Doug should not even review any car in this category. Recently he does a lot of these videos of the "meh" cars. Maybe living in California is more expensive than he assumed!
anything less than 300hp he will just dismiss it , anyway , he is in the entertainment industry pretty much , nobody buys a car bcos of what Doug thinks of it..
Doug isn't cool, and he knows that he's not cool, so he doesn't take what he considers cool into consideration when scoring cool factor. This apathy about being cool ironically makes Doug more cool.
On a rating scale that it shares with Porsche's, Bugatti's, Lamborghini's, and Ferrari's...yes, yes it does... Note he gave it a 6 on styling which is very high for a car in this class
That makes sense. The 2013 Ford Fusion was a very handsome car, but it's all over the road now and nobody is gonna turn their head towards a Fusion, unlike a Mustang. The K5 will be like that in a few years once it starts to sell.
@@ashoan8965 But Doug always scores new cars high in the cool factor, with that exact reasoning that "they're new and cool". I agree with your point, but in that case a lot of other cars need to be scored way lower as well.
@@canadabear72 I just think it makes sense to keep the Optima brand as the market for normal human sized cars is still alive and well, except for the obvious downturn due to the pandemic of course.
I was just gonna say, kinda sounds like someone urinating in their sink... The cafe sounds like someone has broken a large quantity of glassware near the end, and the snowy village either sounds like someone walking through snow or eating their microphone.... outside of that, car is super cool!
Hey Doug, that “pull” on the wireless phone charger is telling you to pull that piece of plastic because it comes out to make room for larger phone. 👍🏾🙂
@@gabrielalvarado1504 I wouldn't agree and that wasn't what Doug was saying either, his Doug Score is just a reflection to every single car ever to him so Doug wasn't saying it wasn't overstyled or not class competitive but rather saying like everyone else its being compared with every single car he's reviewed and seen.
@@wouterwieringa2737 So Jetta is a midsize car, Passat is full size, then what is the Phaeton? Extra-full size? Or you know what, let's look at BMW. The 3 series is a compact car. 5 series is a midsize car, and 7 series is full size. Simple huh?
That makes sense. The 2013 Ford Fusion was a very handsome car, but it's all over the road now and nobody is gonna turn their head towards a Fusion, unlike a Mustang. The K5 will be like that in a few years once it starts to sell.
Yes cars/sedans are Dieing, what he means is they aren’t selling as hot as SUVs, and people came to watch the review to see what the K5 is all about. Not cuz cars are magical selling crazy.
The hate is because real car enthusiasts know what’s under all this cool aesthetics, cheap materials and quality. If you didn’t know a lot of Hyundai’s and kias don’t have reinforcement in the front and a lot of their transmission and engine layouts are outdated and don’t last, like the engine recalls and gdi carbon issue
@@eVerProductions1 not a fan of Korean cars but...carbon build up affect every direct injected engines. Audi was some of the worst. Transmission and and engine layout? Where do you want to put the engine and transmission for it to be up to date?
Ljsw 2016 I was wrong, I didn’t mean layout I meant configuration. They’re using outdated transmission gearing and engine setups. Do some research on what kind of auto transmission and how their 4 cylinders are built and run. It’s all just old Asian car setups in a new body
eVerProductions1 if it’s all outdated and Asian that’s good. Outdated and Asian engines and transmissions last to 350,000 miles without breaking a sweat lol. If it was that unreliable it wouldn’t have a 10 year 100k warranty. You have no idea what you’re talking about and it shows. Don’t reply until you’re old enough to drive lmao
If I recorded the Kia sounds of nature sound tracks in the open air cafe I’d record one where a waitress drops a tray of glasses, but it only plays every 300th time.
Yeah like literally put rain sounds on youtube and you'll get plenty of options if you want to listen to relaxing rain sounds. Even spotify has proper rain sounds.
@@joshua9073 Large sedans are dead (1% of the market) there is still healthy demand for small and medium cars which combined make for 25% of new car sales. Yes, CUVs are the craze right now, but such is the way of trends. Electrification will be a boon for the small and medium cars, where less weight just means more range
I have had this for a month now as a rental,all I can say is WOOOOW,this car is really amazing,absolutely!!!! Comfortable,great on gas,tons of leg room,1 cubic ft bigger trunk then Camry,and the handling around corners is shockingly great,grips around the corners near me alot better then I thought
This K5 is significantly much better in Chinese market rather than America and Europe, click these links below and check: ruclips.net/video/5oK_oFmgyQc/видео.html ruclips.net/video/1krVPrHFW9E/видео.html Btw, the wheelbase of Chinese K5 is about 50mm longer than what we will have
Thisssss issss Jeopardy!!! Our categories today...... Quirks and Features Next Up. Move over Rover Followed by.... Car Max Warranties And finally.. Doug "score" Every answer will contain the word "score"
I like the normal gear shift I just wish it wasn’t a handle style. Reminds me of an Oldsmobile. If they did a nicer standard gear shifter with a Kia logo and leather wrapped, or the new joystick style like in the upcoming Nissan Rogue, it would be better (to me).
The dougscore is relative to supercars/sportscars. Compared to a lamborghini this doesnt even get a 1, it makes total sense. The dougscore is very very very twisted in the direction of sports cars.
@@alexwise5459 I got you but he should just compared it to the same type of cars. If you say its cool it means its cool. I was at least expecting a 3 or a 4.
That makes sense. The 2013 Ford Fusion was a very handsome car, but it's all over the road now and nobody is gonna turn their head towards a Fusion, unlike a Mustang. The K5 will be like that in a few years once it starts to sell.
He made a video where he drove a Yugo once, and yet he indeed still gives to reasonably fast cars a 1 in acceleration. Pretty ridiculous, and it ruins the purpose and relevance of his whole "Doug score" thing.
In this dougscore system, any car with more than 5 sec 0-60 gets a 1 lol. Even most 2000s supercars would get 1 or 2 in acceleration. The entirety of the score is divided between 0-60 in 2-4 seconds.. I wish Doug would have individual score systems for the various segments he reviews. In that sense, all supercars/performance cars would be rated from one type of scoring, and SUVs would get their own separate scoring system, etc. Would make a lot more sense.
It’s an objective scale that ignores a car’s class, and intentionally so. 0-60 in >7 seconds is a 1, 6.5-7 is a 2, etc. This means a car with a 5 second 0-60 is not a one, but a five or a six.
I was the same way and I'm still kinda the same but after owning a few crossovers I see the appeal for family use. If I want good design and semi luxurious feeling a sedan is the best bang for a buck
@Munshat Rahman I thought about that before commenting this, so to rephrase my comment he does not advocate for them enough, especially since he does own two.
Doug is the kind of guy that would say, “Your Welcome” to a self checkout machine after it says, “Thank you for shopping here”. 15:41 Funny I actually emailed Doug to see if he wanted to review my k5
@@marryellen7713 There's for sure a whole lot more SUVs on the road around me than typical cars, especially with the blurring of the lines with crossovers. But I guess it'll be different for everyone. I'm still surprised the F-150, and pick-ups in general, are the best selling vehicles in the U.S.
I wanted him to open that moon/sunroof. Love it! I'll be flexing in this K5 like it's a luxury car. I'll buy it in 2022 as the second owner because I don't pay sticker price. Lol
@@joshuaaguilera6864 lol u need to get out and drive more... or pay more attention to cars. Beside who knows the their engines gonna blow up. Now it's usually after their 100k warranty although it happened to someone i know at 79k on a 2014 model without warranty. Props to kia though they did reply it for free.
Mathias Bacher - The Kia Soul has sold over 1 million units in the U.S alone. Nobody looks at that car and says it copied and mixed Audi, BMW & Mercedes styling. And what you refer to as copying and mixing is actually what all car designers follow and those are called trends. Notice how a lot of new cars all have the full light bars going across their trunks right now? It’s not called copying and mixing it’s called following the trend. Copying in the bad sense is what Lincoln did with their Continental (Bentley Flying Spur), Chrysler did with their 300 grill (Rolls) and what Ford did with their Explorer (Range Rover) as those looked like literal attempted knock-offs. Kia’s success is legit.
No..look at that infotainment, thrash design with those buttons up there, also the front is over stylized(idk how to say it). Mazda 6 looks far better inside out, or the new Peugeot 508
@@bhongtastic A lot of their early 2000's cars had design elements that looked straight up grafted from other brands. And also dont forget, designers move around from brand to brand. One of Kias designers did work for Mercedes and VW.
@@johnjacob688 Sure but the statement was about Kia's recent success being due to "copying and mixing" from German brands. Further, to say that hiring designers from German automakers is copying is nonsense. For example, it's like saying when Microsoft hires programmers away from Amazon or Google and those engineers use their know-how at Microsoft, that Microsoft is copying Amazon or Google. If Kia hired an Audi R8 designer and they put out an R8 clone, then sure you'd have an argument. But that's not the case here. I took issue with the claim that Kia's recent success is due to copying and mixing from Germans. Kia is successful because they've been better than their competition at running their business.
Btw in the front seats, it will offer you a decent vibration that is very normal, we added the function for those of you who are suffering in the thurst of 😏😏
Test drove one of these yesterday. If he's calling this slow, I really hope he never drives any Subaru model like my current Impreza lmfao. Just waiting for the AWD model before I buy.
I bought a new GT line with premium package in May. Like it very much. 0 to 60 in around 7.5 seconds is not slow. Its not super fast either. But 0 to 50 comes quite fast. It's plenty fast for everyday situations. And loves to cruise at 80 all day
@@m4rs12 kind of tried that with the Genesis, granted that was hyundais luxury brand but Hyundai and Kia are the same company. The K900 I was inn the other day though was a nicer ride all around compared to the S500 Merc I was in just a few days before that though the Mercedes was a couple years older.0
Since it's been on sale for few months here in Korea, I've already got to drive it once and see it everyday. It's pretty cool looking car and drives well.
Girlfriend: “Where are you?” Me knowing damn well I’m on my way to her sisters house: *Plays Café nature sound* Also me: I’m at a coffee shop, babe. Finesse of 2020
It costs a lot more to achieve the structure rigidity with the liftback sedan and if not done right makes it not as tight and rattle free. Plus it infringes on the Stinger.
Honestly, I hate the "coupe/hatchback" styling on sedans for one reason: It destroys your trunk opening. Good luck fitting any large luggage or other large items into that opening.
Until you realize that their other sedans use alphanumeric K names with the numbers getting bigger as the car gets bigger, like many other car companiesdo. Our market In Korea Rio K2 Forte K3 Optima K5 Cadenza K7 K900 K9
@Munshat Rahman - most of the SUVs have the same names, some use different names in different markets, but the K names are just for cars. I believe there is a K4, but it is specifically for the Chinese market. Some of their SUVs might have an alphanumeric designation KV#. I heard at one point the Australian market was wanting that a while back.
