DESCRIPTION
2023 Kia Forte GT-Line IVT in Steel Gray with a Black interior delivers bold sport-inspired styling, advanced safety technology, and exceptional fuel efficiency in a sleek compact sedan package. Designed for drivers who want performance-driven design with everyday practicality, this Forte GT-Line stands out with its aggressive front fascia, black grille accents, lip spoiler, and 17-inch alloy wheels. With up to 28 city MPG and 39 highway MPG, this fuel-efficient Kia sedan offers impressive economy without sacrificing responsive performance from its 2.0L 4-cylinder MPI engine paired with an Intelligent Variable Transmission featuring Sportmatic and Drive Mode Select.This 2023 Kia Forte GT-Line is a highly desirable configuration, combining the popular Steel Gray exterior with a refined Black interior for a modern, athletic look. The GT-Line trim is known for its sport design cues, leather-wrapped sport steering wheel, metal-look interior accents, and enhanced driver-focused cabin layout. For buyers searching for a Kia Forte GT-Line for sale with advanced driver assistance technology and strong fuel economy, this vehicle checks every box with its front-wheel drive system, dynamic styling, and practical four-door sedan versatility.Under the hood, the 2.0L DOHC 16-valve engine with Dual CVVT delivers smooth power delivery and efficiency, while the Intelligent Variable Transmission with selectable drive modes allows you to tailor performance between normal, sport, and comfort settings. The front-wheel drive platform, strut front suspension, torsion beam rear suspension, and electric power-assist steering create balanced handling and confident road manners. Four-wheel disc brakes with ABS, brake assist, and hill hold control provide added confidence in varying driving conditions.Safety is a core strength of the 2023 Kia Forte GT-Line. Equipped with Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA), Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA), and Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Avoidance (RCCA), this compact sedan delivers advanced accident prevention technology. Dual-stage front airbags, seat-mounted side airbags, curtain airbags, side impact beams, driver monitoring alert, and a rearview back-up camera all contribute to comprehensive occupant protection. Additional features such as automatic high-beam headlamps, LED brakelights, and tire pressure monitoring further enhance visibility and safety awareness.Inside, the cabin blends comfort and sport-inspired details with dual-zone automatic climate control, an integrated navigation system with voice activation, sport leather steering wheel, metal-look trim accents, and a digital/analog instrument cluster. The 60/40 split-folding rear seats, cargo area concealed storage, and generous trunk access provide everyday practicality. Convenience features include keyless entry with perimeter alarm, power heated side mirrors with turn signal indicators, multiple storage compartments, 12V power outlet, and a six-speaker audio system with dual front LCD displays.The exterior design reinforces its athletic presence with black bodyside inserts, rocker panel extensions, fog lamps, projector beam headlights with automatic high beams, and 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in all-season tires. The sleek body lines, fully galvanized steel panels, and chrome exhaust finisher create a refined yet aggressive stance that defines the GT-Line identity.The 2023 Kia Forte GT-Line IVT is the ideal combination of sport styling, advanced driver-assistance features, modern connectivity, and impressive fuel efficiency. For drivers searching for a fuel-efficient Kia sedan with bold design, advanced safety systems, and everyday reliability, this Forte GT-Line delivers exceptional value and performance in a compact package. We are a Dobbs Automotive Company with over 100 years of experience. Kia of East Hartford is the source for all makes and models. www.kiaeast.com.
