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Old 12-28-2001, 09:42 AM
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The Magentis is sold in the US as the Kia Optima. It's an excellent car, as is the similar Hyundai Sonata. I, personally, prefer the styling of the Optima/Magentis to the Sonata. Now, if they'd just offer a 5-speed manual V6 in the US...

Having driven a few cars, the Optima is a better car than the Leganza and I find it more entertaining than the Accord. The Leganza isn't offered (not yet) with a V6 and the four-cylinder is a bit anemic and noisy...otherwise, the styling and the quality are pretty good. To me, the Accord is merely transportation (albeit, good transportation)...not much fun to drive or stylish to look at.
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