It's incredible how quickly Kia changed their image

Hey guys! During filming of this video today, we had mentioned that the Forte was the only non-luxury compact sedan to offer ventilated seats. We forgot about one vehicle, but Volkswagen also offers cooled seats on the all-new 2019 Jetta as well! We apologize for mistake. Thanks for watching, as always! Also, the 2019 Forte is on sale now and Kia says they are on the way to dealers as we speak!

This new design is clean, that rear end looks straight audi inspired, kia/Hyundai are coming up. Props to them.

I don't why I am so addicted to Redline Reviews.

Love my Kia! Just purchased a 2019 EX. I agree with you, the CVT, when taking off from a complete stop, is sluggish, but for me that's a small thing compared to all the BIG features and stylings this car has! Couldn't be happier with my first car!

That interior though...... Seriously nice, good job Kia.

I don’t know why but these video always have me entertained.

Damn, Kia has come a long way. This thing looks luxury car.

Those four spokes headlights looks like that fairy sprite from the Legend Of Zelda games. Hahaha *”Hey! Listen”*

DAMN... Kia's REALLY been stepping up their game these past few years; thought that Cadenza was pretty neat (either that or I was probably hard for that one lady in the commercial in that black dress) back when they launched that car, but now they're directly competing with the Mazda 3 in terms of sportiness & a demanding presence for the (non luxury) money?!

I’m blown away by how Kia has progressed, and also admittedly embarrassed by my past cynicism. Persona anecdote: I drove a 3 series BMW back when I met my now wife, who’s family all drove Kias. I came from a family who were all pretentious about what they drove. At the time she drove a Kia Soul, and I remember scoffing at it like an asshole. That little thing took us everywhere, was with us during some really tough times. The BMW was pretty quick to go when misfortune struck, but that Kia stayed. Terrific car in ever sense. It humbled me, and I learned to try and look past my prejudices and not judge a book by its cover.

The Kia Forte looks good at all angles!

I love that steering wheel, it's so beautiful. Okay I'm sold. This is my next car.

We’re buying our oldest their first new car. We looked at Civics and the Corolla but we may have to visit Kia now.

Redline Reviews, Alex on Autos, and StraightPipe are my favorite car review channels

For some reason I prefer to watch your reviews of cars over most like how you explain things keep up the great videos guys!!

Not to shabby! I'm quite impressed! Kia definitely is planning on increasing sales numbers and this all-new redesigned 2019 model will definitely draw more attention to the Kia brand. Great review, Sofyan! I was actually planning on conducting my style of a full review on this vehicle in the next 2 weeks or so. Excellent job, nevertheless!

Uh oh look at sofyan rocking that big ring on his left hand. I guess his dude and him got married! Congrats bro-

I love car review videos. You have quickly become my number one guy!

Great work! Would love to see a review of the 2020 Kia Forte GT when you get the chance.

Kia come a long way. Constant improvement across all their vehicles. Such great job.

I love your videos Redline Reviews. I made all of my other accounts subscribed to you! Keep it up and I'll see you and your team shine in the future!

The lease on my Focus is up in June and I'm seriously considering a Forte. This video just made the decision for me - so informative. Thanks so much for this video!

Fantastic review. Really well balanced covering fun to drive factor, comfort, features etc.

I love the look of LED headlights with Halogen fog lights! Toyota does that and I'm glad KIA is doing it on this car!

Love what kia & Hyundai have become. The new forte looks very nice, however I can't wait for the all new 2019 Mazda 3 which is going to be unveiled this November at the L.A auto show. I'm assuming your going to be their?

Love your reviews. Turned in my mazda 3 and got the forte gt manual. Couldn't be happier. You need to drive one.

Didn't realize you had gotten engaged recently, Sofyan. As always, wonderful review, and congratulations on the engagement! Cheers from a long-time fan.

The Forte is the best in this class for sure, certainly feels more refined than a Corolla or Civic, looks better too, will probably last just as long.

I just leased the S model of the Forte. I really like it! It feels like a very solid car and the CVT is quite responsive and quick. Good job to Kia for making a great daily driver! I heard that the CVT has a metal chain instead of rubber. I wonder how long it will last and the reliability.

I like your review style a lot more than others great video and a good focus on things people actually wanna see

I have an older basic model bought in 2014. Still alive and kicking with 200K odometer. Can kick 215kph under 50 degrees celsius highway in Saudi Arabia. They are called Cerato in MENA region.

