MotorWeek | Road Test: 2015 Kia K900

[@Nycholas1998]

I have respect for people who buy hyundai/kia luxury cars. It shows that they care about the car, and not the badge on the front.

[@ericmolder67]

+MrNick98 I like that...I love my K900 and really hope it catches on. Having a 420HP couch is pretty kool...lol

[@bobjiang4631]

+1

[@yousseftarekh8993]

You are right

[@philliplyn2692]

Lol you're right I'm agreeing with you I used to disc like them till I got hit by the bug had a Hyundai for a while never gave me a problem now they change the game again now everyone is paying attention

[@justabagel5173]

i would say that but since i saw how fast the equiss depreciated they aren't a value when it comes to resale.

[@007MoMoney]

Kia has completely upgraded from cheap-ass looking cars to sweet-ass looking cars.

[@carwrtr1]

I’d own this! Rear wheel drive on a large sedan? Yes! Beautiful!

[@Bobmcjoepants]

Not sure if you'll ever see this but how has your ownership experience been like?

[@AirLancer]

Premium fuel isn't required, just recommended to get maximum power. You can use regular but lose about 10 HP.

[@parfumextraitfan7453]

You lose more than what you realize because it also affects torque on the low end. Meaning you might need to downshift more frequently

[@09NXN06]

The headlights looks great.

[@mschmidtTX]

I think he meant to say the trunk was capacious, not capricious.

[@techmaven5900]

That's what I was thinking!

[@mplscarsales6652]

I think you both mean spacious not Capacious or capricious

[@ianjung1164]

I have one. Fit and finish. Quality is better than most luxury cars

[@jaredshelton4718]

You still have it?

[@derickj1976]

I love what kia has done with this car.

[@ravipeiris4388]

Beautiful design and car

[@detonater1348]

How times have changed, early motorweek reviews of kias and Hyundais were mostly mocking them on quality and finishing…now they are praised in every department like styling, performance, pricing, warranty and even reliability is up the roof. Way to go S.Korea!

[@landyachtfan79]

2:30.........capacious, not capricious, guys!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cosmiccool1]

Cosmic Cool I own a 2015 K900. My son and I put it to the test down through eastern Ohio and though the mountains of West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee. It handled as well as my both of my Lexus LS 460s and has more power and features. Mine is equipped with the VIP pkg which adds some features that my LS 460's do not have. The LS 460's get about 6 mpg better highway gas mileage, but require premium. The K900 Tau engine can use regular, which saves about $.50/gallon in Tennessee, but the power output drops from 420 hp to 407. That is still 27 more hp than the LS 460, and it certainly performs well. The best thing is the warranty, which most of the industry cannot compete with. I get a lot of questions about the car and a lot of stares, because most people have no idea that it exists until they see it. My wife and son love it. In fact my son he liked it better than our 460's, after his initial drive through the mountains. The one issue is that only certain Kia dealers are authorized do any warranty work on the car, so I have to travel at least 80 miles to an authorized dealership. I've owned quite a few luxury vehicles including an Mercedes S-Class and 5 Lexus LS's and I think it competes well within the luxury class, but it does not have the brand pedigree........yet.

[@bigjoewebb]

So I'm considering getting rid of my ls460, would you recommend the k900 or something else? Iove big body cars btw....😁

[@JamesDeanYoungs]

Has anyone tried supercharging these? it would really shake things up if they made one to rival the hellcats and CTS-V.

[@ericmolder67]

+James Dean Youngs If a supercharge kit becomes available for the K900, I am on it! That would be epic!!!

[@MrRaymondo219]

dart? Would be great but I dont think the transmission could handle it haha

[@jaredshelton4718]

@@MrRaymondo219 It's the ZF 8 speed, I believe this specific trans can handle a little over 700horsepower, not sure about the torque.

[@steviewonder2049]

holy shit...this guy is in danger of being type cast as the "MotorWeek" guy

[@DigitalYojimbo]

Motor week stig ?

[@GODs_Son777]

Looks like, a Lexus, and BMW in the rear, the side looks like a Jag, and the front looks like an 06 Buick Lucerne.

[@j.wagner8639]

For me... Perfect!

[@ravipeiris4388]

It would have made more sense if this vehicle was released after Kia had further cemented it's dealership and vehicle reputation. The 900 is still an amazing and advanced car 😊.

[@oldtwinsna8347]

What's the reliability like with this 5.0 engine? Would like to pick a 2 year old model up for a fraction of its retail price.

[@neuromancer6218]

2:30 The trunk space is "capricious"? So it's erratic and unpredictable?

[@bg147]

... and a bit whimsical.

[@ramjahnsingh5383]

Without checking the dictionary,for me caprice is greed,so capricious is greedy.

[@ramjahnsingh5383]

Ok,you nailed it.I was wrong.

[@shopwithaaron]

I've bought 2 Optimas and think the value equation is right on track... they do make great cars and the K900 isn't much different!

[@principeraphael4859]

***** But that is how they keep the prices low. It costs a lot of money to create a new brand. If they did that, they would have to earn that money back by raising the prices of their cars.

