Kia Motors is set to launch an all-new premium executive car, code-named "VG", this November in South Korea. Previewed earlier this year at the Seoul International Motor Show with the KND-5 Concept, the Schreyer-designed sedan will slot between the Optima/Magentis and Amanti/Opirus when it hits the showrooms later this year. Kia Motors has recently confirmed that the Korean-market "VG" will be named "K7" and will be the first vehicle in the line-up to adopt the brand's new alphanumeric nomenclature system.
The K7 will be available with a wide variety of fuel-efficient four- and six-cylinder engines, including a 2.4L Theta II inline-4 and a 3.5L Lambda II V6. The 2.4L four-cylinder engine will feature Kia’s latest direct injection gasoline (GDI) technology and generate 201 horsepower. The more potent 3.5L V6, also found in the new Sorento, produces 279 horsepower and 247 lb.ft of torque. In the Korean market, the K7 will also be available in a smaller 2.2L inline-4 configuration. All engines will be mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission.
The forthcoming K7 sedan will be equipped with a plethora of innovations and features including LED headlamps and taillamps, available ventilated front seats, parking guide system, rear heated seats, panoramic sunroof, and lane-departure warning system.
The K7 will share the same front-wheel drive configuration as the next-generation Hyundai Azera/Grandeur (HG). Rumors also report that a Haldex all-wheel drive configuration will also be available.
The domestic-market K7 sedan will reach Korean showrooms late November of this year, while North American and European sales are scheduled to commence in mid-2010. Stay tuned for frequent spy shot and information updates in the weeks to come.
[Source: ceedclub.hu (Leaked Images)]
Read more to view more images and spyshots of the K7.
If you find this article useful, please feel free to link to this page from your website or blog.
Posts
15 comments:
fantastic!
Looks AWESOME! I compared the interior shot to the Hyundai Azera, Genesis Sedan, and Equus. I would consider this interior to be just below the Equus in terms of looks and quality. With the "VG" being the flagship Kia, I wonder if they will make a new Hyundai Azera or just dump it. Please offer AWD in this new Kia. :-)
Surprising amount of the KND-5 concept made it into production interior.
I surely hope the K7 name doesn't come to N. Amer. Sounds too much like nomenclature for a truck line-up.
Anyone have any idea when the HG Azera/Grandeur will be introduced or at least when we should be seeing some spy pictures of it?
Very sharp. Looks very upscale.
The Pill
Ripoff of the Jaguar XF, par for the course for some.
Have you seen the XF?? You must mistake a rock for a diamond buddy.
Notice that you won't even put your name on your XF comment. No wonder. Get some glasses or contacts.
schreyer's designs are hit and miss. c`mon, we are expecting for a design that will make the world WOW, like what hyundai did to sonata and tucson.
but with kia, specifically optima, the upcoming sorento and this k7 it's just as bland as before. nothing special, nothing fantastic. and it looks that it will get outdated in the next 2 years.
but he did a good job in forte and soul. nonetheless, it's just a boring, conservative design.
I live in Korea and just wating for my new KIA K7 - See Link for KIA K7
http://k7.kia.co.kr/k7Main.html
gas consumption is way off from what they say... u gotta love the fine details 3piece panarma sunroof.... huge interior lights very cool.... ventalated seats for that hot summer day. heated steering wheel.... door sill lights up wiht K7 logo... door panels inside light up from one side to another... i guess lots of lights but no go?
looks Glamurous
MICHAEL 1963, From Italy:
Una bella automobile questa Kia “CADENZA”. I costruttori coreani stanno presidiando tutti i segmenti del mercato automobilistico, con auto sempre più convincenti!
Questa nuova “CADENZA” mi sembra che abbia una bella linea e una meccanica adeguata al mercato europeo. Eppoi accade che molti costruttori europei, sotto la spinta dei “soliti” tedeschi, abbandonano il cosiddetto “segmento E” del mercato lasciando spazio potenziale ai Coreani, che con Kia “CADENZA” e Hyundai “I40″ propongono valide ed economiche alternative in questo segmento di mercato.
Nothing new to see here but I wish they would sell it in the US. I was stationed in the ROK and it seemed as if just about everybody had one of these KIA K5 or K7 models which look a lot like the Samsung SM5 & SM7.
Kia do well in the US and far east. I wish they would bring more of these models out in the UK. As they are releasing the Optima here soon, maybe this will follow it later.