We think the crisply styled 2011 Kia Optima introduced at last month's New York auto show would translate well to a coupe body style. Others see envision its design stretched over a auto form. The D-pillars in the renderings on This Week in Motors remind us quite a bit of the Cadillac CTS auto — and appear a trifle awkward on the bigger Kia.

Of course, we like the intent of more wagons in this size class and price range, but no one except for Volkswagen and Subaru can seem to seem to make money on them. So if Kia expands the Optima range, we'll expect to see an Optima coupe first.

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