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Edmunds 308 vs Kia Minivan Comparison

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  1. johnb@macarbon

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    #1 johnb@macarbon, Sep 17, 2007
    Hope this isn't a repost… and I did search…

    http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Comparos/articleId=122612

    Obviously its pretty tongue-in-cheek but its great our old crusty old exotic held its own. Although there are a lot of points to pick apart, I saw a lot of my own car’s strengths and weaknesses in it. So if I get rid of my TRX's I can get .91 on the skidpad?
     
  2. Bullfighter

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    #2 Bullfighter, Sep 17, 2007
    Finally, a Kia Sedona review that I read all the way through. :rolleyes:
     
  3. Ken

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    #3 Ken, Sep 17, 2007
    I enjoyed that! Thanks for the posting.

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  4. 4re308

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    #4 4re308, Sep 17, 2007
    Hey that was pretty cool. 308 gets respect, even if it's from a Korean mini van.
     
  5. branko

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    #5 branko, Sep 17, 2007
    +1 Fun reading!
     
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    #6 climb, Sep 17, 2007
    Now maybe you'll stop hearing about how a minivan can beat a 308.

    That old thing beat the WRX in the slalom.
     
  7. Tennlee

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    #7 Tennlee, Sep 17, 2007
    Awesome post!
     
  8. GT4fore

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    #8 GT4fore, Sep 17, 2007
    Nice -


    -GT
     
  9. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    #9 Dr Tommy Cosgrove, Sep 17, 2007
    0.91 g?

    Really?
     
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    #10 climb, Sep 17, 2007

    That's what i thought too.
     
  11. FLVICE

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    #11 FLVICE, Sep 18, 2007
    Wow...you learn something every day about these cars on F-Chat..... Didn't even think I could fit my mountain bike in there. Time to hit the bike trails...
     
  12. flyingboa

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    #12 flyingboa, Sep 18, 2007
    Abslutely great :) . Thanks for the link.
    Ciao

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  13. Ferraripilot

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    #13 Ferraripilot, Sep 18, 2007
    7.3 to 60 is not bad considering they said they did not have to beat the clutch to obtain that kind of time. I bet they could get another .3 off that time if they really got on it. No other engine maker do I know of can last this long and still have great performance other than Porsche. What durable engines. Aways impressed.
     
  14. Dr Tommy Cosgrove

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    #14 Dr Tommy Cosgrove, Sep 18, 2007

    they could go under 7 if they didn't shift to third
     
  15. sammyb

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    #15 sammyb, Sep 18, 2007
    .91g is a big number, but you have to realize that this car wears Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar tires. These are a far cry from the OEM-spec tires that came on the QV. The compound is softer. The sidewalls are much firmer. The tread is geared much more towards ultimate grip.
     
  16. vetconstruction

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    #16 vetconstruction, Sep 18, 2007
    That was fun-I have to agree with bullfighter-it is the most I have ever read about a Kia.
     
  17. jimshadow

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    #17 jimshadow, Sep 18, 2007
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    Do you mean like this?????

    Pic of my baby from previous owner...He knew how to use the car!!!
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  18. FLVICE

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    #18 FLVICE, Sep 19, 2007
    Good idea, but probably wont work with a targa top.
     
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    #19 jimshadow, Sep 19, 2007
    All the more reason to drive a GTB or better yet, a GT4!!!!
    :)-

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  20. Bullfighter

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    #20 Bullfighter, Sep 19, 2007
    Yeah, I'm getting a GT4 to haul stuff around... :rolleyes:
     
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    #21 RAMMER, Sep 19, 2007
    After reading past articles about the Edmund's 308 I was afraid it would take a beating. My GTB would have ripped a 14 second 1/4 mile that would have left the Edmunds staff stunned!
     
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    #22 Giallo, Sep 30, 2007
    Haha - actually LOLed.
     
  23. MREUS

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    #23 MREUS, Sep 30, 2007
    Thank you for posting this. I enjoyed watching the video. The engine bay and the driver's side bolster made me cringe though.
     
  24. Bullfighter

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    #24 Bullfighter, Sep 30, 2007
    The part that makes me cringe is that they keep referring to a Ferrari 308 QV as a $27K car, which will buy you the kind of dog they're long-term testing here. It's the same as a $40K Testarossa: yeah, you can get one for that, but...
     
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    #25 climb, Sep 30, 2007
    I'd expect better from edmunds to do that kinda comparison. They knew damn well that the 308 was faster and had better brakes and would beat it in the slalom. You'd expect that kinda sensationalized journalism from someone who didn't know better or just didn't care about their journalistic integrity.
     

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