Sedan : Kia K900 - 2015 The 2015 K900 could be the car that changes Kia forever ! The car that elevates what has been a value-oriented brand to the top tier of luxury automakers. In a few short months, as the V-8–powered K900 hits about a third of Kia’s 765-ish U.S. showrooms, the Korean maker’s name may begin to be spoken in the hushed tones now afforded to BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, and Rolls-Royce. It could happen. But it probably won’t. It’s not that the large, rear-drive K900 isn’t a good car—it is good, and a good luxury car—it’s just not that good. This is Kia’s next step up the prestige ladder, but it’s not a leap to the top. Kia still isn’t an “aspirational brand,” but it’s no longer a brand for which one must settle. After selling cars in America for 20 years, Kia is a car company that buyers can rely on. And now they can rely on Kia to sell them a big luxury sedan. The 420-hp, 5.0-liter direct-injected V-8 idles in virtual silence. It takes a moment to figure out the goofball shift wand—one of the worst things about modern BMWs is now among the worst things about a Kia, too—but the eight-speed automatic transmission operates so unobtrusively that it would take an MRI to detect the shifts. The K900 might not feel fast, but it shouldn’t be slow. Kia isn’t quoting any performance times, but considering the output and how it’s delivered, as well as an estimated curb weight of 4550 pounds, it seems reasonable to expect the K900 to waltz to 60 mph in about 5.5 seconds, with the quarter-mile going by in roughly 14.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 07:39:13 +0000
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