“While the V6 won't inspire thrills, it's smooth and quiet, and offers decent acceleration and enough thrust for confident merging on the highway.” — Edmunds.com
“Spongy suspension, styling has high yawn factor. ” — Car and Driver
“There's nothing cheap or flimsy to be seen in the Optima. Tasteful titanium-hued accent plates lock together with the rest of the interior trim with aircraft accuracy, most of the seams carefully lap-jointed to hide fissures. All drawers and hand grips slide with spring-damped motion. It's a soft-touch, low-gloss, fine-grained home run.” — Car and Driver
“Surprisingly delightful for fewer dollars.” — Car and Driver
