Kia announced today that its first-ever hybrid vehicle is scheduled to go on sale in the United States in June, with a starting price of $26.500. The price excludes a $750 destination and handling fee.
Under its hood, the 2011 Optima hybrid features the carmaker’s highly-advanced hybrid powertrain technology that enables the car to deliver up to 35 MPG in city driving and 40 MPG on the highway. Kia’s in-house developed hybrid system is known as “full parallel hybrid system” which means it also allows the owner to drive the car at full-electric drive mode with speeds of up to 62 miles per hour.
The 2011 Optima Hybrid sedan employs a Virtual Engine Sound System -VESS, which is standard on all Optima Hybrid cars. The VESS system plays a pre-recorded engine sound during electric-only operation to help notify people outside the vehicle that it is approaching. It also features a highly- advanced lithium polymer batteries, supplied by LG Chem.
Available in two trims, the Optima Hybrid comes standard with features like dual zone automatic temperature control with rear vents, push-button start with smart key, eight-way power adjustable driver’s seat, Supervision cluster with LCD display, leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob, fog lamps, heated outside mirrors and LED tail lamps.
Kia Optima Hybrid is also the very-first vehicle from Kia Motors to be available with UVO system. The UVO is a hands-free infotainment system similar to Ford’s Sync that includes a 4.3-inch full-color display providing information on media content, phone-book data and vehicle information.
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