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Optima's best side is the inside

2006.5 Kia Optima LX

2006.5 Kia Optima LX dashboard

2006.5 Kia Optima LX -- Optima's best side is the inside

© Aaron Gold
The Optima's dashboard is one of its best features. The high quality plastics in multiple colors and textures echos the design of many recent Japanese cars. Time and again, I found it hard to believe I was driving the base model of one of the least expensive mid-size cars on the market.

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