Ok, so I'm rested and ready to share my impressions:
I drove for hours last night and I now have 100 miles. I couldn't remember what the break-in recommendation was so I babied it; didn't go above 4k or 75 mph. I can say though, in sport mode, she wants to GO. It's a really good sounding engine but do yourself a favor and turn down the sound amplifier; there's no off selection but with it turned down you get mostly exhaust, which has a nice low rumble.
Speaking of sound, I was initially underwhelmed by the HK stereo. I finally played around with it and got it sounding more to my liking. There's a menu with a volume setting that has to be adjusted, or you don't get the full sound. With that turned up, it got so loud I couldn't handle the volume past 30. Also, make sure you turn the surround sound on, that helps too.
I'm not a huge fan of driving aids so going in, I didn't know anything about the drive wise package. So, it came as a bit of a surprise when I discovered it would correct your steering to keep you centered in the lane. Very weird sensation, almost feels like you're being gently nudged by high winds. I didnt time it but it seemed as if you get 10 seconds of handsfree steering assist before it warns you to put your hands on the wheel.
So far no gripes, that I can think of. I will say, the dealership experience sucked. My sales guy was great, and I'll give him high marks, but everything else was mediocre; the finance guy was a prick, the sales manager was just slimy and almost caused me to walk TWICE, and the vehicle prep was subpar (they didn't remove all labels, plastic and outside protection, and there were fingerprints all over it at delivery). I honestly predict Kia WILL lose sales of people used to the Germans and other premium brands.
Bottom line, it's a great car and seems to live up to the hype.
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