10 years ago, if you were shopping a Kia against a Lexus or BMW, you would probably be regarded as an extremely uninformed individual. Not so much anymore.
10 years ago, if you were shopping a Kia against a Lexus or BMW, you would probably be regarded as an extremely uninformed individual. Not so much anymore.
Looks / sounds like a Kia version of the Genesis sedan to me.
I just wish they would have used a better name. K900 sounds like the title of a cyborg police dog movie.
In reply to Appleseed:
Yeah K900 sounds like something out of the 80's.
He brought you a TAB and a new coke, but now he wants to eat your BRAIN... K900 robot zombie butler.
Great looking car though.
rslifkin wrote: Looks / sounds like a Kia version of the Genesis sedan to me.
I think (at that weight and interior space) that it is actually a Kia Equus (also a dumb name).
They are cool and fly low on the radar, which means I don't have German snob attached to me when driving it. I foresee one of these in my future. If it is standard Kia reliable, it might be like a 90's LS400.
The Kia version of the Genesis is the Cadenza--and it is also a nice, attractive car. But I can't imagine paying the $35K MSRP for one, and I say this as a customer who has purchased three Kia's in the past three years.
Holy cow, how is it so heavy?!
nderwater wrote: The Kia version of the Genesis is the Cadenza--and it is also a nice, attractive car. But I can't imagine paying the $35K MSRP for one, and I say this as a customer who has purchased three Kia's in the past three years.
There is no Kia version of the Genesis. The Cadenza is an Azera.
The Kia version of the Genesis is the Cadenza--and it is also a nice, attractive car.
The Cadenza is front drive. It's analogous to an Avalon/ES350 whereas a GS350 would be a closer analogue to a Genesis sedan.
BTW, the Cadenza is very nice!!
I've only sat in and poked around a stationary K900, but i like them. I've driven an Equus and it was great.
mtn wrote:nderwater wrote: The Kia version of the Genesis is the Cadenza--and it is also a nice, attractive car. But I can't imagine paying the $35K MSRP for one, and I say this as a customer who has purchased three Kia's in the past three years.There is no Kia version of the Genesis. The Cadenza is an Azera.
Closest is this, the Equus based off a stretched Genesis. all 3 are fantastic
The_Jed wrote: Holy cow, how is it so heavy?!
Because it's a BMW 7-series, A8L, Merc S-class. It's 2-500lbs less than a 740/750, 5-600lbs less than an S-class and about 200lbs lighter than the A8L.
K900....wow, that brings back memories of early Kias here in the states. Wasn't one of them like the XC340 or something strange like that?
The Koreans are all over the place with car names. You have the Equus....which is idiotic. You have the Genesis....which is one of the best car names in history. You have the Santa Fe and the Tucson....which are just strange for a Korean car. You had the Tiburon, which I think was probably a character in Game of Thrones. And you have the Cadenza, which always makes me think Caddy Catera. They have no consistency in naming at all. Places, made-up words, letters and numbers, foreign words, etc....
The cars are pretty nice though.
In reply to irish44j:
Tiberon makes me think of Toblerone and the Cadenza sounds like a piece of furniture.
When the Tiburon came out I always wanted to pronounce it "Tie-byoo-run," but apparently you were supposed to say "Tibber-on."
Maybe K900 is the vitamin you're lacking, but didn't know you needed. We need the Kia Riboflavin.
irish44j wrote: K900....wow, that brings back memories of early Kias here in the states. Wasn't one of them like the XC340 or something strange like that? The Koreans are all over the place with car names. You have the Equus....which is idiotic. You have the Genesis....which is one of the best car names in history. You have the Santa Fe and the Tucson....which are just strange for a Korean car. You had the Tiburon, which I think was probably a character in Game of Thrones. And you have the Cadenza, which always makes me think Caddy Catera. They have no consistency in naming at all. Places, made-up words, letters and numbers, foreign words, etc.... The cars are pretty nice though.
I'd blame North America Marketing. Those aren't their names in other countries.
I like the K900. I think it's one of the best looking cars in a while.
This post made me go to Kia USA's website to take a peek at this car ... Nice rig, but starting at $49k?!? Ouch ... However, I bet a low miles two year old one with massive depreciation would be attractive.
Appleseed wrote: I just wish they would have used a better name. K900 sounds like the title of a cyborg police dog movie.
Should have been the K9001, so I could then make lame dragon ball references 
In reply to irish44j:
First Kia's were the Sephia. You're thinking of the Suzuki's. It was the SJ413, the Sammy predecessor.
Technically, the first Kia's were Festiva's, like the first Daewoo's were Pontiac LeMans.
Tiburon is the Spanish word for shark.
I drove one of these at an auto show a couple years ago and it was very luxurious but the price tag made my eyeballs pop out. 
Man, all these name complaints are reinforcing a lot of white/murrika stereotypes.
If a wrangler comes in at 47k optioned out, why is a flagship Kia surprising at 49k with presumably comparable features to 70-90k cars? Doesn't seem out of line to me.
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