"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
07/31/2017 at 08:58 • Filed to: Kia
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"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
07/31/2017 at 08:58 • Filed to: Kia | 1
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Not for sale or driving, just the equivalent of an indoor inflatable monkey. That said, Kia did the same thing with the Niro in late October though the car didnt start sales until the last week of January. It seems likely that Kia is going to use the next four weeks to get a car out to most of the dealers to engage potential buyers and get the sales teams familiar with them before they go on sale.
My guess is that:
All the show cars will be delivered to dealers by the end of August.
US pricing and the configurator will go live in September (which is when the Genesis G70 should be revealed).
Sales will start the last week of October.
The car above is a GT AWD which is as expensive as it gets. To my eyes, the materials in this car are the exact same as the current Cadenza and lower K900 models. Pricing should be barely above the Cadenza so Im still thinking $32,000 starting to $51,000 all in including trunk nets, bodycolor tire valve caps, and destination.
By the way, it looks as if the 255 hp 2.0t cars are putting 230 hp to the wheels. I haven’t checked the 3.3t yet but I think it’s actually 326 hp to the wheels from the stats I’ve seen. I honestly believe every automaker is gradually switching to wheel horsepower ratings by 2020. So the 280 hp 4-cyl in the regular Giulia is probably putting that much power down at the wheels.
Vicente Esteve
> Wobbles the Mind
07/31/2017 at 09:53 |
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These are made in Korea right?
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Wobbles the Mind
> Vicente Esteve
07/31/2017 at 10:16 |
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Correct, all of the “premium” cars are built in Korea.
Textured Soy Protein
> Wobbles the Mind
07/31/2017 at 10:24 |
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I’m tempted to go check one out but I’m not in the market to buy a car anytime soon, and my local Kia dealer is a truly awful place. I know this from first-hand experience buying a beater Jeep there and then test driving one other car there. They built a nice fancy new showroom a couple years ago but the “COME ON DOWN WE APPROVE ANYONE FOR FINANCING” stench hangs on the place like the cloud of cigarette smoke from the sales people smoking right outside the front door.
promoted by the color red
> Wobbles the Mind
07/31/2017 at 10:58 |
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Correct, all of the “premium” cars are built in Korea.
It’s funny how this would have been a joke 10-15 years ago. Goes to show how far Hyundai/Kia’s come in the last few generations.
HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
> Textured Soy Protein
07/31/2017 at 11:14 |
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If you work in sales you shouldn’t smoke at all.
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Vicente Esteve
> Wobbles the Mind
07/31/2017 at 14:21 |
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Stupendous.
Spasoje
> Wobbles the Mind
08/01/2017 at 18:04 |
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Wow, that interior looks deliberately copied. I see tons of very specific BMW, Audi, and Merc design elements in there...and they wonder why people still don’t respect their brand.