Yippee...collected my Koup liao!

Yep, it's finally here and in my hands. And i din stall coming back from Pandan Gardens...haha.

Congratulations !! I am sure you will drive around a lot today.

have you bought a car cover?

whoa whoa whoa!!! Thats fast!!! pictures!!!!!!!!!!

pics pics pls!

That's was fast, congratZ

very cool!

Thats great..... Congratz....

Congratz bro!!!

time to rip your koup apart and install all the poison....

keigo wrote:time to rip your koup apart and install all the poison....

Let's poison him to 2 door change to 4 door.

any colour changes to leather seat/dashboard?

yeah yeah. I forgot if redkoup did that or not.

congrats redkoup!! that's fast! u didn't do any changes?
and pics please!

Wondering if Red external Car matches with blue lighting internally??

oh man... imagine driving down orchard rd simply to watch how many eyes will turn to stare at your car

jeRrRKKKK wrote:oh man... imagine driving down orchard rd simply to watch how many eyes will turn to stare at your car

LOL! I will be one of them..

Congratulations!

Congrats man!! woohoo!! one down.. NEXT!!!!!!

SHow the pics !! Show the pics !!! Come ON come on !!

this is making our wait seem much much longer!!! pics pics pics please!!!!

Thx, fellas. 8)

Been busy running it in, no pix yet. Driving carefully and keeping the revs below 4k b4 it hits the first 1000km service.

First impressions:

Ergonomics. Ok but not class leading. Seating position could be a tad lower and telescopic steering reach could be longer. So gotta seat a bit closer than norm to comfortably hold the steering. Right armrest too low, cannot rest arm and hold steering. Clutch position a little high.

Engine. Smooth and sprightly enuf for a 1.6L. Needs to be revved between 3-4k to keep within the usable powerband. But once engine has been run-in and loosened up, it has the potential to be a quite a sweet powerplant. Bassy exhaust note adds to the fun.

Gearing. Gear ratios are quite low. This helps acceleration in 1st and 2nd gear but at 100kmh in 5th gear, the revs hover ard 3k.

Handling. One word:sweet. Suspension setup is firm which is what i like. Ride can get a little jiggly on uneven roads but car always feel planted in corners. Can't wait to get it out onto the M'sia B-roads where outright power is secondary for some twisty fun. For those thinking of lowering or going for coilovers, suggest u put that thot on hold until u get the car. It's quite good as is. The Kumho Solus KH17s seem to be doing it's job but reckon the steering feel could be better. Maybe upgrading to the F1 Asymmetrics later might help.

Noise. The bassy exhaust drone can be heard quite prominently. Level of noise insulation is within expectations for this price point.

Mood speakers. Not as distracting as I envisaged it would be. Maybe no time to notice since I was paying extra attention in getting used to driving a manual again (aka dun stall) and being extra careful on wet roads. haha.

Overall packaging and feel-good factor. Cannot be faulted. Hard to imagine how did Kia pack so many features into such a good-looking car at this price point. The bonus features that came wif the car (which I din tink or expected it to hv) are the bluetooth carkit & auto-fold mirrors.

And ya, no windscreen crack. LOL.

one word.... POWER ?

congrats bro.. u're SE fast sia. i still waiting for my SE to call. lol.

Congrats!!!

It's time to dress the Koup....

jeRrRKKKK wrote:oh man... imagine driving down orchard rd simply to watch how many eyes will turn to stare at your car

its a KIA. not a ferrari nor maserati...

congratz bro.... faster la post pic... tak bole tahan la....

awaiting my red koup too!

already went malaysia and local to check all stuff that i wanna install onto it..

interior LED, front eye liner LED... etc

stasystylez, when did you book yours?

EvoForte wrote:

jeRrRKKKK wrote:oh man... imagine driving down orchard rd simply to watch how many eyes will turn to stare at your car

its a KIA. not a ferrari nor maserati...

it will still attract attention but only for a short period of time. when koups are becoming common the road, this exclusiveness will be eroded. just like Nissan GTR and Porsche.

congrtas redkoup....

quick quick.. next MU.. =)

think it will be very nice with left all Koup and Right all Forte with a Forte Family photos!!

