2024 Kia Forte LXS | It's Cheap AND It's Fun To Drive! | Walkaround Review & Test Drive (POV)
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- 2024 Kia Forte LXS | Is the 3rd Cheapest Car in America Worth Buying? | Walkaround & Test Drive POV
Let's take a look at the 2024 Kia Forte LXS and see if it's worth it! We'll take a look at the exterior, under the hood, interior, and take it for a drive and talk about it's driving dynamics to answer the question, should you buy the Kia Forte? I'll also mention a couple things that differ the LXS from the LX, GT-Line, and GT trims! Is the Kia Forte LXS a good compact car? Should I buy a Toyota Corolla or a Kia Forte? Is the Kia Forte better than the Honda Civic? Does the Kia Forte have good trunk room? Does the Kia Forte have good passenger room? By the end of this review, you should be able to decide if you should buy the 2024 Kia Forte!
This Forte and others like it can be found at:
Bob Johnson Kia
(585)334-9440
3817 W. Henrietta Rd.
Rochester, NY 14623
Follow them @bobjohnsonautogroup on Facebook and Instagram
I have this exact same car and its literal perfection! It does everything you need a car to do and does it very well. I absolutely love this little car!
It is a wonderful car, I had much more fun with it than I anticipated. I’m happy you’re enjoying your new ride so far, thank you for watching!
I got this car today on my birthday and let me tell you, I have no regrets at all, it's a very fun car to drive in it and super smooth I love it!!!! 10 out of 10 it feels like a Handa car in the late 90s early 2000s, it's just a fun car to drive in all day!!!!
@@Gamer_Live_Studio Happy Birthday! I’m happy you’re enjoying your ride, you hit the nail on the head. The interior is so refreshingly simple that it does have that blast from the past feel. I hope you had a good birthday, it sounds like you did! Thank you for watching!
Nice review…my kid bought the LXS…very nice car…I’m impressed with just how nice it is for a low 20’s cost…solid, nothing fancy but an extremely nice vehicle in many ways. Very affordable AND NICE inside and out.
Congratulations on the purchase, I’m sure he will love it! I had the same thoughts, for this car being in the low 20’s, most everything feels good on the inside and I like how the engine is n/a. I think this is a solid choice in the price range. Thank you for watching!
Just bought mine Saturday and I love it !!
I’m glad you’re enjoying your new ride! This car was a lot of fun. Would love to have this in the driveway. Thank you for watching!
Bought mine yesterday. Absolutely love it!
I’m happy you’re liking it! I remember when I first showed up to take this for a drive, I didn’t think it was gonna be much fun, but by the end of the day I wanted one for myself. Thank you for watching, enjoy your new ride!
i have this car and i absolutely love it! it’s the perfect car for someone who doesn’t like anything too large/bulky and for someone whose still in college/drives to and from school and home fairly frequently
It is great on gas and really is the perfect daily driver. It’s easy to maneuver in parking lots or drive thru’s. I would 100% put one of these in my driveway. Thank you for watching and I hope you enjoy your Forte for many years to come!
I bought the same color and model last month and I am absolutely loving it
I’m happy you’re enjoying your new car man. I really liked the gravity grey on this, I would get this color myself! Thank you for watching!
I love mine just got it in July!
It’s a wonderful car in this price range, I think I’d take one of these over a Corolla or Civic, not only for how much fun it is but also what an incredible value it is! Enjoy your new car, thank you for watching!
Just bought one yesterday, so far I love it❣️💯
I’m happy you’re enjoying your new ride so far! Such an incredibly fun, approachable car. Thank you for watching!
Excellent review and Kia should added blind spot monitoring to every Kia for safety and maybe sell more with this feature.
I do agree, but also at the same time I’m happy they make it an option so that if you don’t want it and everything else it comes with, you can keep the cost lower so it’s more affordable for purchase. Thank you for watching and I appreciate the kind words!!
Thank you for watching my 2024 Kia Forte LXS review! If you have any questions I didn't answer, or wanted my opinion on something specific on the 2024 Kia Forte, comment below so I can reply. Thanks again for watching, I'll see you on my next video!
the adaptive cruise control is just one setting? no distance modification?
Got mines & changed those yellow cringy bulbs for LEDS, looks WAY better. great car no complaints!
Cringey really is the best way to describe them too 😂 It dates the car, so if you change them out it gives it a much fresher appearance. Enjoy your ride man, love this car! Thank you for watching!