8:37 hey Doug, the “pull” on the wireless phone charger is actually to remove the plastic insert so you can fit bigger a phone and clean it with ease of access.
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Doug: "K5 is a cool Midsize Sedan"
Also Doug: "Cool Factor 1 out of 10"
Doug should not even review any car in this category. Recently he does a lot of these videos of the "meh" cars. Maybe living in California is more expensive than he assumed!
I mean to be fair, it's like saying this is the cleanest shit. It may be the cleanest, but at the end of the day, it's still a shit
Let it be known that Doug has never been indecisive.
@Zack Smith he thinks he's being edgy cause he's has a negative opinion about Kia in 2020.
anything less than 300hp he will just dismiss it , anyway , he is in the entertainment industry pretty much , nobody buys a car bcos of what Doug
thinks of it..
Doug the type of guy to regret buying a Kia over another Kia
here before 1m likes
If you like this K5 review you'll love this
ruclips.net/video/d-WPLlcNXZc/видео.html
Kia= killed in action 🤯
@@franklatin2411 Nokia
No+kia
@@joshuadavid3920 you've gotta stop spamming, people will hate both you and the brand for it
I just wished that car makers that give their cars the ''hatchbacky'' look, actually made them a hatch/lift back. So much more practical!
I thought that about the new accord when it came out a few years ago. I totally thought it was gonna be a liftback by the way it looked..
Kia Stinger
Like in Acura integra? This car looks like it would fit that trunk style nice
It is harder to design. Around the larger hatch opening and maintain structural stiffness
@@Corkoth55 Me too. Even looks like a mini A7..at least to me.
Doug is the type of guy to give a "cool sedan" a score of 1 on the cool factor
😂
It’s a Kia after all
His lousy scoring system only makes sense in his mind 😆
Doug isn't cool, and he knows that he's not cool, so he doesn't take what he considers cool into consideration when scoring cool factor. This apathy about being cool ironically makes Doug more cool.
i gave you like number 200
I think there will always be people who don’t want a crossover/suv
Got one here, wife just got a new Honda accord sport and love it
I dont. Ill never buy one. Either a truck or car for me. Have no need for a suv of any kind
john russo so you evidently don’t have any kids who play sports.
@@mattX5 You don't need a crossover if you have kids.
I drive an SUV (4runner) but I really want a Lexus IS 350!
Doug “more on that in a minute” De Muro
If you like this K5 review you'll love this
ruclips.net/video/d-WPLlcNXZc/видео.html
Apple Jelly ok I just came to watch doug
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The cool mid-sized sedan gets a “1” on the cool factor
On a rating scale that it shares with Porsche's, Bugatti's, Lamborghini's, and Ferrari's...yes, yes it does...
Note he gave it a 6 on styling which is very high for a car in this class
@@Serjical23 so many unnecessary apostrophes...
I Just bought this car and absolutely love it 💘
@@MrJMS814 *apostrophe's
:D jk
Exactly
Just got this car as a rental. Truly the best sedan I've ever driven.
@@Peedarb let me borrow it
Here it is, nine months later and I just put a pre order on a k5 gt-line lmao. Awesome car!
@@ThatOneVideo1 i want one so bad. i heard that the seats aren't very comfortable though. is that true?
@@kahra2359 no they're pretty good. I'm short and fat and they feel great. They're very adjustable.
@@juventinoruiz7309 thats a dealbreaker
Fun fact, the Optimas have always been called K5 in Korea.
Yeah forte is k3 cadenze is k7 k900 is k9
and still is called optima in europe
HELP!!! Everybody at my school cyberbullies me because they say my videos are extremely BAD!!! Please help me, dear bob
Picanto is k1
Rio is k2
Cerato is k3
That's far more research than Doug is willing to do.
*Title:* "Here's why the 2021 Kia K5 is a Cool Midsize Sedan"
*Dougscore:* "Cool factor 1/10"
That makes sense. The 2013 Ford Fusion was a very handsome car, but it's all over the road now and nobody is gonna turn their head towards a Fusion, unlike a Mustang. The K5 will be like that in a few years once it starts to sell.
Beat me to it.
I was thinking the same. He went really harsh with the scoring. It deserves a much higher score. At least 5-10 more points.
@@ashoan8965 But Doug always scores new cars high in the cool factor, with that exact reasoning that "they're new and cool". I agree with your point, but in that case a lot of other cars need to be scored way lower as well.
it’s cool FOR a midsize sedan, which in themselves aren’t cool at all. hence the 1
“Optima” was the codename for the K5 in the US. K5 and Optima have always been the same car. In Korea has always been the K5.
Danny...Actually the Optima became the K5 in 2010 in Korea. We had one model run of the Optima before that.
The K5 is going to be called Optima in Europe still
@@SuperPhelix Makes sense, I guess, since most European cars use numbers instead of names. Good way to distinguish.
@@canadabear72 I just think it makes sense to keep the Optima brand as the market for normal human sized cars is still alive and well, except for the obvious downturn due to the pandemic of course.
K5 was called optima long ago in korea, but kia now has the full sedan lineup from k3 to k9
If Doug hypes a car up in the beginning-he’s givin’ it a low score.
Because doug the type of guy to hype up his peepee then when he shows it off is smol
@@alepepperoni2563 smol? Oh no no 👉
Yeah, I’ve noticed that as well!!
in the beninging
@@judecrooker6618 Heh?
The “Pull” actually means that you can pull the whole unit out to have a bigger compartment.
Too late, he's already put shit on it.
