I pray the transmission issues have been taken care of.. my kia soul exclaim is stupid quick but daily driving is TERRRIBLE! Rough shifts when it's cold it flat out slips in the odd gears i had to manually shift to even gears last winter.. and the air conditioner has failed 2017 kia soul exclaim 1.6T 7speed DC 81k miles. Other than this I STILL LOVE THE QUALITY JUST WISH IT DIDNT HAVE THE ISSUES IT DOES BECAUSE ITS A NICE CAR.
David S not really. I’m only 21 and I’ve had 2 cars that were over a decade old and were manual only haha. Eventually, I’ll try to learn to use automatic but right now, it’s no biggie for me.
I just bought this 2021 Forte GT today. Same color and wheels. 7-speed DCT is interesting. You get some feelings from it but I like it. Cool that it has paddle shifters if I ever want to have some fun. This ride is stiff but no bad vibrations from it and no WIND NOISE!!! You can feel the hard tires though the steering wheel but it's not defect it's just feeling. No steering wheel shimmy! YES!
Just had a new 2021 Forte for a rental on our vacation in Utah/Wyoming week before last. It got amazing fuel mileage and drove great. It was hurting for power a little driving up in the mountains so I would imagine this would make it perfect. I love the looks and they did a great job on them in my opinion.
The Racechip intercepts the readings from the sensors and gives a different reading to the car's ECU. This causes the car's ECU to increase boost thus increasing power and torque. A word of warning - the 2020 Kia Forte GT shown uses a D7UF1 7 speed dry Dual Clutch Transmission which is rated to a maximum of 250 foot pounds. Raiti stated that it puts out 290 foot pounds with the Racechip. I'll leave you to come to your own conclusions.
@@MrRtHemi I have the 2021 Forte GT 6-speed and am trying to boost the power and would love to know some specifics for who i can purchase one of theses chips from. Seems smarter and more affordable than all the money I’d have to dump to do a proper ECU upgrade. Would truly appreciate your feedback.
@@TheJamezon77 you can go to racechip.com or go to pandamotorworks.com also try sxthelement.com these guys perform on our vehicles. With sxth you can ship off your ecu they can tune it for you.
Honestly, KIA has been releasing some pretty nice designs in the past couple years. If anything, I'd probably lease one for a personal experience to compare to other companies I've had already.
I love the fact that he has the perfect sleeper! He can blend in with all the traffic around him until he lays on the throttle and leave them all behind.
I have one. I wished it had an LSD, but putting better tires helped with traction a bit. Now the 2021 GT comes standard with the PS4S. It was hard finding a 2020 with the PS4S option. Just buying one tire is over $200 and KIA only charges $200 for all four.
The bit about the 2021 GT coming with PS4S standard is just not true. I'm shopping for one of these for my mom and your comment almost made me cross it off the list (who wants tires that only last 6-8k miles and turn into hockey pucks at 40 degrees?) But, blessedly, you can still find many 2021 GT's with normal tires that function all year round.
Sadly kia doesnt plan on a n version instead Peter shcreyer is giving Kia gt variant of cars with sports look and some power but nothing compared to Hyundai's N variants decided by albert heiman from bmw m division. So kias not planning on being deep into the performance scene
Thanks for the review Joe. Got my Forte GT just 3 months ago. You hit it on the nose, great car, quick, stylish, great bang for your buck. Think I'm gonna grab one of those racing chips and up the horses!!! Thanks for all your great reviews!!! Joe H. - NY
In Australia these are called Cerato. I bought one last year, same beautiful colour as the one in the video. It is an amazing car and had heated and cooled seats etc. as standard for the GT. I compared many different cars of the same class and the Cerato won hands down in terms of performance, standard equipment, price and warranty. I drove it for a year and loved it. It is a pocket rocket and handles any type of road with ease. Brilliant on long trips. Put on your favourite music and turn up that fantastic JBL sound system and it is pure driving pleasure. It broke my heart when I traded it in for its big brother, the Stinger GT this year. My broken heart got better instantly when I got my supercar, the Stinger GT. I can't recommend the Cerato / Forte highly enough. If you are in the market for a great value for money car, test drive a Cerato / Forte. You won't regret it.
