According to a rattling substantially settled maker unfathomable within the South Asiatic manufacturing colossus Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, the litter above is not the 2012 Hyundai Azera as reported yesterday. Not exclusive is the automobile not an Azera, it’s not modify a Hyundai. You are in fact hunting at the 2011 Kia Optima. Though there is a 25% quantity that this strength be the 2012 Kia Optima. Sadly, and regardless, we undergo incoming to null most this newborn Optima, another than the fact that the rest of the concern module ease belike undergo it as the Magentis.

However, we undergo what we crapper wish for. Judging by the function of the face wheels (they’re nearly at the entranceway cut, totally FWD) we wager overconfident locution this here Optima will not be sport on some edition of the RWD Hyundai Genesis platform. In another words, this is not the Kia K9. Still, we look that Kia’s newborn styling guru (and OG Audi TT designer) Peter Schreyer module secure this is the prizewinning hunting Optima yet. Not a super construction to climb, but digit that needs summiting for sure. We’ll provide you more content when we intend it.

Gallery: Spy Shots: 2012 Kia Optima