BASIC INFO
Detailed Specifications
CONVENIENCE
- 12V power outlets 1 12V power outlet
- Accessory power Retained accessory power
- All-in-one key All-in-one remote fob and ignition key
- Auto door locks Auto-locking doors
- Battery charge warning
- Beverage holders Front beverage holders
- Beverage holders rear Rear beverage holders
- Cargo access Manual cargo area access release
- Cargo floor type Carpet cargo area floor
- Cargo light Cargo area light
- Clock Digital clock
- Concealed cargo storage Cargo area concealed storage
- Cruise control Cruise control with steering wheel mounted controls
- Day/Night rearview mirror
- Door ajar warning Rear cargo area ajar warning
- Door bins front Driver and passenger door bins
- Door bins rear Rear door bins
- Door locks Power door locks with 2 stage unlocking
- Door mirrors Power door mirrors
- Driver foot rest
- Driver information center
- Engine temperature warning
- Engine/electric motor temperature gauge
- First-row windows Power first-row windows
- Floor console Full floor console
- Floor console storage Covered floor console storage
- Fob engine controls Smart Key with hands-free access and push button start
- Folding door mirrors Manual folding door mirrors
- Front reading lights
- Fuel door Manual fuel door release
- Glove box Standard glove box
- Heated door mirrors Heated driver and passenger side door mirrors
- Ignition type Push-button
- Key in vehicle warning
- Keyfob cargo controls Keyfob trunk control
- Keyfob keyless entry
- Low level warnings Low level warning for fuel, washer fluid and brake fluid
- Number of beverage holders 8 beverage holders
- Oil pressure warning
- One-touch down window Driver one-touch down window
- One-touch up window Driver one-touch up window
- Overhead console Mini overhead console
- Overhead console storage
- Passenger doors rear left Conventional left rear passenger door
- Passenger doors rear right Conventional right rear passenger door
- Rear cargo door Trunk
- Rear seat check warning Rear Occupant Detection rear seat check warning
- Rear seat direction Front facing rear seat
- Rear window defroster
- Rear windshield Fixed rear windshield
- Seatback storage pockets 1 seatback storage pocket
- Second-row windows Power second-row windows
- Service interval warning Service interval indicator
- Shifter boot Vinyl shifter boot
- Smart device remote start
- Sport pedals Sport style pedals
- Steering mounted audio control Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Tachometer
- Temperature display Exterior temperature display
- Trip computer
- Trip odometer
- Trunk lid trim Carpet trunk lid trim
- Variable panel light Variable instrument panel light
- Visor driver mirror Driver visor mirror
- Visor passenger mirror Passenger visor mirror
- Wipers Variable intermittent front windshield wipers
STANDARD
- 17in x 7.0J Alloy Wheels
- 4-Wheel Disc Brakes
- 6 Speakers
- ABS brakes
- Air Conditioning
- Alloy wheels
- AM/FM radio: SiriusXM
- Apple CarPlay & Android Auto
- Auto High-beam Headlights
- Automatic temperature control
- Brake assist
- Bumpers: body-color
- Cloth & SynTex Seat Trim
- Delay-off headlights
- Driver door bin
- Driver vanity mirror
- Dual front impact airbags
- Dual front side impact airbags
- Electronic Stability Control
- Emergency communication system
- Exterior Parking Camera Rear
- Front anti-roll bar
- Front Bucket Seats
- Front Center Armrest
- Front dual zone A/C
- Front fog lights
- Front wheel independent suspension
- Fully automatic headlights
- Heated door mirrors
- Leather Shift Knob
- Leather steering wheel
- Low tire pressure warning
- Navigation System
- Occupant sensing airbag
- Outside temperature display
- Overhead airbag
- Overhead console
- Panic alarm
- Passenger door bin
- Passenger vanity mirror
- Power door mirrors
- Power steering
- Power windows
- Radio data system
- Radio: 10.25in Display Audio
- Rear seat center armrest
- Remote keyless entry
- Speed control
- Split folding rear seat
- Spoiler
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Telescoping steering wheel
- Tilt steering wheel
- Traction control
- Turn signal indicator mirrors
- Variably intermittent wipers
SAFETY AND SECURITY
- 3-point seatbelt Rear seat center 3-point seatbelt
- ABS Brakes 4-wheel antilock (ABS) brakes
- Auto headlights Auto on/off headlight control
- Auto high-beam headlights High Beam Assist (HBA) auto high-beam headlights