Hello from Australia. My girlfriend bought a little Kia Picanto GT Line after I showed her one. She loves it. Dealer is great too. The Forte GT is on the list buy next year. Thanks for this.
Ive had this car for a few months with the gt2 package and it's amazing and I love it. I watch all your videos on this car specifically over even though I have the car just cause I like it that much
Freaking awesome review Raiti. I test drove a black GT2 and its an awesome ride. It handles great. I think Kia should get rid of the base 2.0 liter engine and let the base engine be the 1.6 liter turbo 201 bhp on the LX, LXS, GT-Line, and EX. On the big GT, the engine should be a 2.0 liter turbo 260 bhp.
Love your vids....Just picked up a gravity gray 6 speed manual two days ago and I absolutely love it. Not just a great value, but a great car all around. My top pick for a compact sports sedan and it is so damned fun to drive.......
Smart guy, Dillon; _not_ opting for the power seats. Manual adjust is just fine. Especially if you're the only one driving your car. Set the seat literally once the entire time you own the car, and done. (Okay, and the times a mechanic gets behind the wheel too; and you have to adjust it again. But that doesn't happen very often.) Plus, guess what costs a horrendous amount of money to fix if it breaks down. Yup, you guessed it. Manual control seats don't break down.
@@fleiteae im in the process of picking the same as Anthony, same options and everything but a 2021 model year with the pearl white color for about $25-26K out the door after taxes and everything
My only zonk with this car is the taillights not saying they look bad but that reflector in the middle should light up as well it would look a lot better it's just annoying having a reflector as big as a taillight but doesn't light up
Man I can't wait till I get my license in March and I get one of these. I really hope the price can come down to the 19k range with the GT2 package lol!
You're really gonna have to work at it. The Forte GT2 is already a bit of a hard find. Maybe you can sucker a dealer into one at the end of the year. Good luck!
I bought a Forte GT in fire orange at the end of July. Love it so far! Great car to carve up your local back-road. I took a road trip in it last month and averaged 38 mpgs as well.
@Richard Favreau Do whatever you want. You'll be the old guy with the white walking shoes, combover, and your best years behind you. Also, the Kia's got a 10/100,000 powertrain warranty and the 1.6T has been used in literally hundreds of thousands of cars over the past few years without reliability issues. DCT reliability is just fine; they're definitely jerky at low speed, though.
@Richard Favreau Definitely agree there. That said, the current Corolla's pretty lame compared to its competitors. That said, the word on the street is that Toyota's working on a "GR" or "Gazoo Racing" version of the Corolla which is supposed to compete directly with the GTI. I'd be all over that, personally, especially with the interior on the newest model.
@Richard Favreau Let's not go crazy here. 200-250 HP is not anything like the 600+ HP in the Porsche Walker was driving or the 592 HP in the McLaren. I'm talking about having enough power to merge safely onto the highway with 4 people in the car when getting onto a highway with moving traffic. I guess this is the world we live in - where people think there's Corollas and super cars but nothing in between.
Hey joe great review as always. i hope you can do a review for the upcoming 2021 elantra and the elantra N line sedan. choosing between this car and the N line is going to be hard
Test drove this one and elantra gt Nline, but decided on 2020 Kona, same engine, but with AWD, and cheaper insurance. Love the 1.6T DCT engines! Awesome review Joe!
The 2020 DCT makes a lot grinding and clunking noise. I try to follow best practices for owning such DCT, but sometimes it worries me. Any comments from anyone experienced in them?
I work at a kia dealership and these are fun little cars, I've heard rumors that they'll replace the 7 speed dual clutch with the new 8 speed but nothing concrete Edit: the race chip is neat, but careful with the torque as the 270 to 280 range is where your stock clutch can start to slip
It would be nice to get that 8 speed wet clutch dct but I don’t think it’s gonna happen. Forte gt is still a pretty affordable basic car still even with gt2 package.
Forte GT GT2 Package is where its at. Heated and cooled seats, improved stereo, remote start is an ad on. Only available with the 7 speed DCT. I have heard some bad things about the Hyundai/ Kia DCT, but hopefully by now they have worked out the kinks and make it a smooth operator.
I've had my forte 5 GT ltd for a few months now and its great! I just ordered a intercooler resonator delete replacement for mine, want to get a jb4 for it!
