K900 > CT6 > Continental > S90 > RLX

"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
10/11/2018 at 11:44 • Filed to: Sedans

A ll these cars are super competitive with one another once you hit the $62,000 to $68,000 range. Crazy that Kia is charging at least a 10% premium on their badge (they aren’t wrong to though) . Love the RJ, would buy once my box tops check comes in.

Sad that this is the deadest segment in the US. I love full size premium sedans, new or u sed.

DISCUSSION (33)

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 11:49

I think this segment only still lives in China, as big sedans has already been a dead segment for a while in Europe too.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 11:50

Wait, the RLX is almost 70k expensive??? It’s so....Accord-ish :|

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
10/11/2018 at 11:52

That’s what I was thinking it just doesn’t look like it belongs

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 11:52

I’ll put the S90>Continental. Did you see some reviews are out for the K900 already? Looks like an excellent car for the class . It’s quite heavy but performs much better than the older one. it’s absolutely loaded to the gills though.

https://www.motor1.com/reviews/268876/2019-kia-k900-first-drive/

https://www.tflcar.com/2018/09/2019-kia-k900/

Your boy, BJR > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 11:52

I would get the Lincoln.

LJ909 > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 11:52

Im sticking with Hyundai/Kia for my next car. If its not a G70 or Stinger its going to be a K900 or G90. They are too good to ignore.

Party-vi > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 11:53

Ok but the Continental has those awesome door handles.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
10/11/2018 at 11:54

Those things hold their value like precious metal in the used market as well- The Sport Hybrid SH-AWD ones. I guess people just value a very expensive reliable Honda Accord with All wheel drive.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Party-vi
10/11/2018 at 11:56

What door handles?

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/11/2018 at 11:57

I l ike understated luxury cars but the RLX is not even that. Why would you buy it? Am I missing something here?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 11:57

CT6, Continantal, and S90 (and G90) over K900 all day every day. But yeah TLX at the bottom.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/11/2018 at 11:58

I dont get these people...

Party-vi > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
10/11/2018 at 11:58

Exactly

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Party-vi
10/11/2018 at 12:00

They look dumb as hell irl.

For Sweden > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 12:00

Continental > S90

Delete this

For Sweden > Party-vi
10/11/2018 at 12:01

Trick door handles should not add aerodynamic drag!

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 12:02

Yeah, no.

S90 and CT6>all that other trash.

Party-vi > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)
10/11/2018 at 12:04

I’m a big fan of the Continental IRL. It looks stately like the CT6.

Party-vi > For Sweden
10/11/2018 at 12:04

or should they?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
10/11/2018 at 12:05

Kind of like people who buy ES350s and tell them selves they are special. I know a guy who has owned 4 of them since the early 90s and he is convinced that they are the best thing ever.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > Party-vi
10/11/2018 at 12:08

I think it looks like a half-assed attempt to look like an Audi/Jag hybrid. All of the new Lincoln’s look bad imo tho.

Those door handles are a neat idea, but the reality of the required ergonomics mean that they stick out way too far and look terribad.

For Sweden > Party-vi
10/11/2018 at 12:08

They should not! Too many young interns from second and third-rate engineering schools die in wind tunnels every year to have aerodynamic door handles!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/11/2018 at 12:10

The highest that I could spec the ES350 was $ 50k:

Kinja'd!!!

Thats acceptable to me over an Avalon. $ 70k is just waaaay too much.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability
10/11/2018 at 12:22

But the ES is a Camry not an Avalon

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/11/2018 at 12:34

Even then its a $15k premium and not $35k over an Accord.

SPAMBot - Horse Doctor > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 12:37

I like the Volvo’s steering wheel the best. The rest are way too obviously tarted up wheels from lesser cars. This is a big thing to me since it’s the thing in your car you use the most. I really wish (GM in particular) wouldn’t cheap out on using the same wheel across the board. It bothers me a lot. The wheel in BMW M-sport models or the S4 (even the C400) are my jam:

Kinja'd!!!

The Dummy Gummy > Party-vi
10/11/2018 at 12:56

Those aren’t door handles those are support beams for the elderly that drive them.

fintail > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 13:16

Weirdo center stack and steering wheel in the K9. Also “charging” and “ selling” will probably be different worlds for the car. Low mileage CPO S/7er/A8 beats em all.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 13:45

Actually didn’t know that the k900, s90 and RLX existed . So thanks!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Wobbles the Mind
10/11/2018 at 14:02

The real crime here is placing the CT6 second. Quite a high position for a car that doesn’t put much effort into making customers want to like it.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
10/11/2018 at 21:19

From 2012 onwards, it’s more related to the Avalon than the Camry.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
10/11/2018 at 21:33

Huh weird

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Wobbles the Mind
10/20/2018 at 13:36

I want the Conti just for the trick seats and door handles. I wish they went the extra mile on the styling—aside from the almost-there exterior style, the centre console is also a bit generic for the price, especially the A/C outlets.

The RLX was a guilty pleasure for me back in around 2013 when it had the refined shield grille . Now they’ve just completely ruined it for the sake of the ridiculous pizza badge and the current mandated grille.