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News and reviews on new motor vehicles
2010 KIA Forte EX
T he new 2010 K ia Forte is M acPherson struts and a sta
g o o d e n o u g h to c o m p e te bilizer bar, plus a torsion beam
a g a in s t H o n d a an d T oy o ta. rear with struts and coil springs.
N ot only did K ia change the It strikes a nice balance between
nam e from S pectra to Forte, it com fort and sport feel.
T h e F o rte is a fo u r-d o o r
a upgraded version from w hat
w as o n ce a b arg a in bin v e co m p ac t sed an a v a ila b le in
LX , EX and SX trim s. S tan
hicle.
K ia is actually a very co m dard eq u ip m en t on the base
p etitive sedan, from its 156- L X in c lu d e s 1 5 -in c h s te e l
h o rsepow er base engine to its w heels, a six -w ay -ad ju stab le
im pressive fuel econom y. The d riv er seat, a tilt steerin g c o l
in te rio r is p leasant, too, w ith um n, B luetooth co n n ectiv ity
a c le a n d a s h b o a r d la y o u t, and a fo u r-sp eak er C D /M P3
plenty o f standard features on au d io system w ith U SB and
m ost trim levels, and decent- auxiliary audio jack s. T he EX
q u ality m aterials. T he EX get a d d s a ir- c o n d itio n in g , fu ll
a 2.0-1 iter fo u r-cy lin d er good p o w e r a c c e s s o r ie s , a s ix -
for 156 hp and 144 pound-feet speak er layout for the sound
o f to r q u e . A f iv e - s p e e d system , cru ise con tro l and a
m anual tran sm issio n is stan 6 0 /4 0 -sp lit folding rear seat
d ard and a fo u r-sp eed a u to w ith a ce n te r arm rest and ad
m atic is optional. O rdering the ju s ta b le rear h ea d rests. T h e
E X 's F uel E conom y package EX has an expanded range o f
c h a n g e s o u t th e fo u r-sp e e d o ptions, including a sunroof,
au to for a m ore efficien t five- 1 6 -in c h a llo y w h e e ls a n d
le a th e r u p h o ls t e r y w ith
speed autom atic
h
e a te d fro n t se a ts . A F u e l
The Forte is Fitted with fairly
E
conom y p ackage ad d s a
standard hardw are — an inde
fiv
e -sp e e d a u to m a tic tr a n s
pendent
f ro n t
w ith
Vehicle Specifications: 2.0L 16 valve DOHC CWT 4 cylinder engine: 4 speed automatic transmission; 25 city mpg, 34
mpg: MSRP $19,290
m ission, elec tric p o w er ste er
in g , lo w - r o llin g - r e s is ta n c e
tir e s an d a e r o d y n a m ic e n
Aviation Interest Soars
Flight instructor keeps up on demand
Larry Altree, Portland C om
m unity C ollege Aviation Sci
e n c e in s tr u c to r a n d th e
program 's chairperson, is expe
riencing a take off o f another
k in d -en ro llm en t.
Full-tim e equivalent enroll
m ent in Aviation Science has
m ore than doubled from this
same tim e last year, skyrocket
ing by m ore than 114 percent.
A ltree said that m any o f his
courses for fall are alm ost full.
"Interest is up," Altree said.
"With this econom y as people
encounter dow nsizing in their
own industry they are thinking
o f investing in a career they can
be passionate about rather than
a career for the money. There is
nothing like a layoff to wake
them up that w orking just for
money isn't the best way to go.
This fall, our beginning classes
will be at capacity and we al
ready have waiting lists."
In addition to fixed wing air
c r a ft, P C C p a r tn e rs w ith
Hillsboro Aviation to teach he
licopter aviation and graduates
often get m id-level jobs Hying
for tour com panies, fire-and-
rescue operations, off-shore oil North Portland resident Larry Altree is an aviation instructor
production and the tim ber in at Portland Community College.
dustry. C lasses are offered at
service. "It covers college costs materials and equipment for the
the Rock Creek Campus ( 17705
like tuition and fees; the vets school's two flight sim ulators
N.W. S p rin g v ille R oad) and
are really excited about that. We to benefit his students' learn
S outheast C e n ter (2305 S.E.
offer affordable flight training ing.
82nd and D ivision). Students
"Judgment, decision making
across the spectrum to those
can fly out o f either Hillsboro
who haven't flown before and skills, attitude - that's what will
A irport or Hillsboro Aviation's
have been put into active ser k ee p m y stu d e n ts safe," he
facility a, the Troutdale Airport
said. "There are so many vari
vice."
near Gresham.
Altree, who lives in the St. ables in flying. W hen an airline
Altree, a third-generation pi
Johns neighborhood o f north pilot takes off he or she has to
lot w h o se g ra n d fa th e r flew
P o rtlan d , sees his ch a rg e as fly in any conditions that are
planes in World War I and fa
turning out all of his graduates, legal and safe. It takes extraor
ther for commercial airlines, said
w hether vets o r not, w ho are d in ary focus and d iscip lin e.
C hapter 33 o f the new GI Bill
ready to be safe, com petent pi The am ount o f responsibility
has funneled even m ore stu
lots. But he doesn't ju st talk the that you are shouldered with is
dents and interest his way. He
talk; he w alks the w alk. He unm atched. People trust their
estim ates about three-quarters
hopes to spend his G albraith lives and the lives o f their fam i
of the calls he gets are post-9/
aw ard money o f $1,500 to buy lies to airline pilots."
11 vets asking about the pro
gram seeking to capitalize on
the bill.
"(The new GI Bill) has had a
positive im pact on my enroll
ment; the vets are a huge part
of our enrollm ent surge,” said
Altree, the 2009 recipient o f the
Rock C reek C am pus G ordon
Galbraith Award for community
h an cem en ts
In the past, Kia made its mark
as being the brand w ith the
cheape'st cars, how ever co n
sumers are taking another look
at Kia vehicles. The Forte is fi
nally going to be able to com
pete with the top m anufactur
ers such as Honda and Toyota.
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