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Is the 2020 Kia Forte a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 11 sedans

3rdof 11

  • Yes. Top half on 4 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 15.3 cu ft.
  • 3rd of 11 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: price (2nd of 12), cargo (3rd of 11).
  • Weakest: rear legroom (6th of 12, tied with 1).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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Subject
CLASS OF 2020 ยท SEDANSImprezaSubaru ImprezaMAZDA3Mazda MAZDA3ForteKia ForteCivicHonda CivicInsightHonda InsightLegacySubaru LegacyVersaNissan VersaElantraHyundai ElantraSentraNissan SentraCorollaToyota CorollaILXAcura ILXVolkswagen Jetta GLINo number3rd of 11
12 sedans from 2020, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2020 Kia Forte in a class of 12
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$17,8902nd of 1291%
Best combined mpg35 mpg5th of 1255%
Most horsepower201 hp4th of 1255%
Cargo behind rear seats15.3 cu ft3rd of 1180%
Rear legroom35.7 in6th of 1245%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Subaru Impreza 20.8 cu ft
  2. Mazda MAZDA3 20.1 cu ft
  3. Kia Forte 15.3 cu ft
  4. Honda Civic 15.1 cu ft
  5. Honda Insight 15.1 cu ft
  6. Subaru Legacy 15.1 cu ft
  7. Nissan Versa 15.0 cu ft
  8. Hyundai Elantra 14.4 cu ft
Show all 11
  1. Nissan Sentra 14.3 cu ft
  2. Toyota Corolla 13.1 cu ft
  3. Acura ILX 12.4 cu ft

No figure: Volkswagen Jetta GLI.

Sedans in 2020: 106. The photo shows the 12 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked