"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
06/14/2016 at 08:53 • Filed to: Kia
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"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
06/14/2016 at 08:53 • Filed to: Kia | 1
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The upcoming Kia sports sedan has officially hit the most important parts of the endurance testing. It’s doing the Alps Trailer tests and will be hitting the Nurburgring regularly. Cool thing is seeing that Kia is testing this alongside an E-Class Wagon. More at !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
I still think this thing is inbetween the size of a 4-series GC (183" length, 3,600-3900lbs) and 6-Series GC (197" length, 4,200-4,600lbs). I’m going to bet on it being about 189" in length and weighing between 3,800-4,100 lbs. So definitely a small grand touring sedan rather than a heavy sports sedan. So think Lexus RC instead of ATS Coupe in driving character.
I’m a touring guy so I love vehicles that are 3,800-4,500 lbs and have a power-to-weight ratio of 12 lbs/hp or less. I’m excited for this. Definitely not sports car though, just a “premium” sedan when everyone is buying crossovers. Plus side: this will be the first non-SUV from Kia to be offered with AWD in the US! Kia Motors America (the branch focused on the NA market) started US sales in February of 1994 and in 2017 you’ll be able to get a car with AWD. Magical times, people!
nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul
> Wobbles the Mind
06/14/2016 at 09:54 |
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This new Kia confuses and startles me. Where did the cheap econobox Kia of yesteryear go?
Shift24
> Wobbles the Mind
06/14/2016 at 10:40 |
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I hate to say this but I’m starting to like Kia’s sedans. (Not the econo boxs) BUT this one needs to be a sleeper with decent looks. Cadillac for example tried flashy along with performance but its not selling, I mean just look at the post about it yesterday. It needs to suprise people with its capabilities while being able to be reserved/not draw too much attention. Imo thats how you steal market shares from the German 3.