• Air Conditioning|AM/FM Stereo|Auto Sensing Airbag|Bucket Seats|Child Safety Locks|Cloth Seats|Compact Disc Player|Cruise Control|Cup Holders|Curtain Air Bags|Dual Front Air Bags|Fuel Door Release|Intermittent Wipers|Keyless Entry|Lighted Entry System|Map Pocket|Overhead Airbag|Power Brakes|Power Door Locks|Power Mirror|Power Outlet|Power Steering|Power Windows|Rear Defrost|Rear Fold Down Seat|Rear Side Air Bags|Reclining Seats|Steel Wheels|Steering Wheel Audio Controls|Tachometer|Tilt Wheel|Trunk Release|Vanity Mirror|Window Lock

Dimensions

• 16.4 gallon main unleaded fuel tank
• Cargo capacity: all seats in place (cu ft): 14.8
• External dimensions: overall length (inches): 186.4, overall width (inches): 71.1, overall height (inches): 58.3, wheelbase (inches): 107.1, front track (inches): 61.5, rear track (inches): 61.1 and curb to curb turning circle (feet): 35.5
• Internal dimensions: front headroom (inches): 39.8, rear headroom (inches): 38, front hip room (inches): 54.5, rear hip room (inches): 54.7, front leg room (inches): 43.7, rear leg room (inches): 37.8, front shoulder room (inches): 57.1, rear shoulder room (inches): 56.3 and interior volume (cu ft): 104.2
• Load restraint hooks
• Weights: curb weight (lbs) 3,142

Performance

• 2,359 cc 2.4 liters in-line 4 front engine with 88 mm bore, 97 mm stroke, 10.5 compression ratio, double overhead cam and four valves per cylinder
• Emission control level LEV
• Front-wheel drive
• Fuel Consumption: EPA 08 urban (mpg): 21, country/highway (mpg): 31, combined (mpg): 25
• Multi-point injection fuel system
• Power: 121 kW , 162 HP SAE @ 5,800 rpm; 164 ft lb , 222 Nm @ 4,250 rpm
• Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , multi-link rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs
• Unleaded fuel 87

Comfort

• 12v power outlet: front and 1
• Air conditioning
• Bucket driver seat with height adjustment , bucket passenger seat
• Cargo area light
• Clock
• Dashboard
• Delayed/fade courtesy lights
• Door ajar warning
• Door pockets/bins for driver seat and passenger seat
• Driver and passenger power heated body color door mirrors
• Electric remote trunk/hatch release
• Element antenna
• Front ashtray
• Front power windows with one one-touch , rear power windows
• Front reading lights
• Front seat back storage
• Front seat center armrest
• Front seats and rear seats cup holders fixed
• Front seats cigar lighter
• Full dashboard console with covered storage box , full floor console with covered storage box , partial overhead console with covered storage box
• Illuminated driver and passenger vanity mirror
• Low tire pressure indicator
• Luxury trim alloy look on gearknob, alloy look on doors and alloy look on dashboard
• Manual five-speed transmission with shift lever on floor manual
• Manufacturer's own audio system with AM/FM and CD player
• Oil pressure warning light
• Plastic steering wheel with tilt adjustment
• Power steering
• Rear seat center armrest
• Remote fuel filler door release
• Seating: five seats
• Six speaker(s)
• Tachometer
• Three asymmetrical bench front facing rear seats with zero adjustments
• Upgraded cloth/velour seat upholstery with additional upgraded cloth/velour
• Ventilation system with micro filter

Exterior

• Black paint
• Body color front and rear bumpers
• Body side molding
• Chrome/bright trim around side windows
• Cornering lights/curb illumination
• Fixed rear window with defogger
• Front and rear all seasons tires with 205 mm tire width, 60% tire profile and H tire rating
• Front and rear steel wheels with 16 inch rim diam, 6.5 inch rim width and full wheel covers
• Projector beam lens halogen bulb headlights
• Rear view mirror
• Spacesaver steel rim internal spare wheel
• Tinted glass on cabin, rear and side
• Windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe

Safety

• 3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side, passenger side and center side
• Driver front airbag with multi-stage deployment , passenger front airbag with occupant sensors and multi-stage deployment
• Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs
• Front and rear roof airbag
• Front side airbag
• Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners
• Internal button power locks
• Two height adjustable active head restraints on front seats , three height adjustable head restraints on rear seats

These tests were performed on the Kia Optima 4-DR w/SAB
2008 KIA Optima VS. Other Medium Passenger Cars

Frontal Impact - Driver
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

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	Head
	90.6

	Chest
	73.3

	Left_Leg
	51.4

	Right_Leg
	42.6

Frontal Impact - Passenger
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

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	Head
	79.2

	Chest
	73.3

	Left_Leg
	42.7

	Right_Leg
	87.8

Side Impact - Driver
Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

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	Head
	87.9

	Chest
	82.5

	Pelvis
	56.7

Side Impact - Passenger
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5

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