2020 Kia Forte GT is the Little Stinger You Asked For

The 2020 Kia Forte GT debuted at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, a show where automakers typically go overboard on crazy paint colors an unrealistic mods.

The Kia Forte is the second car in the Korean automaker’s lineup to get the GT designation after the much-hyped Stinger GT. In Kia land, GT denotes a top trim that is focused on luxury and sporty driving dynamics.

The Forte GT is powered by a 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that gives it 201 horsepower, a 54-hp bump over the standard Forte. Torque is an estimated 195 lb-ft.

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Other goodies include a fully independent front and rear suspension, a sport-tuned exhaust, available 18-inch performance tires, a leather-wrapped flat-bottom steering wheel, alloy sport pedals, new two-tone wheels, larger brakes, LED headlights, projector fog lights, rear spoiler and a bunch of other unique trim pieces. Drivers can pick a six-speed manual or seven-speed dual-clutch automatic and sport seats with contrast piping are also available.

The GT models also come standard with Kia’s suite of safety and driver assistance features like forward collision warning and collision avoidance assist, lane departure warning, and lane-keep assist. Blind-spot monitoring, lane change assist, and rear cross traffic alert are added to the GT1 package, while the GT2 package adds adaptive cruise control.

The new Kia Forte got great reviews and feels much more expensive than it is, and the driving dynamics were already quite good, so we’re sure the GT version will be even better.

The 2020 Kia Forte GT will be offered in GT1 and GT2 trims, available summer 2019. Models with a GT Line designation will keep the naturally aspirated 147-hp 2.0L four-cylinder but get some cosmetic upgrades.

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