I’m planning on getting one, and will do the exact same thing. I dropped some on my current car and will never go back
Great review brother! For the $$ that is a really nice car. Perfect to get you from point A to point B. I hear you about the simplicity of it. I find that I don't use most of the features that my ride is capable of. Summer seems to have found it's way here but it's all good except for when the electric bill comes lol! How are things in your world? I hope that you have been doing great and enjoying life always!
Thanks for watching James! You cannot beat this car for the price, the Chevy Trax in this price range would be another consideration for me, but I don’t think it would be quite as fun as this to drive. Same here! I mean I like all the cool buttons in my Silverado, but if you put me back in my pretty basic, 2014 F-150 XLT I wouldn’t really be disappointed. Yeah man you know that, I spent the day in the pool which was unexpected for June. It was incredible man. It was awesome! I’m doing good man, it has been a busy couple weeks, but I think once I get things sorted, hopefully July will be a lot smoother! I hope you’re doing good my brother, It is always good to hear from you!
@@CEALLIFORNIA Hey Ceall I always enjoy your reviews so much man! A day in the pool sounds great for sure! I had a lazy weekend and the weather cooled down today to "only" 92 lol! You can only use only and 92 together if you live somewhere hot lol!!I hope things smooth out for you. I do much better with order than chaos for sure. Great to hear from you brother and hope that you have a great week!
@@jameswalsh6131 Thanks man, always look for you in the comments section on the new videos that come out! I do better sometimes with chaos, but after a while I do get sick of it. So this week I’m getting things off my to do list to solve my chaos! 😂 Here it will be about 100 degrees with humidity so it will be a week spent mostly indoors on my days off, then it’s time to find a vehicle to film! I have a couple in mind. Either heavy duty RAM or Chevy Traverse RS!
@@CEALLIFORNIA Eesh that is terrible weather. I really don't think I could or would live anywhere with high humidity but then again I like to not say never to anything :) Oh they both sound like great choices. Some of the Ram trucks are so dang expensive. You take care brother and have a good one!
That is hilarious. That’s the exact same thing I thought when I heard the honk lol. So, it’s not just me.
Hey man you made me feel better, I was thinking I was the only one for a second. A seriously aggressive honk of the horn for just locking the car 😂 Thank you for watching!
The Kia Forte LXS msrp is about $20,490 plus freight is about $21,500 but they wanted $27,000 at the dealership, they have $5,500 in bogus fees and markups, it is not an affordable cheap car, it cost the same as a Honda Civic, so I went and bought a Honda Civic Sport 2024, The Forte is a good car, don't get me wrong but if it cost the same as a Civic, I won't buy it. It is like the difference between iPhone and Android, the brand. The Civic is much more car with a big resale value compared to the Forte.
I can’t say I don’t agree there. If this was the same price as a Civic, I would go with a Civic too. If you can get this car at MSRP then it definitely is a great value like you said. Enjoy your new Civic, I really like that new body style. Thank you for watching!
I test drove a 2024 Civic Sport and a 2024 Forte GT Line a couple of weekends ago and ended up with the Forte. The Forte has a much nicer interior, a more refined engine and the transmissions are more reliable than the Civic. Also not to mention the fact that you get cooled seats with the Forte, which is a must in the Summertime.
@@DeadofWinter321Why do you says Forte have more reliable transmission? I'm looking for a used forte.
@@GuojiLyu - I've seen several Honda Civics in the current generation being filmed on TikTok, Facebook and Instagram where owners transmissions have failed entirely. But only found 1 of someone with a Forte that experienced transmission failure.
Shop around. I just closed a deal for a friend today on a 2024 Kia Forte LXS w/tech package. $20,400 OTD (all taxes, fees, etc) Took about 2hrs of negotiation to get the deal. MSRP was $22,340
Buying one this Thursday! Thank you for your video very helpful
I think you’re really going to love it, I really liked my time in the Forte. Let me know if you have any questions, thank you for watching!
I had a great Forte GT with the turbo in the past. It was zippy too. Now I got thus model. But for less horsepower it's still pretty quick. I believe it's because of the dual overhead cam(DOHC). A lot of 4-cylinder back in the the 90s n 00s had that DOHC it's still pretty quick. The lxs has a more comfortable ride than the GT trim. Because of the size 16 inche wheels and tires. They go over bumps in the road so smooth. Unlike the GT those 18 inches you'll feel it a little
Yeah I’ve always liked a larger tire profile myself because the roads aren’t the best where I live, plenty of potholes to look out for. The LXS really is super zippy/quick for what it is. I would gladly daily drive it! Thank you for watching!
I think they advertise it as having an IVT, instead of a CVT. Cause it doesent use traditional gears in a CVT?
