Ever since Peter Schreyer – a former designer for Volkswagen and Audi – jumped on the Kia bandwagon to become its new design chief, the aesthetic quality of Kia cars have, to say the least, bumped up into the ranks of the ‘that’s actually a pretty classy-looking ride’ category.
Coincidence or not, you still have to give credit where it’s due and Schreyer has to receive – even if it sounds obligatory – some props for what he’s done to Kia. By taking some styling cues from his previous employers, Schreyer has turned cars like the mid-sized 2011 Cadenza sedan into something worthy of a positive double-take.
While there are still other qualifications we should judge the 2011 Cadenza on – handling and price tag come to mind – we can all take comfort knowing that Kia’s newest mid-sized sedan can hold its own in the aesthetic department against other more high-profile brands in the same class.
If you still need some further convincing on the design merits of the car, take a look at these promo videos and judge for yourself. It may not generate an overwhelmingly positive response but given it’s track record – which is, to say the least, average – the 2011 Cadenza looks like a Thanksgiving Day touchdown.
Kia revealed today on the Korean market the 2010 Cadenza (known in there as the K7) luxury sport sedan. According to the company the new Cadenza will be a ’big step into the future’ for Kia when it goes on worldwide sale next year.
The car’s design is inspired by the KND-5 concept car revealed last April at the Seoul Motor Show: a distinctive ’tiger nose’ front with its signature grille and second-generation LED position lights and a combination of lamp clusters at the rear, together with the dual mufflers integrated into the bumper.
The 2010 Cadenza is powered by a range of of three gasoline engines with output ranging from 165 hp to 290 hp. All models will feature front-wheel drive and Kia’s all-new six-speed automatic transmission.
The South Korean automaker Kia has just revealed the first images of the all new 2010 Cadenza, a mid size four door sedan that is slated to replace the Amanti here in the U.S. The Cadenza will make its world debut towards the end of this year at the Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Dubai international motor shows in the middle east. On the exterior the new Cadenza looks almost identical to the identical to the KND-5 concept that Kia brought to the Seoul Motor Show earlier this year and features the same design language as the new compact Forte and second generation Kia Sorento.
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