A mid-sized sedan by European terms, but city car to the American cousins, Spectra includes a 138PS two litre twin-cam engine under its bonnet, allied to some five speed transaxle (four speed auto is optional) along with a surprisingly sophisticated suspension system that raises Kia’s game in relation to ride and handling.

Styling is unexceptional, being neither offensive nor especially interesting. Accommodation is on the par with this from the Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla, that it competes head-on, and also the degree of devices are high with anti-lock brakes, ac, high-grade audio and sufficient airbags to safeguard occupants against anything kind of an elephant landing on its roof. For the price, there’s little to complement it.