I knew he actually missed something with that...it happens every now and then even as thorough as he is
I like the way he didn’t even rethink that why Pull is there, he just concluded that everyone at kia is dumb 😂
Shin Chan is that you ?? Lol that’s wild I was just talking about this show
far more research than what Doug is willing to do
That “Rainy Day” sounds like someone is taking a piss. Like the car though
Doug and I once made love. He gave me a Doug Score.
I was just gonna say, kinda sounds like someone urinating in their sink... The cafe sounds like someone has broken a large quantity of glassware near the end, and the snowy village either sounds like someone walking through snow or eating their microphone.... outside of that, car is super cool!
@@annyonny1224 a little weird, But ok.
Too bad Kia didn’t copy Tesla and throw in some fart sounds.
Sounds like someone is struggling to pee
Doug is the kind of guy to wear a pair of shorts under his shorts
You mean like a Never Nude?
Hey!! I do that when it's laundry day and i ran out of underwear.....Don't judge me!!!
Well he does always have 2 shirts on
@@brianmatzen9617 yes... that's the point.
Doug is a type of a guy who showers fully dressed
Dude, everyone who gets in my K5 was impressed.
Same
Does it have a moon roof
@@liljap74 I don't think they have "moon roofs", because on mine, it pretty much takes up like 80% of my ceiling lol. It's massive
how much are your payments? I bought a 2011 Sonata in 2012. the 10 year warranty is up next year. thinking about getting a K5 or Stinger
@@porscheoscar around $500 if you get the EX
If you have a passenger who needs to use the bathroom, make sure you play the Rainy Day sound of nature.
Lol
Evil genius!
@@BoopBobBeep well unless they piss all over your car interior
Cruel!
Doug, the type of guy who would clean his house before the cleaner comes, so the cleaner doesn't think his house is dirty all the time
Doug is a type of a guy who puts milk before coffee
And he would be hiding in the bedroom, playing with the button on his key fob, while the cleaner does his thing!
All of this describes my grandmother.
Underrated comment
Doug is a type of a guy who walks to the bar and says one alcohol please
I love how Kia went from being super conservative with their styling to now designing things like this, the Venue, and the Stinger GT.
If you like this K5 review you'll love this
ruclips.net/video/d-WPLlcNXZc/видео.html
Isn't the Venue a Hyundai?
Feels like Kia's designers collectively lost their virginity
Just like Lexus
Ultraguy87 yes, but Hyundai and Kia are kinda the same thing
If your last car was a late 2000s GM this looks like the Holy Grail of interior's
not really, its close to an audi interior, I had a 2016 audi before buying a k5 and I don't regret it
Fun fact: When Doug advertises cars & bids, he stands next to a car he's going to review soon.
Except the Ferrari F50 😉
Dante Darko who says he wont
Big Smoke he already did
Looking forward to the LC 500 convertible then.. 🙂
Yea but if you follow on insta you can see the cars he’ll review in months
Doug should do a 360° walkaround with every car he revieuws
Yes, he shows that cool front end just two times for a few seconds
Won't be a Doug review anymore
@@SwoleTony13 it would be if you could see his knees or something
Maybe a 180° will be enough
@@juanmablaine yeah indeed
Hey Doug, that “pull” on the wireless phone charger is telling you to pull that piece of plastic because it comes out to make room for larger phone. 👍🏾🙂
It's also in the Kia K900
i instantly came here to see if somone noticed it.
i figured bc that spot looks kinda tiny for a phone like the galaxy fold or sum or even a normal phone like an S20 Ultra
Sounds like he was just trying to make a fake quirk.
“gorgeous styling for a reasonable price” yet it gets a 6 for styling
It ain't no stinger to him 🤣
He means at that price point, it looks good. Basically it looks good for its price
Only sports cars, crazy styling, or exotics would get higher numbers than that. The Doug Score isn't adjusted for pricing.
It looks a bit overdone
@@gabrielalvarado1504 I wouldn't agree and that wasn't what Doug was saying either, his Doug Score is just a reflection to every single car ever to him so Doug wasn't saying it wasn't overstyled or not class competitive but rather saying like everyone else its being compared with every single car he's reviewed and seen.
USA: ''midsize sedan''
Rest of the world: '' Isn't that a limousine?''
Do you call the VW Passat a limousine?
@@idkwuisp7626 kind of xD
@@idkwuisp7626 well the Jetta was more midsize than the current Passat.
hahaha
@@wouterwieringa2737 So Jetta is a midsize car, Passat is full size, then what is the Phaeton? Extra-full size?
Or you know what, let's look at BMW. The 3 series is a compact car. 5 series is a midsize car, and 7 series is full size. Simple huh?
Wow. "Sounds of rain" sounds more like "sounds of urinating"
Yessssssss. LoL I was about to type this myself until I seen your comment.
And now I have the urge to go urinate, thanks Doug.
sounds of overheated cooling system.... wait thats bmw option
*Kia is gross 5 year old.*
It’s the sound of you pissing your money away on a Kia
Perfect timing! I was just on my way to the toilet. 💪
I thought I was the only one who watched these on the toilet😂
You should get more likes.
Sitting on the throne right now. Pretty sure a lot of us are!
I save these for toilet time
Did anyone else immediately need to go after hearing the sounds of nature for a rainy day?
The "Rainy Day" nature sounds, sounds more like somebody taking a leak in a toilet
When you take a leak if it sounds like this.....you need to get to a urologist right away!!