Kia you were knocking it outta the park until........CVT

Pretty awesome looking. Wonder if the S will look any different and will have actual sportyness.

your reviews are so awesome, I watch every one of them

This is a great choice among its competitors in this segment for "my first car" buyers. Great technology, interior, and looks.

I don't like how these cars are getting bigger and bigger every generation. Compacts today are midsized from the 90's.

I am deciding between Mazda 3, Kia Forte 2019, Fort Focus, Volkswagen Jetta, and Chevy Cruise. What would you recommend and why in the same trim levels?

Young brother, your reviews are simply the best. Another job well done. Safe travels.

Best review channel ever I'm a huge fan awesome work as always unbiased and straight forward👍

Good job on the vid!

First off, congratulations, Sofyan! Very happy for you!! Now on to the car. I actually like the exterior of the vehicle. The taillights and LED running lights in the front make it look premium. The interior looks good but for some reason it seemed plain to me. Idk if it was the layout but it didn’t capture me. CVT...love it or hate it it’s here to stay. Now it’s just a battle of who does it better and who gets it closer to the feel of a step-gear transmission. Either way great review and congrats again! 💍🍾🙌🏽

This was an amazing review. Covered everything. Thank you!

Just bought this car!! Got it in black with a two tone interior of black and grey. So far such a good car for It’s price!

Cars like this, the Chevy Bolt, and the previous generation QX-50 that have turn signal lights on the rear bumper might be unique but sort of stupid (I know Audi SUV’s and Mini’s have them as well. But they are used as backup not the main light). As soon as you get rear-ended the chances of your turn signals malfunctioning would be greatly higher. There’s a reason why rear lights do not go into the bumper anymore.

Such a beautiful car. I like the Optima, but this is getting my attention...

Blows my mind people gripe about rear heated seats on a economy Kia nowadays

thanks for briefly comparing the two CVTs (Toyota Corolla Hatchback and this Kia Forte). From the reviews, it does seem like these are the two best CVTs in class so far. Everyone who drives it comments on their immediate responsiveness. A welcomed improvement to CVT tech.

People really like this car. I live in Georgia and I see people driving these cars everywhere. They are much more popular than the Mazada 3. Maybe because they are more affordable. I looked at the new Mazada3 hatchback and the were asking 29k for that thing, too expensive for a Mazda. I rather go with the Kia.

I definitely want this car😩😍😍

I like how quick the back up cam comes on, I had a 2018 Chevy Equinox as a rental and I never even bothered to look at the back up cam because there was a 2-3 second delay between when you put it in reverse and when the camera came on. The same for when putting it in drive, it stayed on for 2-3 seconds before shutting off.

Always great review from you! From start to end I enjoyed watching it. Great car for the price and I’m gonna get one. 👍🏻

Waiting for the SX.....

A CVT that mimics gears. There’s the problem, if they’re gonna put a CVT in it then I personally think it should behave how it’s designed to, not behave like something it isn’t. As a car enthusiast I could actually put up with a CVT if it didn’t act like a traditional automatic transmission.

Thanks Sofyan for the review. I mentioned earlier on IG I was gonna wait until your review to make my decision, and I've made mine now lol keep it up fam

This is a great review! Please do a review of the 2020 Kia Forte GT when it is available! Much appreciated!

The Redline community is lit!

Wow! Kia did a great job on this one.. and it does best the Elantra this time..

Thanks man, your reviews are great.

Great review, and good job giving credit to kia for continuing to improve their vehicles.

There he goes baggin on the Elantra again 😂

bring back the koup with this styling!

Great review as always Sofyan!

Yay my favorite KZfaq channel! I'm near Pittsburgh too haha

Kia really stepping up I had a 2014 Kia Forte Ex until someone hit me from behind and totally out. Was a great car on gas.

Damn You got this one quick..Do you know if they’re going to make a turbo trim??

I bought this car today (EX Launch) and I could not be happier! SO MUCH STUFF for the price point! It STEERS ITSELF on the highway with the Lane Assist on! And, it's fast enough. It's not a god damn Ferrari. Wonderful value, and it looks SHARP!

I love your reviews, so insightful..

If KIA was trying to make an affordable version of the Stinger, why the hell did they put a CVT in it?!? 😫🤦‍♂️

Those turning light in the back is lit!