- Autonomous cruise control Lane Following Assist (LFA) hands-on cruise control
- Blind spot Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA) active blind spot system
- Brake assist system
- Brake type 4-wheel disc brakes
- Child door locks Manual rear child safety door locks
- Delay off headlights Delay-off headlights
- Driver attention monitor Driver Attention Warning (DAW)
- Electronic stability control Electronic stability control system
- Exit warning Safe Exit Warning (SEW) external exit warning system
- Fog lights Front fog lights
- Forward collision warning Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)
- Front impact airbag driver Driver front impact airbag
- Front impact airbag passenger Passenger front impact airbag
- Front side impact airbag driver Seat mounted side impact driver airbag
- Front side impact airbag passenger Seat mounted side impact front passenger airbag
- Gauge cluster display size (inches) Gauge cluster display size: 4.20
- Headlight type Projector beam headlights
- Headlights Halogen headlights
- Height adjustable seatbelts Front height adjustable seatbelts
- High mount stop light High mounted center stop light
- Hill start assist Hill-start Assist Control (HAC)
- Illuminated entry
- Immobilizer
- Instrumentation display Digital/analog instrumentation display
- Interior courtesy lights Fade interior courtesy lights
- Lane departure Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)
- LED brake lights
- Low tire pressure warning Tire specific low air pressure warning
- Multiple headlights Multiple enclosed headlights
- Number of airbags 6 airbags
- Occupancy sensor Airbag occupancy sensor
- Overhead airbags Curtain first and second-row overhead airbags
- Perimeter approach lighting Remote activated perimeter approach lighting
- Rear camera Rear mounted camera
- Rear collision warning Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Avoidance (RCCA)
- Remote panic alarm
- Running lights LED daytime running lights
- Seatbelt pretensioners Front seatbelt pretensioners
- Seatbelt pretensioners number 2 seatbelt pre-tensioners
- Security system
- Tire mobility kit
- Turn signal in door mirrors Turn signal indicator in door mirrors
POWERTRAIN AND MECHANICAL
- ABS Brakes Four channel ABS brakes
- Alternator Type Alternator
- Battery run down protection
- Battery type Lead acid battery
- Cylinder head material Aluminum cylinder head
- Drive type Front-wheel drive
- Driver selectable steering effort
- Drivetrain selectable Driver selectable drivetrain mode
- Engine 2L I-4 DOHC, D-CVVT variable valve control, regular unleaded, engine with 147HP
- Engine block material Aluminum engine block
- Engine Configuration I4
- Engine Location Front mounted engine
- Engine Mounting direction Transverse mounted engine
- Engine Short 2L I-4 DOHC
- Front anti-roll Front anti-roll bar
- Fuel Type Regular unleaded
- Ignition Spark ignition system
- Lock-up transmission
- Overdrive transmission
- Powertrain type ICE
- Radiator
- Rear Springs Regular grade rear springs
- Selectable mode transmission
- Sequential shift control Sportmatic Sequential shift control
- Shock absorbers Gas-pressurized shock absorbers
- Springs front Front coil springs
- Springs rear Rear coil springs
- Steering Electric power-assist steering system
- Steering type Rack-pinion steering
- Suspension ride type front Independent front suspension
- Suspension ride type rear Semi-independent rear suspension
- Suspension Standard ride suspension
- Suspension type front Strut front suspension
- Suspension type rear Torsion beam rear suspension
- Tailpipe Stainless steel single exhaust with chrome tailpipe finisher
- Traction control All-speed ABS and driveline traction control
- Transmission CVT
- Transmission electronic control
- Transmission Type Automatic
- Variable intake manifold
- Ventilated brakes Front ventilated disc brakes
COMFORT
- Air conditioning Yes
- Armrests front center Front seat center armrest
- Armrests rear Rear seat center armrest
- Cabin air filter
- Climate control Automatic climate control
- Console insert material Piano black console insert
- Door panel insert Piano black door panel insert
- Driver seat direction Driver seat with 6-way directional controls
- Dual-zone front climate control
- Floor coverage Full floor coverage
- Floor covering Full carpet floor covering
- Floor mats Carpet front and rear floor mats
- Folding rear seats 60-40 folding rear seats