I have race chip, sxth down pipe, ypipe exhaust, injen intake, run 93 octane, 6 speed manual. The last time I ran the numbers 252 hp 270 lb tq not bad for a 1.6t
Hey Joe, great review as always. I love my 2020 GT Forte. Car is such a great bang for the buck! Can you please find out what kind of chip was used on this Forte. Would like to get one and get up the ponies on my GT. Thanks again. Joe H. - NY
I bought a Kia Forte GT 3 weeks ago in gravity gray! It's also my first car and I only got my driver's license a month ago haha! I love it and love your videos Joe! Now how do I get that race chip like Dylan?
Great review Joe. This inexpensive sleeper is very cool. Would love to see a modified civic si with hondata chip sometime. Keep up the good, down to earth reviews 👍
The KIA brand still leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but it shouldn’t. They’ve really stepped up their game. As a Honda fanboy and a Civic Si owner, I think Honda has some things to learn from KIA for the 11th gen Civic. I especially love the steering wheel and old school handbrake.
Kia is currently making very underrated cars. I love my Forte GT 6sp. But don't be fooled in thinking it's that fast, at least stock. What I will say is that it handles better then expected. The engine takes a bit to get going. I'm sure a tune will help that but stock.... I'll say it's just good enough. I also am not a big fan of the brakes . Daily driver they are fine but when tested they are just ok. I'd love to get the tune but I'd hate to void my warranty.
The Forte Koup was alot cooler imo. Wished Kia didn't axe the coupe. But the 2016 Koup has the same 1.6L so is the piggyback for this available for the '16?
@@RaitisRides what system did he use? And awesome review dude I have a grey one. People are really sleep on these cars, if they looked into kias engineers they would stop hating
Take those numbers with a grain of salt. The car shown has a D7UF1 dry 7 speed Dual Clutch Transmission rated to an absolute maximum of 250 foot pounds of torque. The manual transmission variant can take more torque. Sounds like the owner is stating the torque upgrade possible with a manual transmission. I own a 2020 Kia Cerato GT (New Zealand) with the same transmission but in hatchback form. A great car.
Hello everyone. I have a 2020 forte GT line, 1.6 Non turbo. This car is a blast. I'm thinking of getting the 2022/2023 GT with the turbo, when my lease comes up. I also run it on 93 octane. I pour a can of octane booster in it every other tank fill up. It gives me some more Getty Up. Can Dylan and anyone tell me where a can find that performance chip kit from? So I could get it for the Turbo GT? GO KIA!!
Me too! I'm a college student so I am considering this or the Stinger to be my first car since I live in NJ & with the snow & rain we get in NY & NJ I might need a car with AWD
Mario Valdizon good question! It doesn’t affect the warranty at all since it’s doesn’t affect the ECU. When you take it in for maintenance, simply unclip the racechip and it goes back to stock.
Well if you compare a stock Forte GT to a Civic Si it’s be a different story. If you wanna put upgrades on the Forte GT then you’re making it more like a Civic Type-R.
Sport mode makes it pick up quicker? More attentive? I know smart mode basically tells you to keep straight and take a break when driving toooo long haha. I wanna know about the sport mode though. I haven’t deficient on that mode because frankly I’m not gonna be using that too much lol
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*That exhaust also caught me off guard too. Props for Kia actually trying in this segment.*
They killed it. I had this car for a while and need it back!!!!! But im looking at the K5 GT now
Yeah the modded exhaust sounds only slightly different from stock with a couple more pops 😮
@@RmNaNtCbScRrnsad news, I feel the exhaust sound is lacking on that one vs. the forte
I have this car and let me tell you. This car is amazing for the price it is. Had it for about 4-5 months and I haven’t had any complaints!
Thanks for sharing that great input from your ownership!
Very good car 👍
I pray the transmission issues have been taken care of.. my kia soul exclaim is stupid quick but daily driving is TERRRIBLE! Rough shifts when it's cold it flat out slips in the odd gears i had to manually shift to even gears last winter.. and the air conditioner has failed 2017 kia soul exclaim 1.6T 7speed DC 81k miles. Other than this I STILL LOVE THE QUALITY JUST WISH IT DIDNT HAVE THE ISSUES IT DOES BECAUSE ITS A NICE CAR.
Your not worried about it being a dct?
