Kia Magentis is a four door sedan mid size car which was manufactured by South Korean automaker Kia in 2000. Production of this car was stopped in 2006. It was produced as a first generation of Kia Optima. Body style of this car was related to Hyundai Santa Fe. It was based on Hyundai Kia-Y4 platform. It had front engine with front wheel drive layout. It had four-speed automatic and five speed manual transmissions. This car was successor to Kia Credos.