.

Editorial participants at the publication, which is affiliated with NADA (The National Automobile Dealer Association), chose twelve "Car of the Month" vehicles throughout the 2009 calendar year and the Kia Forte won that title in August. Other winning contenders included the Hyundai Genesis, the Audi Q7 and the Mercedes-Benz E350, but the organization landed on the Forte as the yearly winner after considering the attributes of each car within their given category.

"For a compact sedan, nothing we drove beat the Kia Forte in fuel efficiency, horsepower, safety and standard features, including the standard hands-free bluetooth found in the car," said Caudill.

The 2010 Forte was Kia's replacement for their less exciting Spectra, and has been well received by the automotive press for its wide-ranging features $18,890 MSRP. The SX version of the Forte boasts a 2.4-liter inline-four engine that delivers 173 horsepower which is quite a bit of power for the segment and price, besting the Toyota Corolla and Mazda3. Other more unusual features for the segment are standard bluetooth and audio input jack and USB port for iPod connectivity, a six-speed manual transmission and available steering wheel controls.

Visit Nadaguides.com for more information and to see the other Car of the Month winners.

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