David S not really. I’m only 21 and I’ve had 2 cars that were over a decade old and were manual only haha. Eventually, I’ll try to learn to use automatic but right now, it’s no biggie for me.
I just bought this 2021 Forte GT today. Same color and wheels. 7-speed DCT is interesting. You get some feelings from it but I like it. Cool that it has paddle shifters if I ever want to have some fun. This ride is stiff but no bad vibrations from it and no WIND NOISE!!! You can feel the hard tires though the steering wheel but it's not defect it's just feeling. No steering wheel shimmy! YES!
The "shelf" inside the Gt is actually a place to wirelessly charge your phone.
If you have the GT2 package then yes. Sadly for the regular Forte GT, it's just a shelf 😭
@@luisjuarez7007 I have a 2021 GT 6speed manual and I have the wireless shelf.
@@capone1826 you have a sun roof too right?
@@luisjuarez7007 yes.
@@capone1826 that's the GT2. With sun roof, wireless charging, and other things. The regular GT only has the turbo. No sunroof
Just had a new 2021 Forte for a rental on our vacation in Utah/Wyoming week before last. It got amazing fuel mileage and drove great. It was hurting for power a little driving up in the mountains so I would imagine this would make it perfect. I love the looks and they did a great job on them in my opinion.
250 horsepower out of a 1.6T is incredible. I’d love for someone to explain the engineering behind how the race chip works.
According to Joe, it's not an ECU like the Civic's Hondata tune.
The Racechip intercepts the readings from the sensors and gives a different reading to the car's ECU. This causes the car's ECU to increase boost thus increasing power and torque. A word of warning - the 2020 Kia Forte GT shown uses a D7UF1 7 speed dry Dual Clutch Transmission which is rated to a maximum of 250 foot pounds. Raiti stated that it puts out 290 foot pounds with the Racechip. I'll leave you to come to your own conclusions.
@@arkalon4986 funny 😁 mines a 6 speed. And I have a 240hp and 260 tq racechip not bad for. 1.6 turbo
@@MrRtHemi I have the 2021 Forte GT 6-speed and am trying to boost the power and would love to know some specifics for who i can purchase one of theses chips from. Seems smarter and more affordable than all the money I’d have to dump to do a proper ECU upgrade. Would truly appreciate your feedback.
@@TheJamezon77 you can go to racechip.com or go to pandamotorworks.com also try sxthelement.com these guys perform on our vehicles. With sxth you can ship off your ecu they can tune it for you.
Honestly, KIA has been releasing some pretty nice designs in the past couple years. If anything, I'd probably lease one for a personal experience to compare to other companies I've had already.
I totally agree with you!
Other companies like Volkswagen and Mercedes are fine. My parents have never done it before therefore I am doing BMW,KiaHyundai and or Audi.
I love the fact that he has the perfect sleeper! He can blend in with all the traffic around him until he lays on the throttle and leave them all behind.
Man, that is awesome that he got an extra 49 horses! My GT-Line has only been gone since Wednesday & I'm already missing it.
I've had the Kia Forte GT for a year, and it totally destroyes the Honda Civic, this car is So Much Fun to drive. And I get a lot of compliments.
I have one. I wished it had an LSD, but putting better tires helped with traction a bit. Now the 2021 GT comes standard with the PS4S. It was hard finding a 2020 with the PS4S option. Just buying one tire is over $200 and KIA only charges $200 for all four.
That is some great input from your ownership!
The bit about the 2021 GT coming with PS4S standard is just not true.
I'm shopping for one of these for my mom and your comment almost made me cross it off the list (who wants tires that only last 6-8k miles and turn into hockey pucks at 40 degrees?)
But, blessedly, you can still find many 2021 GT's with normal tires that function all year round.
Are the PS4S really that much worth it over the Kumho Majesty Soulus I have on my Forte GT that came with the car?
I wish kia could have their own “N” version of forte,with the lsd on.
Sweet spot
Sadly kia doesnt plan on a n version instead Peter shcreyer is giving Kia gt variant of cars with sports look and some power but nothing compared to Hyundai's N variants decided by albert heiman from bmw m division. So kias not planning on being deep into the performance scene
Kia's GT is the equivalent of Hyundai's N-Line
@@curtisfisher1028 what about the Kia stinger?
