Kia Magentis

The Kia Magentis is a mid-size four-door sedan manufactured by Kia Motors and marketed globally through two generations and various nameplates.
The car has been marketed as the Lotze (hangul:기아 로체) in South Korea, and as the Optima in the United States since 2001, Australia since 2001, and Europe since 2002. In Chile the first generation was marketed as Optima, and since as Magentis.
The Optima is produced for the Chinese market by the Dongfeng Yueda Kia Automobile Company, a joint venture with Kia.
The 2001 through 2005 model year Magentis were mechanically identical to their sister car, the Hyundai Sonata. Thereafter the Kia Optima differed only from the Sonata in exterior styling and options.
The styling of the Magentis/Optima was revamped for the 2003 model year. The grille was redesigned for 2004 to feature the Kia badge.
2003 Kia Optima
2004-2005 Kia Optima
The revised Optima was launched in November 2005 in Korea; and for North America on January 9, 2006 at the North American International Auto Show, now differing to a greater degree from the Sonata.
Unlike the previous Optima, this vehicle no longer shares its platform with the current generation Sonata (NF) nor Hyundai Elantra (HD). It instead uses a global platform, unique to Kia, designated “MG,” shared with the the Kia Carens/Rondo.
The car continues to be built in South Korea. The current Optima/Magentis shares its 2.4L I4 engine with the Sonata, and uses a 5-speed “Sportmatic” automatic or 5-speed manual transmission.
The Optima received a crash test rating of 5-stars from the NHTSA and 4-stars from Euro NCAp.
The 2009 Kia Optima receives a minor facelift, to debut at the 2008 New York International Auto Show and includes changes to the front facia, headlamps, and grille.
The Kia Optima 2.7L Quad V6 engine also could be considered the most powerful engine in the class as it generats 262 hp (195 kW). It can let the optima to reach 0-60 mph in 5.9 sec. and 269 km/h as top speed