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Old 10-18-2017, 11:20 AM   #26
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Originally Posted by lafountain View Post
Even though it is RWD, I don't think Kia built this to compete against things like the SS, Fusion or the like. I believe they built this to combat the Toyota 86, Subaru BRZ, and Civic Type R. Today's younger crowd for the most part is looking to these cars and not the US Manufacturers as much, so Kia wanted to get their piece of the 20 something crowd.
Most people don't know, let alone care, where a company is headquartered. The younger you are, the less it matters.

And I can't see anyone cross shopping a midsize sedan against a subcompact coupe just because its Asian.
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