2016 Kia Optima GT turbo 0-100km/h & engine sound

[@ArmadaAsesino]

People wondering why it's slower than other countries. This is Australia. It's hot. Hot air isn't as dense as cold air, therefore the turbo is less effective. You'll always get better results from a turbo engine in cooler temperatures like in Europe when compared to Australia.

[@DMCarReviews]

This is bullshit. Its way faster than this. I drove one today, the 2016 SX version, and that thing was amazing!!! So powerful. We had 3 passengers in the car, a/c on, full tank, and the car pulled really hard. The response was instantaneous. Fit and finish is on par with BMW, Mercedes. A well built suspension, handles like a mini cooper s, has similar brakes to the mini cooper s, but is so much more comfortable. It truly is a 6.5 second car to 60, and this is the one time where I will say that Car and Driver got it right on spot!!! It feels way peppier than the new accord v6 or altima v6, and is perfect for quick, easy driving, and quick passing. The torque is available from 1500-5000 rpm. The transmission is pretty quick too. Love this car. If you don't believe me, go test drive it, and see for yourself!

[@antdx316]

I mean, I used think stuff was fast too.. I thought my daewoo was doing 0-60 in 4 seconds but it actually does 11-12 seconds.

[@DMCarReviews]

Anthony Abelardo Some of my friends in Russia tested this car with RaceLogic (2 passengers, full tank, hot weather, heaviest version 1700kg with sunroof), and they consistently ran 7.1 - 7.5 sec 0-100kmh. The fuel quality is not bery good there too in many places. American versions weight 1580kg, so the 120 kg also makes a difference. There is no way this car gets to 100 in 8+ seconds. In ideal, it sure can do 6.5 - 7 seconds to 100kmh. Remember, this car has an identical engine and turbo to the Mitsubishi Lancer EVO, and has literally the same setup as the Lancer Ralliart. They used Mitsubishi's engine in the Optima GT. The ralliart is a 6 seconds car, and traps at 160kmh in the quarter mile (402m). The ralliart weighs close, and has 243 hp. The optima is a bit lighter, has better tuned torque, from 1350-4500, so there is no way it will be any slower than the Aurion 3.5, or any other 280-300hp cars, especially off a roll)))

[@antdx316]

Genadiy Ivken I mean 5.5 is like the standard these days. The difference between mid 5 and 6 mid is huge. The difference between mid 4 and mid 5 is huge. 6.5-7 seconds is still slow.

[@DMCarReviews]

Anthony Abelardo It's not about 0-100. Thats not so important. 50-140 is the much more important number.

[@antdx316]

Genadiy Ivken kph? I do understand but then you should just get a used M or AMG instead of a new car. The headaches though especially when having no idea how to fix a car can be problematic. From my personal experience, mechanics don't always know the exact reason why something is happening. They are doing guess work trying to pin point what is happening but they are usually wrong and you still have to pay for it and it's in the hundreds at least. I'm not making it up. I have concrete examples of what happened in the past. I have to say, when everything works great you basically saved TONS of money for what you got performance/feature per dollar wise. 0-60s in under or mid 4s. High 4s easy. 6 seconds is too slow imo now. Anything more is a joke but we still have this 'new' RAV4 that is no issue. There are a lot of performance cars that when floored you don't really go too much anywhere. Some cars you just Take-Off. Those are what to look for. Look for ultra smoothness, no vibration, no sound, no deviation from straight line tracking on a flat straight road w/ the hands off the wheel, etc.

[@53glowe]

Something doesn't seem quite right here. 180kw @ 350nm should be a lot quicker than 8.5secs to 100kph 🤔

[@MrQwerkles]

GazLowe it’s a heavy vehicle.

[@rickjames9507]

My 2014 EX non turbo is quicker than that.

[@cosminpicec9109]

Yes it's not wright it is quicker, about 6,7 to 100

[@oleglog6927]

If you check speedometer its faster. Around 7 sec.

