For the number of awards and accolades the Kia Optima received in 2011, it only seems natural to earn such an honor. Consumers and Critics alike were not the only ones to notice the Optima's success, either. Other automakers became envious and frustrated as 2011 kept trucking along. At the very end of 2011, they had a spark of hope that the Kia Optima would not retain the belt two-years running. This spark, however…