“Looks pretty damn cool” now the cool factor: 1/10
That's a walking talking hypocrite if I heard one. At least 6/10
I think this is my first time hearing Doug cuss. I don’t like it. 😩
@Illunworth if he didn't say cool in that sentence I would agree with you but because he did I say at least a 6.
And if he reviewed a 1-of-20 $2 Million car and said it was “the ugliest thing ever” he’d still give it a cool factor of 7
That makes sense. The 2013 Ford Fusion was a very handsome car, but it's all over the road now and nobody is gonna turn their head towards a Fusion, unlike a Mustang. The K5 will be like that in a few years once it starts to sell.
You say cars are “dying” but more than half a million people came to watch Doug review a kia. I like it 💯
DOUG IS SAVING THE CAR
Hell yes I like your observation
what did he mean by that
Yes cars/sedans are Dieing, what he means is they aren’t selling as hot as SUVs, and people came to watch the review to see what the K5 is all about. Not cuz cars are magical selling crazy.
@@CreeperReeper44 The bright side is Hyundai and Kia are starting to sell more sedans year over year, but then again so is there entire lineup.
sounds of nature is for phonecalls surely. "hey im not in my car im held up by rain boss"
"I can't pick you up, i'm in a cafe. What? no! You didn't just see me driving past!"
Interior: 2020 Hyundai Sonata
Exterior: K5
Kia is doing everything they can to become cool. That won't be easy after 50 years of making uncool cars but I really hope they succeed
I hope they do too, I feel like they get more hate than they deserve.
The hate is because real car enthusiasts know what’s under all this cool aesthetics, cheap materials and quality. If you didn’t know a lot of Hyundai’s and kias don’t have reinforcement in the front and a lot of their transmission and engine layouts are outdated and don’t last, like the engine recalls and gdi carbon issue
@@eVerProductions1 not a fan of Korean cars but...carbon build up affect every direct injected engines. Audi was some of the worst. Transmission and and engine layout? Where do you want to put the engine and transmission for it to be up to date?
Ljsw 2016 I was wrong, I didn’t mean layout I meant configuration. They’re using outdated transmission gearing and engine setups. Do some research on what kind of auto transmission and how their 4 cylinders are built and run. It’s all just old Asian car setups in a new body
eVerProductions1 if it’s all outdated and Asian that’s good. Outdated and Asian engines and transmissions last to 350,000 miles without breaking a sweat lol. If it was that unreliable it wouldn’t have a 10 year 100k warranty. You have no idea what you’re talking about and it shows. Don’t reply until you’re old enough to drive lmao
10:03 It really doesn’t sound like a rainy day it sounds like someone is peeing 😂
yeah these sounds are awful.
That's a sloppy piss 🤣 gonna have fun cleaning that on up in the morning
@@Vault13CanteenFNV u killed me 🤣🤣🤣
Pee, or as I like to call it, the Golden Shower...
That’s a different “sound of nature” 😅
Doug: Uploads a new video
Everyone: Quick,let's write something funny about him
"Funny"...
that's how doug is successful
"Doug is the type of person..."
Some people: Quick, write "everybody: quick, write something funny" comments
They're finally bringing these over to the us. Seen this series many years ago in Korea. The Kia's over there are super nice.
If I recorded the Kia sounds of nature sound tracks in the open air cafe I’d record one where a waitress drops a tray of glasses, but it only plays every 300th time.
Don’t forget to add the people clapping afterwards!
...and some smart-aleck saying, “Oops, dropped my contact lens.”
15:40 - Doug: "I remembered when the K5 used to look like this."
Doug, remember that line when you review the 2021 Chevy Blazer.
THIS.
“Rainy day” sounds like somebody peeing lmao
Yeah like literally put rain sounds on youtube and you'll get plenty of options if you want to listen to relaxing rain sounds. Even spotify has proper rain sounds.
If you covered up the Kia logos and asked someone what car this was, they’d think it was a Lexus or a BMW. Outstanding exterior and interior.
Nah, the latter is unlikely, it doesn't have two kidneys as a face.
Doug introducing his newborn: THISSS is More Doug Demuro
That's a good one!
Lol
@Harambe And I’m gonna show you the interesting quarks and features of More Doug Demuro
@@ejdk7935 This dude took my profile picture smh
Just started my channel where I take trucks up into the mountains and bag on em. Hoping to make some folks laugh!
I swear the “Thissssssssss” gets longer and longer every video 😂
One day it will last the whole review. Thiiiiiiiiisssssssssss... (20 min later) sssssssssss is Hey did you know I’m 6 4?
Doug the type of guy to have coffee in this Kia while listening to the open air cafe during the quarantine.
Just an FYI: the “PULL” sticker on the cell phone slot indicates that the plastic holder pulls out (for cleaning, etc...)
Does it really? I jus got one and it doesn't seem to be able to, idk why it says pull
@@takin131 stick your hand into the the wireless charging port and you'll feel a lever, pull up and a whole tray comes out.
@@benstoll9380 thanks I actually figured it out like a day after I commented that
@@takin131 I didnt realize your comment was from a month ago, my bad xD
@@benstoll9380 lol you're good
Doug: Talks about how sedans are dead.
*gets passed by 6 sedans and a pick up on the highway*
Sedans are dead? Good joke lol I love SUVs but sedans definitely aren’t even remotely close to being “dead”
New car sedan sales are in the toilet. You probably saw sedans that were bought 10 years ago right ? Lol
@@joshua9073 it shows they still good. What about your plastic suv wich stuck in 5cm water aftet heavy raining?
