The focus in Kia’s sedan lineup recently has been
mostly on the Stinger. When it comes to more upscale offerings, Genesis has
been arguably taking the lion’s share of attention. But Kia’s working on a new
flagship luxury sedan of its own, and this is our first official glimpse at its
form.
The new K900 promises to embody a more
“sophisticated exterior design,” stemming from the joint efforts of Kia’s
designers in the United States and back home in South Korea.
It also proposes a more accommodating and upscale
interior, along with the latest safety technologies, and “effortless
performance” to “give the driver greater confidence at the wheel.” If reviews
of the aforementioned Stinger give any indication, it seems that Kia has the
chops to back up that claim.
Sold in Korea as the K9 and elsewhere as the Quoris,
the sedan that North American customers know as the K900 was introduced in
2012. It’s based on the same platform as the previous Hyundai Genesis and Equus
sedans, so we wouldn’t be surprised to see the new K900 adopting the revised
architecture that underpins the new Genesis sedans – and Kia’s own Stinger.
No word on powertrains just yet, but we’d fully
expect the options to revolve around the same Lambda V6 and Tau V8 as the
current K900 and Genesis G80 and G90.
