FIRST REVEALED back in April as the Kia VG/KND-5 concept, Kia has this week revealed the production version of the 2010 Kia Cadenza luxury sedan.
To be sold internationally as the Cadenza and in Korea as the K7, Kia Australia’s Jonathan Fletcher told TMR that the left-hand-drive-only layout of Kia’s new large sedan means it is unlikely to appear in Australia.
“Cadenza is not destined for right-hand-drive production at present,” Mr Fletcher said.
“We wouldn’t absolutely discount a right-hand-drive version if it was available, but there are plenty of well-established existing players in the (declining) large segment in Australia from whom we would need to grab market share if we wanted to succeed”.
The Cadenza joins a growing list of Korean models built exclusively for the larger left-hand-drive markets, including the smaller Venga, Hyundai’s Genesis sedan and coupe, and the larger Equus luxury sedan.
Powered by Hyundai-Kia’s 3.5 litre ‘Lambda II’ V6 on a front-wheel-drive platform mated to a six-speed automatic transmission, the Cadenza produces around 208kW.
Described by Kia as a large luxury sedan, the Cadenza’s features list includes a heated steering wheel, powered extendable seat cushions, automatic de-fogging of the windshield and and ventilated front seats.
The 2010 Kia Cadenza is expected to make its ‘in the flesh’ debut at motor shows in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Dubai later this year.
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typical, aus misses out again, holden, ford, toyota will welcome the news.
i wouldn’t cry over this. I would never buy a Kia (Killed In Action), not even if i was going broke. At least their design isn’t tooooo bad this time, bit boring though.
KIA = Killed In Action…nice one
I don’t mind the look of this. You have to admit that the Koreans are lifting their game with their cars.
Kia may not be on par with Toyota, Honda or Nissan with their quality but surely Kia’s don’t spend any more time in the workshop than Commodores or Falcons.