Not bad, but I agree with previous posts that's it's derivative in a lot of it's design elements. I'm not fond of the C-pillar/rear passenger-window design, the wide one-piece glass looks to me like it won't roll down all the way. That said, it's a big improvement over the Spectra.
I don't see many Spectra's around here, but the ones I do see are almost all Spectra5's. If the Forte is eventually going to replace it, I hope Kia makes a hatchback version available.