[@juelzm149]

+William Doubles incorrect. I see these fairly often here in Dallas. Very nice cars with a unique road presence, those LED headlights are pretty sick looking

[@vernongamble1115]

The K900 is leaps and bounds from an Optima, and Optimas' are really good cars. You must think a Chevy and Cadillac is the same as well.....wrong! Go test drive so you can no longer deny real cars.

[@homeremote8311]

@William Doubles Ever heard of a vw beetle? Now how about the vw tourag? 70 k for that last one

[@M3RRIH3W13]

This car seems real smooth and would attract old school Caddy/ Lincoln drivers. I owned a Caddy STS and loved the smooth ride and all day comfort. The Equus has more features for a little bit more $. I don't think it will pull from Lexus crowd because Kia (and Hyundai) are newer players in the luxury market. But, value conscious buyers may be swayed to them. I'm not sure it's ready to command $60+K, yet.

[@nappiral]

Watch out the trunk of this car is apparently really moody.

[@CChebby]

They hired an ex Audi designer. I wonder why Audi fired him. Now they have some more competition.

[@DRAGONIKification]

They hired an italian desighner,he didnt liked it,so he gone.

[@jaredshelton4718]

Audi didn't fire him, KIA approached him and he accepted.

[@asrockrpg]

Kia K900 replaces Kia Amanti

[@bcolehemi6582]

60k?! Yes it’s nice but 60k that’s outrageous it looks like all the other kias

[@housepianist]

I couldn't help but notice the number of times the car undulated after coming to a complete stop from 60-0, which looked to be around 4 or 5 times. I could never drive a car with that kind of softness. I'm sure that's fine for some but that kind of movement should be reserved for a boat ride in the water.

[@TheRealSmithFamily]

My question would be, what's the residual like on a KIA luxury car? Hard to believe it'd be much worse than its German rivals, but I'd be interested to know.

[@principeraphael4859]

It bears a strong resemblance to the 2nd gen Lexus GS sport sedan.

[@ストリークドスパインフット]

このあとの世代の起亜の大型セダンがアメリカに導入されなかったのは残念。

[@Buc_Stops_Here]

Americans have spoken and it has not been kind to Kia. They are currently selling approximately 62 cars a month of this model. Not enough to justify production of this model much longer.

[@homeremote8311]

Americans are deeply stupid though, and this car is big in other parts of the world...you know, the parts that Americans don't know exist.

[@millionairemindset1136]

Amazing you can by this car now for 18k... lol

[@benjamindoerrmann4327]

I just did. Lol

[@markmarshall39]

2 things for me, side vents take away from the lines of this car, get rid of them, and how about a badge delete option

[@lowereastsideastrologist7769]

ki ki ki kia!

[@motormusique]

Look at how soft that suspension is!

[@MarkfromNewYork]

Dude.. $60K.. LOL CRAZY!!!!

[@alexrazmjookhah6195]

it's a luxury car what do u expect

[@weirdshibainu]

Someone in kias marketing department really screwed the pooch on the name.

[@1979irock]

Yeah first thing you think is you drive a dog?

[@unknownunknowns]

1979irock That's why they decided it to be called the K900 and not the K9, which was the original name.

[@irock-zo2nl]

Stefan Unson well the number 900 after the K9 are useless, it's still a very bad branding decision

[@unknownunknowns]

Maybe they could have called it the Quoris like in Korea.

[@CEOkiller]

+weirdshibainu Woof Woof!

[@thatdirtlife]

any one noticed the dash thumping during the first few seconds of the video

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Listen to all that tire spin on launch 0-60.

[@RealtimeReviews613]

PLEASE GET BETTER CAMERAS MOTORWEEK YOUR CAMERA COLOR LOOK DULL

[@MrPicky400]

Nice car but what's wrong with performance 420hp and 14.5 on the quarter mile then again fuel effiency is important too

[@brandonbarnhill5676]

These cars are taking a massive hit on resale. I'm seeing 2015 examples that went for over 60K now selling for 22k with 25,000 miles. Some even with under 20,000 miles for the same price. Just goes to show what a bad nameplate does for the value (although virtually all luxury cars have bad resale anyway)

[@THEHYMENSMASHER]

I love mine... but the trunk is quite a downgrade for us.

[@deloreanman14]

You'd have to be an utter fool to buy one of these new...they depreciate faster than bags of sand at the beach which makes them the best used car value out there. I've found clean examples with less than 20,000 miles for under $30,000. Wait another year or so and you'll be able to get one for the price of a base Elantra.

[@mindynmike112]

maybe this one isn't defective. Our 2015 K900 VIP has been in the shop 29 of 55 days we've owned it since 3/9/15. The parking brake has a defect that makes the car shudder like you've been hit, when in reverse. It came back from Cottonwood Kia after being there over 3 weeks and the noise is worse, 2 paint gouges on the front hood, uninstalled trim loose on the floor, and wadded candy wrapper under the seat, and they put over 600 miles on the car, when the problem has been backing up from a stop. We bought this car so my 100% combat disabled vet husband could travel with out pain, esp. on bumpy roads or longer trips. Its a beautiful car but our car and Kia service is a disaster so far. We see it more on the tow truck than we get to drive it. Our recent cars were Honda and a Toyota so we forgot how much of a nightmare a car can be when the warranty and service guarantees are just pieces of paper.

