Kia is testing four-wheel drive for the new Kia Optima

The South Korean car brand Kia holds
testing a new model of Kia Optima with full
drive.

The car will be presented in the first place, for
the American market. The new machine should be fully
competitor to two brands: Toyota and Nissan who have recently
introduced midsize sedans.

The main innovation of the popular sedan Kia Optima will be
adding to the list of additional options of all-wheel drive system,
which were not previously available. The company now holds the last
tests new items on South Korean roads, but by the summer of this year
The US should see the first models of the Optima.

Under the hood is a new 1.6-liter gasoline engine,
whose power is 180 horsepower and 265 Nm of torque
moment. Will present the company an additional box switch
gear is not yet known.

The company also has not said yet how the system full
the actuator will affect the final price tag of the machine in the United States. Besides
the company has not yet revealed details about what markets
new model Kia Optima.