On the window sticker they do have it displayed a little different than just writing “CVT”, it’s just still not a regular transmission so it’s not my first choice. However, Kia did a really great job with it, so I don’t really mind it honestly. Thank you for watching!
10:30 Yeah, I tend to prefer those plasticky steering wheels as well. Easy to grip and they hold up really well.
I thought I was the only one who likes this material. 😂 They last so long! Thank you for watching!
Keep grinding bro🔥
You know I will! Thanks for watching brother!
thank you🎉
No problem, I’m glad you enjoyed the review! Thank you for watching!
Thats all we need basic affordable car
And it’s the best one money can buy in my opinion! Thank you for watching!
Good review. I like how you think 85 is hot...but in California I get it.
@@SinisterMD I’m in New York actually, but a couple of friends call me ceallifornia as a nick name so it stuck. But this day it was probably 85-90 and just swimming in humidity, I don’t know what the dew point was but it was crazy. 😂 I’m glad you enjoyed the review, thank you for watching, I appreciate it!
@@CEALLIFORNIA Ah. Good to know. Thanks again for the review.
@@SinisterMD No problem!
Does it have adaptive cruise, was thinking it just had regular cruise control.
If I’m not mistaken, it’s looking like you have to step up to the GT-Line trim in order to get adaptive cruise control. I hope this helps, thank you for watching!
The best thing about kia is good warranty
Hard to beat that warranty, it is another solid reason to pick up a Forte. Thank you for watching!
I have a GT and it doesnt honk. Only beeps. Even the horn though, doesnt sound like that
Maybe they just have a bin of horns and they throw them in as they move down the assembly line. Or is it a different horn for the GT trim? That would be an interesting quirk to know 😂 Thank you for watching!
Any vibrations at highway speed that Kia is known for?
I only made it up to about 40mph or so during this review so I didn’t get to experience it. There have been reports of some Forte’s recently having vibration at highway speed, so it is best to test the specific car you’re buying to see if it suffers from the same fate. Thank you for watching!
Ok lets get one thing straight here is it cheap yes is it fun to drive well that all depends on peoples definition of fun.
I mean I’m not saying it’s sports car levels of fun to drive, certainly not, but it is more fun to drive than some Toyotas/Hondas in the same class is more so what I was getting at. The 4-cylinder in the Corolla goes nowhere fast compared to this. I will say, it is surprisingly fun to drive for the “economy car” that it is. Thank you for watching!
I agree @@CEALLIFORNIA Some of those Toyotas can feel stiff and sluggish.
That's crazy so if the battery gets low on your key fab you can't get into your car?
@@matthewolson2679 When looking at the driver door handle, you’ll see a little “cap” just behind the actual handle you grab itself. That cap can be popped off and hiding behind it is a physical keyhole to unlock the car if the battery is dead. Then the cap can be put back on to hide the keyhole once opened. Thank you for watching!
@@CEALLIFORNIA Do you have to pry it off with a screwdriver?
Does anyone of you installed foglights??
I haven’t found any videos online of it for this generation, most of the time for fog lights it’s just better to buy the model that comes with them from factory even though it costs more money. Thank you for watching!
Should've tried a 5 gallon bucket in the cup holder. Lol.
Where the Big Gulp when you need it? 😂 Thank you for watching!
Dad have forty 2024❤ love forty
I’m glad you guys are enjoying your Forte, it’s such a nice, simple, and fun car. Thank you for watching!
Passive entre behind the plastic handle!!
Well done! I just don't think I could live with a CVT. The fake gears are just that. Fake!
They certainly are strange to get used to if you’ve had normal gears your whole life like me. When I drive any car that has them it definitely is a little off putting. We’re trading in my girlfriend’s Honda HR-V for a Mazda CX-5 soon and the CVT is one of the reasons we’re doing it even though the car has been very reliable. Thank you for watching!
@@CEALLIFORNIA I just read where the soon to released KIA K3 GT will be a CVT only, but one of the normally asperated trims below it will have the choice of a 5-speed manual.
It just make me realize how little they know about consumer's.
Anyway, I was going to consider a GT after looking at & driving one. I won't buy a CVT, under any circumstance. I'm retired and my driving will only be as an enthusiest.
you wouldn't pay for a car wash?
I do these reviews on my only day off and unfortunately am sometimes on a tight time schedule. When it is possible, I do have them washed. Thank you for watching!
The Versa is better.
I do think the Versa is good looking, but my personal preference would have to be the Forte only because it was so darn fun to drive. Thank you for watching!