2015 Kia K900: A RWD Flagship Takes Kia to New Heights - Car and Driver
As Kia debuts the K900—its first-ever true luxury sedan—at the 2013 L. A. auto show , the automaker asks that you consider how far it has come since entering the U. S. market 20 years ago. Looking at the K900’s spec sheet, and then at its rich styling and rear-drive layout, and then its spec sheet again, it’s easy to drink Kia’s self-congratulatory Kool-Aid. After all, this is a brand that started out building bicycles in Korea in the 1950s, and then launched itself stateside with the dreary Sephia sedan in 1994. Now, the K900 arrives in the U. S. with the mission of fortifying Kia’s luxury... The K900, which is already on sale in Korea, leaves Kia’s womb a fraternal twin, paired architecturally as it is with Hyundai’s rear-drive Genesis sedan. Although there are traces of the Genesis in the K900’s general proportions, the look is pure Kia, and in a good way. Fine details abound, such as the pinched side-vent shape that mimics the grille and Kia’s attractive “soft LED” head- and taillight accents. The base V-6 Premium model is powered by a 3. 8-liter V-6, while the V-8 Premium gets the 5. 0-liter “Tau” V-8 from the Genesis R-Spec model. Source: www.caranddriver.com