@@joshua9073 Large sedans are dead (1% of the market) there is still healthy demand for small and medium cars which combined make for 25% of new car sales. Yes, CUVs are the craze right now, but such is the way of trends. Electrification will be a boon for the small and medium cars, where less weight just means more range
A RUclips Channel with no name look at sedan sales compared to SUV/crossover sales over the past decade.
They didn’t change the name, K5 is what they call the optima in Korea
Exactly
They did change it in America
the k brothers
k5= optima
k7= cadenza
k9= quoris
@@FREESPIRITSSOARING + k3 = forte
헤비마신간 여기도 한쿡인
The rain sound sounds like someone taking a wiz
Or a toilet flush
An unsuccessful toilet flush. When you clog and it slowly drains away, logs swirling.
its the bottles popping at kia headquarters after finally someone finally gives then good publicity for free
I have had this for a month now as a rental,all I can say is WOOOOW,this car is really amazing,absolutely!!!! Comfortable,great on gas,tons of leg room,1 cubic ft bigger trunk then Camry,and the handling around corners is shockingly great,grips around the corners near me alot better then I thought
The front end looks like a t-rex smiling.
*jurrasic park intensifies*
True
Kia literally calls it the tiger nose design lol
I guess you could see that as an extra feature or a disadvantage
Next week: video taken down due to “Sounds of Rain” copyright claim
Was literally thinking this lol
The rainy day sounds like someone relieving themselves....
it's my pee in bathroom, so no copyright
This K5 is significantly much better in Chinese market rather than America and Europe, click these links below and check:
ruclips.net/video/5oK_oFmgyQc/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/1krVPrHFW9E/видео.html
Btw, the wheelbase of Chinese K5 is about 50mm longer than what we will have
@@endlessfreedomful thats literally what it sounds like its pretty embarrassing
10:05 Me: Wants to hear "sounds of nature"
Result: Sounds of toilet flushing -_-
Well that is a sound of nature😂
The Optima has always been called the K5 in Korea.
At least, after 2010. There was the original Optima, then the Lotze, and then the K5 (along with, of course, the K3, K7, and K9).
2019 Doug: THISSSSSS
2020 Doug: CARRRSSSSSSS and BIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
2021 Doug: *just straight parcel tongue*
2022 Doug: S
Kind of annoying to listenn to his " side " project (cars and bids) bullshit on every video now. Go ahead and make him rich'er
Thisssss issss Jeopardy!!!
Our categories today......
Quirks and Features
Next Up.
Move over Rover Followed by....
Car Max Warranties And finally..
Doug "score" Every answer will contain the word "score"
Yeah just lose the "THIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSS", Doug, you're starting to sound like a snake who sells cars...ahem.
2019 Doug: this
2020 Doug: thiiisss
2021 Doug: THIIIISSS IS THE CAAAARRR
Dost mine eyes deceive me? A normal gear shift?
I like the normal gear shift I just wish it wasn’t a handle style. Reminds me of an Oldsmobile. If they did a nicer standard gear shifter with a Kia logo and leather wrapped, or the new joystick style like in the upcoming Nissan Rogue, it would be better (to me).
no, it's automatic
title: cool mid-size sedan
cool factor: 1
Lol I didn't get it either. Didn't he say in the video that it looked cool?
I end the video before the Doug score because it never makes any sense
The dougscore is relative to supercars/sportscars. Compared to a lamborghini this doesnt even get a 1, it makes total sense. The dougscore is very very very twisted in the direction of sports cars.
@@alexwise5459 I got you but he should just compared it to the same type of cars. If you say its cool it means its cool. I was at least expecting a 3 or a 4.
That makes sense. The 2013 Ford Fusion was a very handsome car, but it's all over the road now and nobody is gonna turn their head towards a Fusion, unlike a Mustang. The K5 will be like that in a few years once it starts to sell.
I love the sound that makes a person walking though the snow, I think this car is the best
Nobody :
Doug : Sometimes I press the unlock button on the key fob even when I'm not near the car 😏
U mean the lock button.
"Acceleration: 1 out of 10"
Do slow cars get negative number scores for acceleration?
Doug's scale is so heavily weighted to super cars that anything with a 0-60 more than 6 seconds is like a 1 or 2.
He made a video where he drove a Yugo once, and yet he indeed still gives to reasonably fast cars a 1 in acceleration. Pretty ridiculous, and it ruins the purpose and relevance of his whole "Doug score" thing.
In this dougscore system, any car with more than 5 sec 0-60 gets a 1 lol. Even most 2000s supercars would get 1 or 2 in acceleration. The entirety of the score is divided between 0-60 in 2-4 seconds..
I wish Doug would have individual score systems for the various segments he reviews. In that sense, all supercars/performance cars would be rated from one type of scoring, and SUVs would get their own separate scoring system, etc. Would make a lot more sense.
@@damienhh288 At least it could reach 60mph... remember the BMW Isetta? ^^
It’s an objective scale that ignores a car’s class, and intentionally so. 0-60 in >7 seconds is a 1, 6.5-7 is a 2, etc. This means a car with a 5 second 0-60 is not a one, but a five or a six.
I feel like Doug is so against coupes and sedans. Personally, I'd never even consider an SUV or crossover!
Dustin I agree! If you want to blend in, then choose a crossover, but if you want a vehicle that’s a little more special, get a sedan or coupe
I was the same way and I'm still kinda the same but after owning a few crossovers I see the appeal for family use. If I want good design and semi luxurious feeling a sedan is the best bang for a buck
@Munshat Rahman I thought about that before commenting this, so to rephrase my comment he does not advocate for them enough, especially since he does own two.
