from the specs of it, it is a good compact SUV. what i like with it is DUAL AC(front and back) with nice sound system(with a very cheap price compared with it's competitors-CRV,RAV4). me and my wife were waiting for it to come out when we were still looking for a car. we bought x-trail cause' kia told us it will take some months before it arrives and pushing us to buy their 2010. after a month it came out(LOL)

from US reviews, they were telling that people should change there perspective towards kia. kia invested a lot to compete with the market( they hired audi engineers and designers for their new line up). from what i've read recently, honda has declining sales in US from bad reviews with their cars. hyundai and kia on the otherhand is climbing their way up the rank.koreans got  nice reviews frm the recent motor show in the US.

i would definitely bought it if i had the chance...try the sorento also.quite nice...