[@HULKHOGAN1]

I agree, this was really disappointing performance from KIA

[@carnut9193]

Looks like boost control is real lazy or something, it's pretty slow.

[@Studat]

yep

[@vitalk9944]

the older models have more power than the 2016 you can tune it but better off with the older models dont get me wrong still a fun car lol.

[@kevin-qc7zv]

+Psychedelic Awarrness I agree. I have a 2014 Sonata limited 2.0T and test drove the 2016 thinking I would have a better driving experience because it's the newest model with the latest engineering. Boy was I wrong, the the previous Optima and Sonata are way more fun then the latest models.

[@daynight1921]

this car is slow for 1600kg a automatic gearbox is good only for confort no sport realy power 200hp ...manual gearbox is full power 245k ..this version manual nope :(

[@manibuanain]

Because when i lauched it it was way faster

[@tabes10]

This engine has potential since its tuned to 91 octane, tune it to 98 and you'll see alot more punch

[@ricpower7013]

A touch under 1600kg's and 180kw, this thing should be quicker. Drive train must be puss.

[@worldolivier]

that's not fast but the car looks Nice

[@Zaudi_Jonas]

I don't understand that... "0-100km/h in 8.56 second". This car have 180kw... My car have 125kw and needs 7,8s to 100km/h and it is just ~250kg lighter!

[@TAOSEELE]

I just watched an German 0-100 run in the Wagon and it was 6.7 seconds

[@PDriveTV]

That's great. Different car. Different country. Different fuel. Different timing gear?

[@dobarlos1381]

Nice acceleration 60-100 not bad 0-100 it is a heavy car

[@hinan187]

If I play this video from 3:50 to 3:57 it does 100km/h Which is about 7.5 sec. How does it 8.5 sec???

[@PDriveTV]

Measuring from the speedo is not accurate at all. We use a Racelogic Vbox Sport, which uses GPS to track the speed.

[@mesafto]

@@PDriveTV maybe heatsoak on this run? seems odd at 8.5sec

[@andrewsmall9783]

This video is amazing. Who would have thought. A car driving up the road. Doubt its sponsored by insurance companies.

[@flminati]

That's a shame Kia took out the antecessor 2015 Optima Turbo with 274 HP, which used to make 0-100 in 6,5s. :-(

[@cosminpicec9109]

This is wrong, the gt has 6,7 to 100

[@Hobbyauto15]

@@cosminpicec9109 Definitely not wrong. Some media brings numbers up, some down - I just saw 0-100 in 6,9s for the same model. It depends a bunch of factors here: asphalt, tires, environment (temperature, pressure, altitude), gas type, driver, etc. The same thing happens with all car models and usually people gets (of course) the lower number as possible registered, because it's a 0-100km test, and makes all sense, right? Of course, there's lots of bad measurements as well - some guys had tested the same model and they couldn't make it in less than 7s.

[@Francisco-MH]

yeah! finally at 60 fps looks amazing!!! congratulations! (y)

[@MDKN22]

DAMN That sounds awesome!

[@john123mike]

this guy can't drive or there is something wrong with the car. i own an Optima GT. my 0-60 mph times are always 6.5

[@JuanGarcia-zq5tp]

Probably the car, there is no other way to launch an automatic. He did torque brake and was off the throttle. Maybe the traction control cant' be fully disabled.

[@petegoldberg8392]

WHY 2 LITRE. WHY. SO SLOW. LOW LOW POWER. It's ok me, think about your six litre ssv. Its ok.

[@john123mike]

Juan Garcia i read once that if your car did not come with a Launch Control, doing it will affect the acceleration, especially in a turbo car. basicaly because the car is not programmed to deal with a launch control.

[@rodrigoquiroz]

6.5? You wish, more like 7.2

[@driggo912]

This is not the GT with 370 hp. Wrong video description...

[@torresruiz1911]

2015 kia optima sx turbo has 274 HP.and 269 TK. 2016 has 254 HP. TK. ?