@Munshat Rahman He just can't pronounce "coupe" properly.
Good man
Just bought a K5 Gt Line today....omg this car is hot!! For the price tag it cant be beat. I paid 29k out the door.
The swooping turn signals actually remind of the other Kia logo, the stylized 'K' used in Korea.
They stopped using that stylized "K" many years ago in Korea. But I remember it too!
...they still sell them online here today...for a total swap out..
Doug batchelor is amagedanon
"rainy day" sounds like a bathroom with bad plumbing
I was going to say, they should have named it the Urinal setting!
Always wanted to drive my car while listening to urinal noises
Perfect when you're on a roadtrip to annoy your buddy who had urgently go to pee for 20 minutes and you won't stopping till it's almost to late.
Seriously, who would want to listen to any of those sounds
Sounds like bathroom at Wrigley Field.
Doug is the kind of guy that would say, “Your Welcome” to a self checkout machine after it says, “Thank you for shopping here”.
15:41 Funny I actually emailed Doug to see if he wanted to review my k5
L0L
After pointing out its interesting quirks and features.
*you're
Mick you’re right
Mick,
Beat me to it. Thank you...
Everyone: Nobody wants cars anymore. It's SUV era.
Kia: Hold my Telluride.
Lol
Literally I see them shits everywhere. Easily the most popular vehicle I've seen over the last couple months.
That is what dealers want you to believe. Because they have lot full of SUVs.
They can not keep a long.
@@marryellen7713 There's for sure a whole lot more SUVs on the road around me than typical cars, especially with the blurring of the lines with crossovers. But I guess it'll be different for everyone. I'm still surprised the F-150, and pick-ups in general, are the best selling vehicles in the U.S.
I actually love how the front grill looks!
Sedans don't really tickle my fancy, but this one did. I dig it 👌
8:45
"Pull" means that part can be removed by pulling.
This is useful when using a large smartphone or tablet.
Haha that idiot says it all snobby like he knows everything
@@nick-yr7wu love ur bitchy attitude
Lame
There’s no doubt that KIA has come a long way 👏🏻
Yes indeed!
That’s because Hyundai owns Kia now
@@colevanboceg5399 Hyundai has owned Kia for YEARS....
Still a pretty sub par brand as far as fun is concerned
@@colin6898 - False
"Check out this cool new car!"
"Cool Factor; 1:10"
The car's exterior is something special. I'm so glad some automakers have the will to make something new. Well done Kia
Actually K5 is old in Korea... here in North America they rebrand it as “Optima”
K5 and Optima are 2 different cars.
@@tarynbergland4925
No they're not.
@@tarynbergland4925 who said that
The K5 is the OPTIMA. ITS BEEN CALLED K5 ONLY IN KOREA
Ray Parga you are correct
I wanted him to open that moon/sunroof. Love it! I'll be flexing in this K5 like it's a luxury car. I'll buy it in 2022 as the second owner because I don't pay sticker price. Lol
Doug the type of guy to start a conversation by saying: "Well, there are two schools of thought in regards to whether to turbocharge an engine."
I see the taillight
me: Ugly af
Turn the light on
Me: my apologies
Ike Ike Kimochi this was literally me
yea too bad half of that won't be working in a year.
@@agenttickle6412 It will, you just still believe in the stigma that Kia had when they first entered the market
@@joshuaaguilera6864 lol u need to get out and drive more... or pay more attention to cars. Beside who knows the their engines gonna blow up. Now it's usually after their 100k warranty although it happened to someone i know at 79k on a 2014 model without warranty. Props to kia though they did reply it for free.
I agree, when i first saw the car i thought the back was a little ugly, but its growing on me....looks even better in person
Open air cafe would definitely come in handy when I’m lieing to my parents about where I’m at lmao
lying*
@@yammmit Grammar Nazi Detected
@@bryn6844 This was spelling, not grammar.
Or.. hear me out. Move out if you can afford a 20/21 car ? In my opinion of course
this is exactly what i was thinking😭😭
I really like the front grill. It’s the cars best feature IMO. It’s unique too !!! The rest of the car is very attractive. Pete 🇬🇧
People are fedup with 2020.. and Doug is living in 2021 🔥🔥🔥
@Munshat Rahman and there are people who dont even get the joke😂😂
Munshat Rahman r/wooosh
@Munshat Rahman it was a joke at the base man.. Ease up man.... Everyone don't pin point model year and production as you. Pfff those online carguys!
Wish i could go to 2021
*then again*
Coming from 2021, it ain't any better
How has KIA become one of my favorite car manufacturers?! They are doing everything right
Mathias Bacher - The Kia Soul has sold over 1 million units in the U.S alone. Nobody looks at that car and says it copied and mixed Audi, BMW & Mercedes styling. And what you refer to as copying and mixing is actually what all car designers follow and those are called trends. Notice how a lot of new cars all have the full light bars going across their trunks right now? It’s not called copying and mixing it’s called following the trend. Copying in the bad sense is what Lincoln did with their Continental (Bentley Flying Spur), Chrysler did with their 300 grill (Rolls) and what Ford did with their Explorer (Range Rover) as those looked like literal attempted knock-offs. Kia’s success is legit.
No..look at that infotainment, thrash design with those buttons up there, also the front is over stylized(idk how to say it). Mazda 6 looks far better inside out, or the new Peugeot 508
@@bhongtastic A lot of their early 2000's cars had design elements that looked straight up grafted from other brands. And also dont forget, designers move around from brand to brand. One of Kias designers did work for Mercedes and VW.
