Kia K900 One-Ups Genny

[landtuna]

Kia have announced their K900 luxo-sport sedan. It apparently has the same engine as the R-spec and most of the same luxo features but adds some not currently available on the Genny.

More info here: http://autos.yahoo.com/news/2015-kia-k900-test-requirements-luxury-sedan-status-205300855.html

 

[PMCErnie]

The V6 will also cost circa $50 thou and the V8 $60 thou.

 

[Philth]

Looks too similar to a Genesis to me (in terms of trying to justify spending THAT much more for a car).

P.S. Those wheels are hideous.

 

[katman0]

Kia have announced their K900 luxo-sport sedan. It apparently has the same engine as the R-spec and most of the same luxo features but adds some not currently available on the Genny.

More info here: http://autos.yahoo.com/news/2015-kia-k900-test-requirements-luxury-sedan-status-205300855.html

less power for each engine than the Genesis from what I read. Other than that it seems to pair against the Equus in size, feature and price.

 

[Gunkk]

But will it pair a Samsung Galaxy S4 w/o issues... ?

 

[veed]

P.S. Those wheels are hideous.

^this

 

[WowCool]

And a Kia will take a bigger "Dunk" in value than even a 6month old Genesis..

 

[GenesisCaptain]

I like the car, but the name is a real stinker. They need to hire a better U.S. marketing firm. It sounds like a pack of dogs.

 

[nb_mike]

Sound nice but the one thing I don't understand why people like is the wood part of steering wheel. I have driven a friend's Avalon with wood and in the Summer it so hot you can't even touch the steering wheel......no fun !!

 

[ruggratt]

I dunno... but I kind of like it.

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[JRGenesis]

It's a nice looking car. The 360 feature and HUD display sounds neat. Would be interesting to see how 2015 Genny would fare technology wise.

 

[shagnat]

I like it 'cept the grill just stinks. Like the idea of the HUD, heated steering wheel for those who need it (I don't) and a few other niceties that our Gennys don't have.
Does this compete with the Equus or the Genny?

 

[Jbo]

Check the wheel base and length...appears to be an Equus

 

[Jbo]

I'm mistaken.....please ignore last post.

 

[PMCErnie]

Found this thread on a Kia forum. Note that Kia made a change in the grill for the US K900 model.

http://www.kia-forums.com/other-kia-models/93154-2013-k9-quoris-ontario.html

Here's the US K900 version:

http://m.cnet.com/reviews/2015-kia-k900-lux-sedan/35831778

http://driving.ca/kia/auto-shows/l-a-auto-show/kia-shows-the-world-how-far-it-has-come-with-k900/

 

[shagnat]

I like it a lot but that grill looks like a guppie trying to eat.

 

[YEH]

Looks too similar to a Genesis to me (in terms of trying to justify spending THAT much more for a car).

P.S. Those wheels are hideous.

Really?

Looks little like the new or old Genesis.

The quality of interior materials is better than the Genesis (even the new one) and maybe even better than the Equus.

Overall, I like the shape of the greenhouse better than that for the new Genesis, but the shape of the headlights are too busy.

And just like the new Genesis and Equus, the design of the dash already looks a bit dated.

While I think it could have been better, the new grill treatment is an improvement over the KDM grill (which got too many people thinking BMW simply b/c of the vertical grill slats).

But while the K900 is probably a more spritely drive than the Equus (in part due to its smaller dimensions), it's really not a sports sedan and if Hyundai did the new Genesis right (benchmarking the 5 Series doesn't exactly give me confidence), the Genesis should be the better driver's car (tho I don't expect it to be like the Cadillac CTS which has taken the mantle of the best handling midsize, luxury sedan).

For a real sports sedan, probably will have to wait for the RK from Hyundai and the GT from Kia.