[@derublicheverdachtige8950]

the soundcheck was absolutely not neccesary :D:D:D

[@MalamIbnMalam]

That's odd, I see 6.6 seconds for 0 - 100km/h elsewhere. Is everything ok at PDriveTV?

[@PDriveTV]

We test using a Racelogic Vbox data logger, run at least 3 tests to find the best time. That's how all cars are timed on this channel. The times shown are the best times we achieved. It's as simple as that. Hope this helps.

[@TAOSEELE]

8.5 sec? I saw tests with 6.7 sec and when i tried the Wagon GT i did it in 7.3 sec. Something is messed up here

[@jaredshelton4718]

This guy did something wrong lol

[@codycollins2034]

Haha! It has the exact same 0-100 time as the 135kw Toyota Camry Atara SX they tested not long ago.

[@razehey]

Song name?

[@djmocok]

Why is this called turbo?

[@madlad8102]

The tail lights look like the ones on the genesis

[@misterjacobs3525]

8.5 to 100? I think 7.4(((

[@ajsingh8778]

Can you please do a 2016 Kia Carnival SLI Petrol? Thx

[@starlord6601]

it's good car but I wish they put more power in the next generation

[@DerangedSloth555]

Needs tweaking on the ECU

[@armanpena3870]

Hope you test. 2016 Ford Everest

[@shivneelrup3967]

Almost every other video on yt shows it does 0-100 in less than 8 seconds, either you're not doing it right or somethings wrong with that vehicle

[@chaiminhua7727]

Hi, can you test the all new kia sorento diesel?

[@flminati]

Mine is 2015. This one is a slower. The 2015 is faster and the sound looks more aggressive.

[@mschrom100]

I have had 2 2015' SXT and i'm keeping it! Fuck KIA and this GT!

[@alexballantine3973]

Nice, does anyone know what the point of the red bits on the speedometer where 30km and 50km marks are?

[@alexballantine3973]

That makes not much sence

[@_Ambition124]

That was like watching paint dry seeing how slow it moved

[@robbiehernandez8019]

TBH, I'd rather have a the generation before this one.

[@HULKHOGAN1]

Weirdly slow for 180kW and 350Nm torque

[@antonotanota3839]

great car!

[@djp4nfa]

what's with the junk lately?

[@lijafox86]

probably have 180 kw on crankshaft, but on wheel have 180 hp..

[@airforceone6523]

Song name anyome?

[@nlikos180]

KIA 4cyls turbo and 8 sec to 100km/h? really? What a shixbox!!!

[@ucnhtmenow1]

It would be a little faster without a full tank of gas

[@Quattordici]

it is pretty. slow

[@hanzkranz1319]

Sounds like a Diesel! Not compareable to the sound of a beautiful Inline Six without Turbo!

[@groorg3430]

250hp and 8,5 sek to 100kmh? a bit slow isnt it? but beautiful car

[@furu4488]

2:10 best moment

[@petegoldberg8392]

OMG HORRIBLE. OVER 8 SECONDS 0-100. HORRIBLE. WHY 2 LITRE. WHY.

[@azaz1853]

really that's very nice 😍

[@اخبارالدوريالسعودي-س2ص]

اقول اعقل ها

[@visalstone7279]

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[@기期]

There's Henry on the right..?? It's usually on the left...???ㅋㅋ

[@aronlim6027]

이즈미 This video was taken in Australia

[@jeremyhernandez9918]

This car is slow as shit

[@طائرالليل-ص1ز]

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[@jeremyhernandez9918]

good one

[@1969cmp]

I might stick to the Si. But it doesn't come in red wine leather 😯

[@knowledge561]

My 2014 sxl is faster than this slug. What the hell? I'd expect a higher generation vehicle to have better specs but they really lowered the hp and torque.

[@Badboy25251]

Sidney I Beleive they put a smaller turbo inside for some reason.

[@2.8R]

I have one 😎

[@leylandlynxvlog]

It's a good looking car, and not the slowest, but far from the quickest for the money. I wouldn't buy one myself even if I could afford it. Especially with that fake interior sound. The Stinger on the other hand... :)

[@гусиАлекберов]

АМИНАмин Аллах Амин

[@justdbd4964]

thats not the GT no way dude! my 2.4L 2013 can out run this and its a none turbo SX lmao !!!