Thanks for the review Joe. Got my Forte GT just 3 months ago. You hit it on the nose, great car, quick, stylish, great bang for your buck. Think I'm gonna grab one of those racing chips and up the horses!!!
Thanks for all your great reviews!!!
Joe H. - NY
How did it work out for you?
In Australia these are called Cerato. I bought one last year, same beautiful colour as the one in the video. It is an amazing car and had heated and cooled seats etc. as standard for the GT. I compared many different cars of the same class and the Cerato won hands down in terms of performance, standard equipment, price and warranty. I drove it for a year and loved it. It is a pocket rocket and handles any type of road with ease. Brilliant on long trips. Put on your favourite music and turn up that fantastic JBL sound system and it is pure driving pleasure.
It broke my heart when I traded it in for its big brother, the Stinger GT this year. My broken heart got better instantly when I got my supercar, the Stinger GT.
I can't recommend the Cerato / Forte highly enough. If you are in the market for a great value for money car, test drive a Cerato / Forte. You won't regret it.
A friend of mine bought one of these. It looks like he made a great purchase. You made me hungry with all that food talk!
I know how you feel! I am hungry too! LOL Thanks for letting me share it with you!
Yes, I have this same set up. The Race Chip is awesome. I also added a bov and new intake. Thank you Raiti for another great review.
Thanks Markus for saying that! Thanks for sharing that input from your experience!
Hello from Australia. My girlfriend bought a little Kia Picanto GT Line after I showed her one. She loves it. Dealer is great too. The Forte GT is on the list buy next year. Thanks for this.
Hey Scott! Thank you for letting me share it with you!
Ive had this car for a few months with the gt2 package and it's amazing and I love it. I watch all your videos on this car specifically over even though I have the car just cause I like it that much
Thanks for sharing that great input from your ownership.
Freaking awesome review Raiti. I test drove a black GT2 and its an awesome ride. It handles great. I think Kia should get rid of the base 2.0 liter engine and let the base engine be the 1.6 liter turbo 201 bhp on the LX, LXS, GT-Line, and EX. On the big GT, the engine should be a 2.0 liter turbo 260 bhp.
Love your vids....Just picked up a gravity gray 6 speed manual two days ago and I absolutely love it. Not just a great value, but a great car all around. My top pick for a compact sports sedan and it is so damned fun to drive.......
I just got an Aurora Black 6speed a few days ago... used to own a civic si and i love this kia. Enjoy the car dude im in love with mine
Smart guy, Dillon; _not_ opting for the power seats. Manual adjust is just fine. Especially if you're the only one driving your car. Set the seat literally once the entire time you own the car, and done. (Okay, and the times a mechanic gets behind the wheel too; and you have to adjust it again. But that doesn't happen very often.) Plus, guess what costs a horrendous amount of money to fix if it breaks down. Yup, you guessed it. Manual control seats don't break down.
I picked one up in March. Got the manual version. Did full bolt-ons and a piggyback setup. It's surprisingly quick.
Which piggyback setup do you use?
@@mohebsamwil6045 I use the JB4
@@JohnH46307 have you ran into any problems with it so far? I’m planning on using it on my 23 forte GT
I got my 2020 gt gt2 package during the height of quarantine for 20k
Is that out the door or
Before taxes and fees?
Out the door because the dealership matched carvana tradein appraisal for my old car which was way more than it was worth
@@fleiteae im in the process of picking the same as
Anthony, same options and everything but a 2021 model year with the pearl white color for about $25-26K out the door after taxes and everything
I'm thinking of leasing one of these or a veloster
How’s it been treating you?
My only zonk with this car is the taillights not saying they look bad but that reflector in the middle should light up as well it would look a lot better it's just annoying having a reflector as big as a taillight but doesn't light up
I definitely agree. I have a 2021 Kia Forte GT Limited in orange delight I bought in July this year. I'm from Canada.
Man I can't wait till I get my license in March and I get one of these. I really hope the price can come down to the 19k range with the GT2 package lol!
You're really gonna have to work at it. The Forte GT2 is already a bit of a hard find. Maybe you can sucker a dealer into one at the end of the year. Good luck!