- Front head restraint control Manual front seat head restraint control
- Front head restraints Height adjustable front seat head restraints
- Front seat upholstery SynTex cloth and leatherette front seat upholstery
- Front seatback upholstery Plastic front seatback upholstery
- Gearshifter material Leather and metal-look gear shifter material
- Headliner coverage Full headliner coverage
- Headliner material Cloth headliner material
- Interior accents Chrome and metal-look interior accents
- Manual driver seat controls Driver seat manual reclining, fore/aft control and height adjustable control
- Manual passenger seat controls Passenger seat manual reclining, fore/aft control and height adjustable control
- Panel insert Metal-look instrument panel insert
- Passenger seat direction Front passenger seat with 6-way directional controls
- Rear head restraint control 3 rear seat head restraints
- Rear head restraint control Manual rear seat head restraint control
- Rear head restraints Height adjustable rear seat head restraints
- Rear seat folding position Fold forward rear seatback
- Rear seat upholstery SynTex cloth and leatherette rear seat upholstery
- Rear seatback upholstery Carpet rear seatback upholstery
- Rear seats fixed or removable Fixed rear seats
- Rear seats Rear bench seat
- Rear under seat ducts Rear under seat climate control ducts
- Seating capacity 5
- Split front seats Bucket front seats
- Sport steering wheel
- Steering wheel material Leather steering wheel
- Steering wheel telescopic Manual telescopic steering wheel
- Steering wheel tilt Manual tilting steering wheel
- Tinted windows Light tinted windows
IN-CAR ENTERTAINMENT
- Antenna Window grid audio antenna
- Aux input jack Auxiliary input jack
- External memory External memory control
- Number of first-row screens 2 total number of 1st row displays
- Primary display size 10.2 inch primary display
- Primary display touchscreen Primary monitor touchscreen
- Radio AM/FM/digital/SiriusXMsatellite
- RDS Radio data system (RDS)
- Satellite trial 3 month satellite trial subscription
- Seek scan
- Speakers number 6 speakers
- Speakers Standard grade speakers
- Speed sensitive volume
- Voice activated audio Voice activated audio controls
- Wireless streaming Bluetooth wireless audio streaming
ORIGINAL WARRANTY
- Basic warranty 60 month/60,000 miles
- Corrosion perforation warranty 60 month/100,000 miles
- Powertrain warranty 120 month/100,000 miles
- Roadside warranty 60 month/60,000 miles
EXTERIOR AND APPEARANCE
- Body panels Fully galvanized steel body panels with side impact beams
- Bodyside insert Black bodyside insert
- Bumper insert Black front and rear bumper inserts
- Bumper rub strip front Black front bumper rub strip
- Bumper rub strip rear Black rear bumper rub strip
- Bumpers front Body-colored front bumper
- Bumpers rear Body-colored rear bumper
- Door handle material Body-colored door handles
- Door mirror style Black door mirrors
- Door mirror type Standard style side mirrors
- Grille style Black grille
- Number of doors 4 doors
- Paint Metallic paint
- Rocker panel extensions
- Special paint Monotone paint
- Spoiler Rear lip spoiler
- Tires P225/45HR17 AS BSW front and rear tires
- Wheels 17 x 7-inch front and rear machined w/painted accents aluminum wheels
- Window Trim Black side window trim
TECHNOLOGY AND TELEMATICS
- Emergency SOS Capable Emergency SOS system via mobile device
- Handsfree Bluetooth handsfree wireless device connectivity
- Integrated navigation Integrated navigation system with voice activation
- Mobile app access
- Smart device integration Apple CarPlay & Android Auto smart device wireless mirroring
- USB ports 1 USB port
FUEL ECONOMY AND EMISSIONS
- Emissions LEV3-SULEV30 emissions
- Emissions tiers Tier 3 Bin 30 emissions
OPTIONAL
- Carpet Floor Mats
- Black
- Steel Gray
TECHNOLOGY
- Android Auto
- Apple CarPlay
- Backup Camera
- Keyless Entry
- Keyless Start
- Navigation System
- USB Port
SAFETY
- Automatic Emergency Braking
- Blind Spot Monitor
- Brake Assist
- Lane Departure Warning
- Rear Cross Traffic Alert
- Stability Control
- Traction Control
INTERIOR
- Dual Climate Control
EXTERIOR
- Rear Spoiler
Detailed Specifications
CONVENIENCE
STANDARD
SAFETY AND SECURITY
POWERTRAIN AND MECHANICAL
COMFORT
IN-CAR ENTERTAINMENT
ORIGINAL WARRANTY
EXTERIOR AND APPEARANCE
TECHNOLOGY AND TELEMATICS
FUEL ECONOMY AND EMISSIONS
OPTIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
SAFETY
INTERIOR
EXTERIOR