[@clammaster4]

drift drift drift drift

[@celsorod]

The name sounds like a alarm system..

[@cmscms123456]

UPDATE... 2018, a used, 2016 Kia K900 sells for $15,000. AWFUL RESALE

[@garrettsmith553]

Im seeing 2015 and 2p16s with less than 30k miles still going for 24 -27k around Austin texas....not bad really

[@homeremote8311]

The cheapest in Canada is $27000 for the v6 model, 31k for a car with over 100 000 kms =60 000 miles for the v8. Buying a used one will still be about 5 grand cheaper than a merc, or Audi, but up keep will be a fraction. For those tards laughing at the resale value of a "luxury Kia", its only a percent or 2 below the established brands, but the original owners warranty was for 20-40k more kms, so it probably worked out. Whether you were the original owner, or will be owner number 2, it makes more sense to go with the Kia.

[@kacekace3676]

I have this car, 2015 white on white vip V8. I purchased it used with 20k miles on it for 32k. great car at that price, definitely not 60k.

[@ShumsPublishingCorp]

Amazing car

[@Kav3h]

nice inside except for the copy of the BMW automatic.

[@MartinVillegas]

Maserati use the same style automatic shifter now too...

[@Kav3h]

Martin Villegas guess what then.....

[@Mercer1012]

killkaveh The transmission that's used is from the same company and it dispenses similar shift knobs.

[@jaredshelton4718]

Kia had it before BMW with the original KIA Quoris

[@Oscarandmax]

1st Impression..The name K9...I think Labrador..

[@Rielestkid]

60k?!?!!!!!??!?!?!?!?!?!!?!!!!?!?!?

[@kacekace3676]

well mine is now I. the shop. something is up with the transmission. hope it's something simple. Probably need my dash replaced, leather is all coming apart. seems like the center speaker is melted, warped. leather on the driver seat, and armrest is wearing off. I'm kind of pissed

[@Lion-dr7uv]

kace kace you're kidding!?!? I'd be more than pissed

[@deedavao2627]

Needs a non-Kia name. First generation Chrysler 300 front end needed to make Kia K900 desirable enough to buy.

[@NSX00000]

$60K for a Kia???? NO!. $60K for a Kia that sounds like a dog??? HELLLL NO!!!

[@alexrazmjookhah6195]

yes 60k for kia why is that so fuckin surprising. why can't a car company finally sell luxury cars. just like Toyota Honda and Nissan did in the late 1980s.

[@alexrazmjookhah6195]

yes 60k for kia why is that so fuckin surprising. why can't a car company finally sell luxury cars. just like Toyota Honda and Nissan did in the late 1980s.

[@rubenlira3752]

60k for a KIA 🤮

[@RealtimeReviews613]

FRONT END IS AWFUL! Looks like a forte

[@willast85]

Kia/Hyundai is doing the samething VW did with the W8 Passat and Phaeton. They are showing what they can do and bringing there brand name up. VW is not better than a Audi but it not a bad downgrade either. I would rather have a GTI over a A3

[@ronaldderooij1774]

The Pheaton is meant to be the top sedan of the whole Volkswagen group (as it shares many technical components with Bentley). So this time Audi is not the top. It is even meant to be better than Bentley itself, which I think it is. But not many were made of the Pheaton, because VW badges on it...

[@kize32]

30 000 $ car all the way, but no 60 ffs

[@alexrazmjookhah6195]

really? that's like saying I want a brand new 7 series for that price

[@sleeksilver]

This is a $30,000 car? LOL. Who else sells a V8, RWD, true luxury sedan for $30,000? The Charger and 300 don't even come close to what this offers. Get real.

[@kize32]

then you buy it. i rather take mustang gt359 or challenger hellcat

[@kize32]

In my eyes Kia will never be premium brand. When you see the shitboxes they made in the past, and now they want to build premium on that. Can you name one iconic Kia? There never was one nor it'll be. 10 years of driving and sell it to scrap

[@sleeksilver]

+kize32 Cool story bro. Glad you can see into the future, you are an amazing person.

[@1125bjfitz]

who named this thing? what a lousy name!

[@JurgenDX]

Not as good as the german rivals.

[@DerangedSloth555]

But certainly on par. Look at a few years back, what Kia was producing... Cheap and not really good cars.

[@skwon9642]

put all those options you see in the kia in a german car, you get a nice big $100k plus price tag!

[@freebirdd23]

Did you try this car?

[@ldawson103]

No one will buy this car, too many other reputable and established options available for the money.

[@WHO9119]

I don't like the styling this is one confused looking vehicle this is the one time I can say the Hyundai version look better and I know this is stupid but I would not pay 60k for a KIA I would buy a used German before I would buy a new KIA

[@israelgomez1200]

no