Nice little Kia with some extra oomph! Thanks Dylan for letting Joe review it and good job Joe! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
I bought a Forte GT in fire orange at the end of July. Love it so far! Great car to carve up your local back-road. I took a road trip in it last month and averaged 38 mpgs as well.
Did you get a manual transmission?
@@t.k.morris No, I got the DCT. I live in NYC, so driving around here with a manual is a pain in the ass.
Just got myself a 21 Forte GT two days ago. Loving it! Had a 13’ Optima for 4 years so this is a HUGE upgrade for me.
Just bought mine today, white 7 speed. Hope the DCTs are good! Mine is working fine but it only has 32 miles on it :)
@@jcstang8952 DCT is good & i like how fast it shifts. Luckily i don’t live anywhere with traffic or in a big city so having a DCT isn’t an issue.
@@thexxdrocker952 I was checking and our cars have a dry clutch. Would rather have a wet clutch but ok, let's see what happens right? :)
A new Raiti's ride upload?? Hold up, let me get my snacks for this
Twinkies ftw!! 💪🏾
I have the GT line Kia Forte. It has less Horsepower but I have a wireless charger and sun roof.
Thank you for this review! We need a link for the race chip.... please.
Won’t that void the warranty?
@@fleiteae If they know you have it. Gotta take it out when you go to dealer
Raiti is reading my mind!!!! I’m literally looking for a deal on this car! The content is always fire 🔥
I am so glad that I can bring it to you!
My man killing it with all the Adidas gear. Great little commuter car review.
Zonk anyone who doesn't pick one up! Amazing deal for the amount of car!
You are right about that!
@Richard Favreau Do whatever you want. You'll be the old guy with the white walking shoes, combover, and your best years behind you. Also, the Kia's got a 10/100,000 powertrain warranty and the 1.6T has been used in literally hundreds of thousands of cars over the past few years without reliability issues. DCT reliability is just fine; they're definitely jerky at low speed, though.
@Richard Favreau Definitely agree there. That said, the current Corolla's pretty lame compared to its competitors. That said, the word on the street is that Toyota's working on a "GR" or "Gazoo Racing" version of the Corolla which is supposed to compete directly with the GTI. I'd be all over that, personally, especially with the interior on the newest model.
@Richard Favreau Let's not go crazy here. 200-250 HP is not anything like the 600+ HP in the Porsche Walker was driving or the 592 HP in the McLaren. I'm talking about having enough power to merge safely onto the highway with 4 people in the car when getting onto a highway with moving traffic. I guess this is the world we live in - where people think there's Corollas and super cars but nothing in between.
Not a Toyota gr killer tho
Hey joe great review as always. i hope you can do a review for the upcoming 2021 elantra and the elantra N line sedan. choosing between this car and the N line is going to be hard
Thanks Jeffrey! I will be bringing those for sure!
Complete Bang for the Buck with and looks real comfortable!
Hey Joe can u review one with the GT2 package?
Test drove this one and elantra gt Nline, but decided on 2020 Kona, same engine, but with AWD, and cheaper insurance. Love the 1.6T DCT engines! Awesome review Joe!
Bought the 2019 forte ex launch edition back when it came out but would love to get a GT
The 2020 DCT makes a lot grinding and clunking noise. I try to follow best practices for owning such DCT, but sometimes it worries me. Any comments from anyone experienced in them?
Makes me want to get a VR tune on my Veloster R Spec 2020 really really soon now! :)
The carbon fiber design on the inside door is actually a light.
Ambient lighting and the gt logo on the dash! 6 different colors and you can link it to drive modes!
Great review, Joe! I think I prefer Forte GT over Civic Si because Kia have way better looks. Might get one in future!
Agree
I work at a kia dealership and these are fun little cars, I've heard rumors that they'll replace the 7 speed dual clutch with the new 8 speed but nothing concrete
Edit: the race chip is neat, but careful with the torque as the 270 to 280 range is where your stock clutch can start to slip
The 2022 Kia Forte GT looks nice with the new additions.
It would be nice to get that 8 speed wet clutch dct but I don’t think it’s gonna happen. Forte gt is still a pretty affordable basic car still even with gt2 package.
Thank you Joe. Happy New Year.
You are so very welcome John!
Before you upload a new video, can you make a list of all the snacks you will be talking about in advance . So I can prepare 😁😁😁😁
That sounds like a plan! Thanks for sharing the snack fun with me.
