Yahoo Autos 2024 Kia Forte adds more standard equipment to one trim
More holes in more 2024 lineups are getting filled in. In the economy sedan class, not long after the 2024 Nissan Sentra debuted nearly unchanged, the 2024 Kia Forte is doing the same. As noted in our Sentra post, the Nissan and the Kia stick together when it comes to price as well, the Forte the only member of the segment with a smaller MSRP than the Sentra. That continues into the new year even though Forte prices have gone up by a Benjamin or four. MSRPs for the Kia after the $1,125 destination charge, and their differences from 2023, are:
LX: $20,915 ($100)
LXS: $21,415 ($100)
GT-Line: $23,415 ($400)
GT (7SP DCT): $25,315 ($100)
GT (6SP Manual): $26,315 ($100)
The two changes beyond price start with the GT-Line trim now sold standard with a safety system called Front Collision Alert Fusion, a combination of forward collision-avoidance assist with pedestrian and cyclist detection, navigation-based cruise control, highway driving assist and the electronic parking brake. Finally, because the $300 GT-Line Tech Package bundled an electronic navigation-based intelligent cruise control, automatic emergency braking with cyclist detection, and the electronic parking brake, it's no longer on the options list — and hence the $400 upcharge for the GT-Line trim.
All Forte trims come with forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, driver attention warning, lane departure warning and lane departure steering assist. The LXS makes blind-spot collision-avoidance assist, rear cross-traffic alert and safe exit warning optional, the GT-Line and GT include those three as well.