@@johnjacob688 Sure but the statement was about Kia's recent success being due to "copying and mixing" from German brands. Further, to say that hiring designers from German automakers is copying is nonsense. For example, it's like saying when Microsoft hires programmers away from Amazon or Google and those engineers use their know-how at Microsoft, that Microsoft is copying Amazon or Google. If Kia hired an Audi R8 designer and they put out an R8 clone, then sure you'd have an argument. But that's not the case here. I took issue with the claim that Kia's recent success is due to copying and mixing from Germans. Kia is successful because they've been better than their competition at running their business.
@@bhongtastic You're not hearing me right. I'm not arguing with you. Just that people see and don't always know why.
Doug: "You do not have the cool tappy lights in the back."
Me: "Only peasants sit in the back."
Rip doug
Btw in the front seats, it will offer you a decent vibration that is very normal, we added the function for those of you who are suffering in the thurst of 😏😏
Test drove one of these yesterday. If he's calling this slow, I really hope he never drives any Subaru model like my current Impreza lmfao. Just waiting for the AWD model before I buy.
Right I have a k5 gt line and it's quick
@@jp012886 a k5 2.5 does the job pretty well too, I have one
I bought a new GT line with premium package in May. Like it very much. 0 to 60 in around 7.5 seconds is not slow. Its not super fast either. But 0 to 50 comes quite fast. It's plenty fast for everyday situations. And loves to cruise at 80 all day
Seriously if the latest KIA cars were named German brand names or Japanese brand they would sell in millions the name KIA put off many buyers.
@@Pedruu17 He meant if this car was made by Merc or Toyota it would sell really well, but because it's made by Kia no one wants it.
Kia is getting new logo, hopefully it will be revealed soon
@@mastertry1935 maybe it's better to have a new luxury brand altogether
@@m4rs12 kind of tried that with the Genesis, granted that was hyundais luxury brand but Hyundai and Kia are the same company. The K900 I was inn the other day though was a nicer ride all around compared to the S500 Merc I was in just a few days before that though the Mercedes was a couple years older.0
Well most of Kia’s design team is German and French.
The front is actually the best thing here... It's awesome
Doug: talking about carsandbids
Me: rip autotrader
Just bought this as my first car absolutely love it
Same! I got the EX, and I drive it almost every day! It is pretty fast for what it is...
Since it's been on sale for few months here in Korea, I've already got to drive it once and see it everyday. It's pretty cool looking car and drives well.
KIa kinda killing it, my wife and I just bought a stinger gt1. I'm smitten with it rn.
Doug: the type of guy to like his keys to feel like a detonator.
DEFINITELY getting either this or a civic
Imagine your wife is calling and asking, where are you.. I´m at the cafe (proceed to play sound of nature - café)
Girlfriend: “Where are you?”
Me knowing damn well I’m on my way to her sisters house: *Plays Café nature sound*
Also me: I’m at a coffee shop, babe.
Finesse of 2020
BR u h
LMAO
*YES*
NOW we know what’s that for
@@zacharyreynolds4303 ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
not having a hatched back is just foolish imo
if youre going to make it look like one why the hell not just commit to it?
It costs a lot more to achieve the structure rigidity with the liftback sedan and if not done right makes it not as tight and rattle free. Plus it infringes on the Stinger.
Stinger.
That's why.
Remember this is the same car as the Sonata. They're mid size sedans with conventional trunks.
I've been asking myself this with the recent generation of Honda sedans basically every time that I see one
Then pay more for Kia. Dont be a beggar asking for everything for less than a camry
Cmon guys we don't actually respect the "doug score" it's the thoroughness of the review that we are here for
Honestly, I hate the "coupe/hatchback" styling on sedans for one reason: It destroys your trunk opening. Good luck fitting any large luggage or other large items into that opening.
Yes, it works much better if you can open up the whole hatch
That's why LIFTBACKs were invented :)
@@kitko33 And yet that still WASN'T implemented on this car.
I agree, they ruined so many cars with that styling thing. Horrible.
I waited for dougs review even though other channels have already uploaded theirs.
Kia Optima was sold as K5 in Korean market.
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Alex Cho 안녕하시오 동무!
역시 진실을 알리는 사람들이 있을줄 알았어
I got to test drive this car a few months back and man was it fun to drive one of my favorite cars that I’ve ever driven
"5" is pronunced "O" in Korean. So they took the initials of "Kia Optima"... K.O... K5.
Until you realize that their other sedans use alphanumeric K names with the numbers getting bigger as the car gets bigger, like many other car companiesdo.
Our market In Korea
Rio K2
Forte K3
Optima K5
Cadenza K7
K900 K9
Koreans like my self and commercials call it K Five not KO
@Munshat Rahman They're just "Soul". Just, "Soul".
@Munshat Rahman - most of the SUVs have the same names, some use different names in different markets, but the K names are just for cars. I believe there is a K4, but it is specifically for the Chinese market. Some of their SUVs might have an alphanumeric designation KV#. I heard at one point the Australian market was wanting that a while back.
@@jeffs6090 You forgot the K8 Stinger
8:37 hey Doug, the “pull” on the wireless phone charger is actually to remove the plastic insert so you can fit bigger a phone and clean it with ease of access.
This needs a station wagon version, like the Proceed GT
Previous gen k5 in Korea had that
For Europe for sure. We buy almost only wagons in this segment.
That rainy day sounds like something else...