Used 2014 Kia Optima - Specs & Features

We'd recommend the gas-powered Kia Optima EX, with its peppy turbocharged engine and responsive automatic transmission. It also has a slew of desirable standard features that include adaptive cruise control, leather-trimmed seats, heated front seats, and more charging ports for all the devices in your life.

How Reliable Is the 2014 Kia Optima? The Kia Optima gets a reliability score of 3.5 out of five from J.D. Power and Associates. That's a better-than-average score compared to all 2014 vehicles but slightly less than average for the midsize class.

2.4-liter four-cylinder engine The base Kia Optima has a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 192 horsepower. The 2014 Optima is also available with a 274-horsepower, turbocharged, 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine. Both engines are mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.

sedan On sale since 2001, the five-seat Kia Optima competes in the crowded mid-size sedan class.

With a sticker price of $27,440 including all the high-end options, our Optima EX test car was not cheap. But you could buy two of them plus a Ducati motorcycle for the price of the Audi A7. On the road the Optima is pleasant enough, but feels more like the economy family sedan that it is.

On sale since 2001, the five-seat Kia Optima competes in the crowded mid-size sedan class.

Driving the Used 2014 Kia Optima The 192-horsepower 2.4-liter engine is smooth and powerful, yet delivers amazingly good fuel economy. We found the Optima's suspension dialed more for comfort than performance, at least in the LX and EX trims, and we surmise that's exactly the formula preferred by most sedan buyers.

The Kia Optima received a 5-Star Overall Safety Rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Hero Electric Optima is an electric scooter that is available in two variants – City Speed (HX) and Comfort Speed (LX). The LX variant is available with two battery options – lead acid (LA) and lithium-ion (LI). Both variants of the LX range boast a top speed of 25kmph.

“KIA” means killed in action. Kia is a car company. Kia in Korean means rising out of Asia.

Kia Optima 2014 Fuel consumption The Kia Optima currently offers fuel consumption from 7.9 to 7.9L/100km.