The five-seat Kia Optima debuted for the 2001 model year and competed in the mid-size sedan class. Value-oriented pricing and an impressive new-car warranty helped broaden the Optima’s appeal, and the ...

The Hyundai Sonata hybrid wrapped in the Kia Optima’s burlier skin. Like the gas-electric Sonata, the Optima is powered by a 166-hp, 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine mated to a 40-hp electric motor.

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HIGHS Handsome exterior and interior, nonhybrid model's large trunk, myriad engine options. LOWS Uninspired driving experience, rival hybrids are more efficient, plug-in hybrid's battery cuts into ...