NiVleK wrote:stasystylez, when did you book yours?

book mine at the showroom at the launch last month lol

was told end of december/jan

the problem is my road tax up at 13 dec..
dun know should give up current car early or extend road tax..somemore min 6 month.. sian

extend la. I just extended mine...

Anyway, you can get refund after selling your current car.

my SA say cannot refund cos follow car? very puzzled now

road tax follows car, unlike insurance.
based on current trend of shipment, not much choice but to renew road tax unless you are willing to give up driving till receive your new ride

Managed to take a few simple pixs for sharing wif the bros here.

Presenting, redkoup's.....errrr, red koup.

did u attract any 'stares' today? hehehe...

redkoup wrote:Managed to take a few simple pixs for sharing wif the bros here.

Presenting, redkoup's.....errrr, red koup.

Had a few stares, cars slowing down and fingers pointed at my direction.

But dunno if they were staring at me becoz i was digging my nose. hahaha.....

Congrats RedKoup... Cheers!!!

wow... btw ur front #plate doesnt have "curve in shape"??
Cmon... how does it feels man!?!??!

curious, what does ur no. plate start with?
also, is the rear plate squarish?

LOL... anyway, it's good to hear that it comes with bluetooth and auto-fold mirrors. urs comes with rikecool solar film? if so, did u specify the darkness to ur SE?

eh... i am also curious abt the shape of the front and back car plates..

http://www.ceratoforte.forumotion.com/general-discussion-for-koup-owners-f28/koupians-where-do-you-live-t2257.htm#90361

redkoup... cmon.. dont b shy...

alamak.. auto-mirror... e words makes me ...
btw to refresh our memory, bro ur ride request nothin special huh?? ttas y contribute to such an early release??(on top of u bookin @first few days@vivo)

unlimitedz wrote:Congrats RedKoup... Cheers!!!

wow... btw ur front #plate doesnt have "curve in shape"??
Cmon... how does it feels man!?!??!

Ya, the steel plate doesn't curve.

Feels very strange. I've spent 2-3 times more for my other cars in the past n never got this sort of 'attention'. When Kia says 'Value' - damn, do they mean it. Guess the novelty factor will wear off in a few mths when more koups hit the roads.

Agree!!
no worries, can backtrack data n will discover we r e first few old-koupians... hahah..

2D + pre-launch pricetag = tats really gd enugh..
cmon.. u said simple pics... but i oly c 1 pic. cmon.

whitechoco wrote:LOL... anyway, it's good to hear that it comes with bluetooth and auto-fold mirrors. urs comes with rikecool solar film? if so, did u specify the darkness to ur SE?

eh... i am also curious abt the shape of the front and back car plates..

Yep, rikecool included. Did ask for darkest tint for the rear but looks almost like the front lei. Anyway, dun find rikecool's film clarity very good. Plates are rectangular front n back.

redkoup wrote:Yep, rikecool included. Did ask for darkest tint for the rear but looks almost like the front lei. Anyway, dun find rikecool's film clarity very good. Plates are rectangular front n back.

ooo.. is it? hmm.. u got ask for the sunshade part? the sunroof also got solar film rite?

Nice perky butt.

LOL... u wann meet him up n expolre e koup now?? hahah...
may we shld .. whahah..
btw bro, when u collect... ahem* got c many other koupS ant?????
u stay near mindef??!?! btw bro, take note u got molemarks on ur right btm rear + rear windows. collect car didnt check properly ar....

whitechoco wrote:

redkoup wrote:Yep, rikecool included. Did ask for darkest tint for the rear but looks almost like the front lei. Anyway, dun find rikecool's film clarity very good. Plates are rectangular front n back.

ooo.. is it? hmm.. u got ask for the sunshade part? the sunroof also got solar film rite?