Monday, May 20, 2013

The 2012 Kia K9 Review

2012 Kia K9
The 2012 Kia K9 - Preview
The 2012 Kia K9 - Pricing and Drive
Kia Motors released all-new, larger, more luxurious sedan named 2012 Kia K9. The model, from early sketches of officers was postponed and will debut in the Korean market first and then arrive in the United States and Europe. It is nice to finally see what the body of this car will look like and it seems that Kia is really focusing on making some slightly higher end models. It will supplement Kia’s lineup, adding a higher-priced, more prestigious model at the top.

Features:
The Kia K-9 will be a rear-drive sedan and it will be offered with V-6 engines, but not the Tau V-8 and probably not a four-cylinder engine. Kia has made known plans to develop a Genesis sister car, code named CH. This all new sedan will be riding on the same chassis that underpins the Hyundai Genesis sedan. While powertrains should be fairly similar to what is fou
nd in the Genesis sedan, there may also be a new, 4.0-liter V8 rated near 400hp. Hyundai’s new 8-speed transmission will also see duty in the K9. New K9 details are even suggesting the car shown in the illustrations and photos is a front-wheel drive vehicle, as opposed to the rear-wheel drive that is suspected based on the shared platform with the Hyundai Genesis.

Details on the K9 are incredibly scarce – with so few confirmed details that some are even suggesting the car shown in the illustrations and photos is a front-wheel drive vehicle, as opposed
to the rear-wheel drive that is suspected based on the shared platform with the Hyundai Genesis. However, Hyundai has suggested that it will be bringing a new rear-wheel drive sedan to the U.S. as a 2012 model year – making the K9 the only known vehicle to fill that role.

Test mules have been rumored to be running around South Korea for testing, suggesting that a production model may be just months away for Korea. The U.S. market will likely see the K9 go on sale with a new name sometime in the first or second quarter of 2011.