Ok so I’ve looked everywhere to try and figure out how I can build a Forte with a heated steering wheel. A 2020 Forte GT w/ GT2 package still had a blank insert for where the manual says there would be a button for heated steering wheel. Any ideas?

I love this channel your doing a fantastic job.. KIA have a good looking line up. I would shortlist this if I were looking for a compact car.

13:03, another 2019 Forte. Probably either a media drive (a good chance it's not a media drive), or people are getting excited about the all new Forte.

First of all, congratulations on your engagement, Sofyan! I have been slacking for a while on your videos and this is the first I've seen since I saw your announcement on IG. Anyways, word down the street is Kia is coming out with a warmed over version of this, similar to the Elantra Sport. That should be pretty interesting and probably the only Kia we can get moving forward with a manual, excluding the Rio.

You make great videos and that’s on reason I subscribe and the second because you go in detail with the cars.When is the first auto show?

Sofyan, (you and Alex): pls explain why you think it senseless to have manual mode/paddle shift on a CVT? Errr, isnt it?

My choice remains the Hyundai Elantra, specifically, the Value Edition.

Much better looking than the refreshed 2019 elantra. Hope the chain cvt doesnt disappoint!

Just purchased one 2 weeks ago and I'm completely satisfied... yeah it doesnt have the acceleration but it's a fun car to drive and feels smooth.

If you spec out an automatic and with collision warning/lane keeping, it seems a LOT cheaper than its competitors, or am I missing something? I see 22K CAD all in with D&D and taxes here, 26 for Hyundai which should be the closest, 27 for Honda and 30 for the Mazda 3.

Gotta say Kia and Hyundai are knocking out of the park. This is easily on par with the focus/jetta/cruze/3. Still a little behind the Corolla/Civic though. But hey, if you told me 5 years ago that the Korean car companies would be serious competition to the non Toyota/Honda compacts It needs the 1.6 turbo from the soul/veloster to be an optimal daily driver

I would say, the exterior looks so good, I just wish they did something else with the interior, what I meant by that is the center console area, it just so old school, I like how the mazda 3 and the civic center console look better. They rise it up and get rid of the hand break. Otherwise the dash look nice. I also hope they increase the power a little bit.

I just came for the ‘Feels nice and solid’ door thud. 🙌🏽 Have a good rest of the day fam. lol

So impressed with KIA lately. They are making it there mission to be the sporty brand out of the bunch. I am so excited for the redesign of the Optima in 2 years as well as the Sorento!!

Nice. Now I can make use of the trunk and place an extra body in there.

Nice looking car but that renamed CVT tranny sounds horriable and no power. Thats a bad combo.

Thank you I’m so sorry for making you answer my question I didn’t realize that was the same car

I would love to see this car with the 2.0l turbo and awd system from the Stinger with torque vectoring. It would be a real blast to drive imo

The cvt makes the engine sound tired.....ill take the 6 speed thanks.

The 2019 Forte is a nice Mid-sized vehicle.

Love the review. Kia is definitely doing great with this new design. Hoping to see a Volvo XC40 review soon! And maybe a Mercedes A-Class when it comes to the states! Great reviews as always! Can’t wait to see more

Can’t wait for your e-pace review

There is nothing about this car that reminds me of the Stinger.

The forte is just a better car than the refreshed elantra. Styling looks better , interior has better quality , most likely will have the edge in driving dynamics , and space is better. The only reason really to get the elantra is if you don't want a cvt.

Great review! Are those louvered vents below the grille? Seats sound very good. Lumbar support. YEAH! That floating tablet screen placement/design is terrible (IMO), esp. compared to VW's integrated design on the '19 Jetta. Any idea of the release date? Late 2018?

Drove a new rental forte19 in sport mode for around 300 miles, could not identify that it was a CVT, until I saw your review. CVTs have been really improving over time. Steering feel was also precise in sport mode.

CVT ...??? You just screwed up,a perfectly well designed car Kia!

Cvt wtf allll these companies ruining these good cars with cvt

What do you think about the 2018 Ford Escape SE semi loaded, bc that's my first car as a girt

I have owned 4 new Kia's now ranging from Souls to Fortes. All have been wonderful and I can't picture myself going with any other manufacture. Granted I have had the 6 speed auto in every single one that has been a great transmission so time will tell with the new CVI trans. I'm not going to bash it because this is Kia's version and it might not be the junk CVT's we are used to seeing. But I wouldn't get the 2019 until a few years pass to see how good that CVI really is. BTW I LOVE that red!