2022 Kia K8

[GranTurNismo]

Kia's premium mid-size sedan offering, the K8, has been revealed, as a successor to the Cadenza. So far, only exterior photos have been leaked, and nothing is known about the interior or its specifications. It will be a "global car" and likely offered in the US, to compete with the Maxima and Avalon.

 

[Darla Starch]

...shrink that grille about 10-20% and I'll be listening.

 

[Wiegert]

Looks like the Mondeo's going upmarket for the 2020s.

 

[JKgo]

That name, K8, makes it sound like it's some kind of a smoke-belching diesel lorry.

That aside, I think it's an okay looking car, broadly following what Kia and Hyundai have been doing recently, design-wise.

 

[kikie]

A mid-sized sedan? I wonder how a Kia full-sized sedan would look like.

 

[GranTurNismo]

A mid-sized sedan? I wonder how a Kia full-sized sedan would look like.

That's the Kia K900 for you:

 

[Keef]

...shrink that grille about 10-20% and I'll be listening.

That's what I appreciates about yous Miss K8ies.

 

[05XR8]

I really want to do a "cheesy" joke about that grill, but I'll stop.

 

[Keef]

I really want to do a "cheesy" joke about that grill, but I'll stop.

Let's just say that grille is as sharp as a Swiss timepiece.

 

[GranTurNismo]

K8 interior photo revealed.

I must say, it really looks elegant. If there's any positive of the CUV/SUV boom, it's that it seemed to lead to manufacturers upping their game in terms of their sedans. At least in the US market.

 

[Famine]

Why is there a car called Kate?

 

[GranTurNismo]

Why is there a car called Kate?

There's also the Kia Canine

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I can't overstate how glad I am Kia changed their logo. The old one had just a strong "store-brand" vibe to it. Interior looks cool. The level of detailing and design rigor on most car interiors these days is ridiculous compared to something from even 10 years ago. Like to me, that Kia interior has more design hours in it than anything I can think of from 2005 outside of maybe Pagani or Spyker. No wonder profit margins are razor thin. (Of course, design is a cheap single cost and I'm sure the actual material quality & fit/finish are modest)

 

[05XR8]

At a quick glance, looked like that Kia steering wheel had air vents on the airbag.

 

[GranTurNismo]

K8 interior revealed. Wow, this is quite classy looking.

 

[05XR8]

Dunno. Not to far off an '86 Celebrity, in layout.

 

[GranTurNismo]

Dunno. Not to far off an '86 Celebrity, in layout.

I don't see it.

 

[Eunos_Cosmo]

I kinda get what @05XR8 is getting at - 1 horizontal move for the general dash and 1 horizontal move for the instrument panel. I mean, I kinda like that Celebrity the more that I look at it...

 

[Keef]

That Celebrity was pretty dope for its day. That was about the time I was riding backwards in the rumble seat of an Oldsmobile station wagon. Yes, it had a red suede interior.

 

[05XR8]

K8 interior revealed. Wow, this is quite classy looking.

The K8 could probably benefit by removing the third spoke.

 

[Keef]

They're the same picture.

 

[TonyJZX]

FWD = not interested

Also the new Kia logo is crap. Its say KN to me like K&N.

They had a real nice Korean only market logo before.

Also this FWD nonsense is useless since the Stinger exists.

 

[kikie]