It is equipped with a 4-wheel independent sport-tuned setup, comprised of MacPherson struts in the front and a multi-link design in the rear. The all-new 2005 model gets a new suspension system, making handling exponentially better. Countless improvements make the new Spectra so much better than the outgoing car that it's silly to try and compare. Model that replaces the outgoing 2004 GSX, was full of positive surprises. (Photo: Alexandra Straub, Canadian Auto Press) What an improvement! My test week in the 2005 Kia Spectra5, the 5-door liftbackĬountless improvements make the new Spectra so much better than the outgoing car that it's silly to try and compare. But all the above has gone out the window and made way for the 2005s. Perhaps this is why I only encountered two other Spectra's on the road. Handling wasn't great, the interior was so-so and the general feel of the car was not favorable. I previously test drove the 2003 Kia Spectra GSX which, in all honestly, I really didn't like.

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