[@biserivanof5071]

Ueeyopcb

[@jamessez5826]

It's a trim package not a sport model

[@marzuXC]

Why does it sound the same as the Hyundai

[@jaredshelton4718]

Seriously dude?

[@aroundtheglobe555]

Uummm not gonna im pretty disapointed

[@colwync21]

My 201 kia forte has a better exhaust sound than this car

[@wtDrake]

Turbo 4s sound like shit. I miss V6s

[@myklagenfurt]

sounds like a DIESEL!!!

[@fighter73333333]

its 7.7 sec

[@ArchimedeanEye]

What a slug.. taxi-spec Aurion would put this to shame

[@lamborghini0610]

+ArchimedeanEye The aurion has a 3.5L v6 engine? Really stupid comment haha

[@ArchimedeanEye]

+Matt Smith You're an idiot. The Kia makes more torque than the Aurion and only 20kw less, yet is a full 2 seconds slower to 100mk/h. Again, this Kia is a slug, and you're a dope. Go back to reading wheels magazine.

[@lamborghini0610]

+ArchimedeanEye Firstly, I am fucking dope yes. Secondly as you said the optima makes 20kw less, which is not 'only 20kw'. 20kw is a reasonable difference....and the optima has only 14NM more torque...The optima is also about 100kg heavier. The optima is also more fuel efficient and looks alot better than an Aurion (I wouldn't get either of them anyway). This is not comparable to the Aurion, it is comparable to the Camry Atara SL, which it is faster than...

[@ArchimedeanEye]

+Matt Smith You don't seem to understand the relationship between forced induction, engine capacity and power output. From an engine perspective, a 2.4L NA engine is not comparable to a 2.0 turbo engine. Of course a 2.0 turbo should clobber the 2.4 NA. However, an intercooled 2.0 FI running reasonable boost is very much comparable to a 3.5L engine in terms of output. Look at Volvo, they now run a 2.0 turbo 4cyl in the XC90 which makes 235kw and 400nm. Some turbo engines are setup for economy, but this is marketed as a 'GT' car and yet it takes more than 8.5 seconds to get to 100km/h! It's just woeful.

[@lamborghini0610]

+ArchimedeanEye I completely agree that this car is extremely slow, and should not be marketed as a GT car, I 100% agree with that. My Golf R also has a 2.0 turbo and is 4.9 secs, so I am not saying because the optima only has a 2L vs a 3.5L it should be slower, but I am just saying they are not really in the same class. Its competitors are the camry, sonata and mazda 6, which its fairly on par with. For the figures shown you would expect this to be alot faster, so yes its disappointing, but just not fair to compare to a vehicle it is not competing against. The Aurion would compete against a Subaru Liberty or Honda Accord v6 for example..

[@MAVI_500]

Bad bad bad

[@김현빈-w9z]

omg

[@sequoiagalaxy]

Фу, какой позорный звук!

[@mwboost]

Yuck.

[@erkkipusa7824]

optima huippuluokan auto kaikki ok .

[@georgigizdov2633]

Hahaha what is this's?so boring!!

[@azureboy9467]

Hate and hate and super hate your loud music

[@armanpena3870]

first comment!

[@adnanamin223]

Arman Pena first comment :)

[@hansvogel4335]

Lego Motor? Shit sound...

[@sassa492]

Poor sound equipment used

[@hansvogel4335]

sassa Nope, all this yellow cars are a shit.

[@Borntokirune]

KIAs are a joke

[@lamborghini0610]

+Borntokirune whys that?

[@FullMoon91]

+Matt Smith Mazda 6 acceleration from 0-60 is 7.6 seconds

[@petegoldberg8392]

2 litre. WHY 2 LITRE. WHY. WHY. WHY SO SMALL. WHY NOT 5 LITRE. WHY