Love my new Stinger, but this thing is sick!!!
I’ve been smoking the accord turbos in this thing, absolute monster. Props on KIA.
Forte GT GT2 Package is where its at. Heated and cooled seats, improved stereo, remote start is an ad on. Only available with the 7 speed DCT. I have heard some bad things about the Hyundai/ Kia DCT, but hopefully by now they have worked out the kinks and make it a smooth operator.
I like the way that you think!
I wouldn’t mind one of these especially in the orange color!
yes 👍🏼 that orange would be crazy
Love these types of cars, I’ll be looking for something around that price range (used) in a few years
A very underated car, can't sleep on Kia!🏁👍
This is so very true Ronald!
Love seeing the recognition this car deserves
Thanks for letting me share it with you!
@@RaitisRides the GT2 package of this car is a really good value; i think you should check one out if they have any GT2 packages
I like the color on this car! I will buy it Joe.
By chance, do you know which tuning chip he used? I'd love to look into something similar for my own Forte GT
I've had my forte 5 GT ltd for a few months now and its great! I just ordered a intercooler resonator delete replacement for mine, want to get a jb4 for it!
I have race chip, sxth down pipe, ypipe exhaust, injen intake, run 93 octane, 6 speed manual. The last time I ran the numbers 252 hp 270 lb tq not bad for a 1.6t
Did you have to switch spark plugs ?I plan on getting racechip soon I just ordered takeda stage 2 intake
Hitting the pavement on Race Track? Always a good spot!
Heck yeah Ed!
Hey Joe, great review as always. I love my 2020 GT Forte. Car is such a great bang for the buck! Can you please find out what kind of chip was used on this Forte. Would like to get one and get up the ponies on my GT. Thanks again.
Joe H. - NY
www.pandamotorworks.com/products/racechip-tuing-module-kia-forte-gt-elantra-sport-veloster-turbo
I bought a Kia Forte GT 3 weeks ago in gravity gray! It's also my first car and I only got my driver's license a month ago haha! I love it and love your videos Joe! Now how do I get that race chip like Dylan?
Racechip.us. Hope that helps!
@@adsmith12345 Thanks Dylan! I'm a proud Forte GT owner just like you haha. I will look into making this upgrade. It seems like a great idea!
Nice Review! That KIA is SWEET!
Good review like always... When you get a chance review 2021 BMW X3 M40i
They just need to bring the hatchback version back to the U.S. and I would buy this in a heartbeat!
Good call!
Canada
I currently own 2016 hatchback. I'd love an upgrade.
This car had me shook the sound of the engine was amazing definitely one of my options for a future car
I am so glad that you are liking this one Diego!
@@RaitisRides I’ve bin watching all your videos the way that you explain them is just perfect !
Probably still prefer the Civic or Corolla, both have manual transmissions.
Are many manual transmission cars sold in America?
This offers a manual also
Great review 👏
Thanks man!
Only two questions, can you get that chip as a option or at the dealership 2)what is the difference between this and gt line? Thanks
I have that exact car, minus the extra horsepower. 😎😎The wheels and brakes are OEM, did he have to upgrade the suspension for the extra horsepower?
Joe: Nice review. Really nice performance from that chip. Kia is really improving their line up.
I totally agree with you Michael!
Man those are huge power increases from just a chip. Seems almost too good to be true
I know how you feel but it is true!
@@RaitisRides what chip is it very intrested
I just bought as we speak a 2022 forte gt.. you think I did a better option than a civic or a corolla?
Great review Joe. This inexpensive sleeper is very cool. Would love to see a modified civic si with hondata chip sometime. Keep up the good, down to earth reviews 👍
The KIA brand still leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but it shouldn’t. They’ve really stepped up their game. As a Honda fanboy and a Civic Si owner, I think Honda has some things to learn from KIA for the 11th gen Civic. I especially love the steering wheel and old school handbrake.
Definitely one of my favorite car reviewers! Keep up the good work!! #Roadto500k
You are the man Michael! Thanks for being part of the Raiti's Rides family!
Where did he get that race chip??
Have a modified 2016 Optima SX. 69,000 trouble free miles. Waiting for the 2021 K5 GT !
Thoughts on 2019 Kia Stinger engine fire issues? Batch problem or a larger issue waiting to explode (no pun intended)
Kia is currently making very underrated cars. I love my Forte GT 6sp. But don't be fooled in thinking it's that fast, at least stock. What I will say is that it handles better then expected. The engine takes a bit to get going. I'm sure a tune will help that but stock.... I'll say it's just good enough. I also am not a big fan of the brakes . Daily driver they are fine but when tested they are just ok. I'd love to get the tune but I'd hate to void my warranty.
I haven't researched but if it's true but the whole Kia line up (especially the forte) needs that amazing redesign with the K5
I prefer my 1.8t vw passat but this car sounds great and I have a magnaflow exhaust. Is this stock exhaust?
Nice Kevin! Thanks for letting me share it with you!
I actually had a similar chip in my Veloster! I can't believe I didn't guess that.
Joe mentioned victor twice in this video. Is he the owner of the car?
The Forte Koup was alot cooler imo. Wished Kia didn't axe the coupe.
But the 2016 Koup has the same 1.6L so is the piggyback for this available for the '16?
That's a very nice car for the price! Kia is playing no games right now!
Who makes the racing chip for this Forte GT? ?
Sounds like a great option if it really increases the performance as much.
Racechip.us
@@adsmith12345 hi Dylan is that racechip GTS? I have Elantra sport and wonder if i should get the RS or GTS chip.
Jacob Martinez hey Jacob, it’s the GTS chip with the app function!
wow, 250HP 280 torque. that's sick
I totally agree with you!
@@RaitisRides what system did he use? And awesome review dude I have a grey one. People are really sleep on these cars, if they looked into kias engineers they would stop hating
Take those numbers with a grain of salt. The car shown has a D7UF1 dry 7 speed Dual Clutch Transmission rated to an absolute maximum of 250 foot pounds of torque. The manual transmission variant can take more torque. Sounds like the owner is stating the torque upgrade possible with a manual transmission. I own a 2020 Kia Cerato GT (New Zealand) with the same transmission but in hatchback form. A great car.
Can you post the performance parts that were added please. I like this car
Hello everyone. I have a 2020 forte GT line, 1.6 Non turbo. This car is a blast. I'm thinking of getting the 2022/2023 GT with the turbo, when my lease comes up. I also run it on 93 octane. I pour a can of octane booster in it every other tank fill up. It gives me some more Getty Up. Can Dylan and anyone tell me where a can find that performance chip kit from? So I could get it for the Turbo GT? GO KIA!!
I want this as my first car
It would be great!
Me too! I'm a college student so I am considering this or the Stinger to be my first car since I live in NJ & with the snow & rain we get in NY & NJ I might need a car with AWD
@@NileshR12 good choice kia really stepped there game up this year
Adding speed requires suspension, and you can't forget brakes. I say get the brakes first. Which is most important.
Joe where did he get the racing chip for his car
I will have to ask Dylan. I am not to sure.
Racechip.us for the US site. Racechip.com I think for international purchases!
Dylan Smith thanks for the response! Great UA-camr!
@@adsmith12345 Awesome set-up, Dylan! How does this effect the ECU or the warranty? Thanks!
Mario Valdizon good question! It doesn’t affect the warranty at all since it’s doesn’t affect the ECU. When you take it in for maintenance, simply unclip the racechip and it goes back to stock.
Joe Raiti that’s a cool car now But I prefer the Honda Civics SI More!!!
Looks like super fun with that 250hp!
Thought I had fun when I used to own Eclipse GT @210hp^^
Well if you compare a stock Forte GT to a Civic Si it’s be a different story. If you wanna put upgrades on the Forte GT then you’re making it more like a Civic Type-R.
Sport mode makes it pick up quicker? More attentive? I know smart mode basically tells you to keep straight and take a break when driving toooo long haha. I wanna know about the sport mode though. I haven’t deficient on that mode because frankly I’m not gonna be using that too much lol
I like the horsepower increase but doesn't the chip void the warranty?
I picked up this exact car last week. Was able to negotiate it down to $19k! But where can this race chip be found?
What brand plug and play chip did he buy?
Racechip.us!
Excellent review. I work for Kia and I send my customers reviews. I have a customer looking at a Forte GT. Sending them your video!
How does the preformance chip work? And how much would one cost?