We are bringing you a couple of more images of the all-new 2011 Kia Cadenza / K7 together with some pricing and engine details, provided to us by friends over at Korean Kia K7 club.
Engines: 290-hp 3.5V6, 2.7L V6 with 200-hp and 2.4L Theta II with 180-hp will be available at launch, while 201-hp Theta II GDI (gasoline direct injection) will be available from October 2010.
Estimated pricing: Korean K7 will start at 28 million Korean Won (US$23.800), while the top of the range K7 will go for 40 million Korean Won ($34.000). [Source: K7club.net]
Update: Follow the link to see the very first Kia K7 interior images!
Kia Cadenza / K7 gallery:
October 21st, 2009 at 11:46 am
It’s so beautiful in white or black. Really amazing! And it’s good to hear that there are 3 other gasoline engines availiable, that are not GDI (because GDI isn’t supportetd by all LPI converters).
I just wonder if that are halogen or xenon lamps. It looks more like xenon, but then again, where is the headlight cleaning system? hmm…
Anyways: Really good job mr Schreyer and co.
October 21st, 2009 at 11:56 am
Those are xenon headlamps, Dirk! And I totally aggree with you, the K7 looks absolutely amazing!
October 21st, 2009 at 12:08 pm
German made xenon headlamps with the cool led light around them.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Wow really??? Hyundai/Kia can’t seem to drop that piece of **** Delta 2.7 can they… not impressed. Why even bother when there is already a DI 4 cylinder that makes similar figures but weighs less???
October 21st, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Nice replacement for the Magentis/Optima, this is a nearby sister Sonata, same prices too (almost).
With these engines that’s no Azera clone at all since in US, only the Lambda 3.8 V6 is offered in Azera!
October 21st, 2009 at 3:32 pm
GOOD GOD! look out (boring) Camry and (appliance)Accord…now we have a German looking sedan with South Korean reliability (great 100k mile warranty) and pricing, all mixed together with the sexiness of an Italian coupe…send one to my home TODAY!
October 21st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Attaboy: The K7 / Cadenza is not a Magentis replacement at all. You can see Magentis prototypes being tested here:
http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2009/08/27/2011-kia-optima-spy-shots/
October 21st, 2009 at 4:36 pm
The largest engine available in the next gen Magentis/Optima will be the 2.4L GDI engine.
October 21st, 2009 at 5:15 pm
GREAT ENGINES,BUT WILL SOME ONE TELL ME THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE “RUBBER TIMING BELT”!!!!!
October 21st, 2009 at 6:22 pm
Only the 2.7L V6 has a rubber timing belt.
October 21st, 2009 at 8:20 pm
I want to see the turn signals flashing. Anyone know if they’re LEDs?
October 21st, 2009 at 11:48 pm
Magentis replacement? Are you kidding?
This car is a large sedan, it is same class with Nissan maxima/Toyota Avalon/Honda legend/Pontiac G8…. Even Lexus ES!
October 22nd, 2009 at 12:34 am
The White color is good looking.
Maybe it is gorgeous at Pearl White color.
October 22nd, 2009 at 2:29 am
And this is only 28 million won starting. Lucky South Korean Bastards…
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:53 am
I like the white, not so much like Peal White, though. This one looks nice with the good ‘ole polar looking white. Good job on this one, I think it will be a good seller for Kia.
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:25 am
The Lights are too white to be Zenon Lamps.
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True Zenons come in:
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Yellow
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Red
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Light Blue
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Mid Blue
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Deep Blue
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Green
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Light Purple
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Deep Purple
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Mid Purple
October 23rd, 2009 at 6:15 pm
LEDs perhaps? this car is loaded with LEDs.
October 23rd, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Yeah, the headlights are LED.
October 24th, 2009 at 3:11 am
Most people order Zenons in the Blue and Yellow Shades.
November 2nd, 2009 at 4:39 am
So when is this car coming to the states and it will replace optima???
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:47 am
The Cadenza WILL NOT replace the Optima, but the Amanti. It will be in the states summer 2010.
November 2nd, 2009 at 7:36 am
The Optima replacement spy shots look BAD, as in good. It looks beasty, like they plan on dropping a mosnter in there for an option. It looks like a car Detroit should do, but are scared to.
November 12th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
This is not a replacement of anything. it is like a brother model of hyundai azera, and will be a new lineup for kia.. maybe between amanti (opirus) and optima? Just like azera is somewhere between genesis and sonata
November 12th, 2009 at 7:31 pm
This was made to take the place of the Amanti in the market. It is actually slightly (less than one inch) bigger than the Amanti. There will be a more Genesis sized car coming soon.
January 1st, 2010 at 9:41 am
the rear looks like an audi, the front looks like a c class, but it looks pretty stately and expensive. I would honestly take it over a hyundai genesis v6
May 27th, 2010 at 10:51 am
Hi am Ru’ya from Iraq, am intemding to buy Cadenza K7 2011 , and i wonder if anyone knows the price of transferring the car from Korea to Iraq, bcoz the transferring from Dubai to Iraq costs 1500 U$,
thanks in advance,
June 28th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
we need to buy kia k7 2011 luxury enovation
August 2nd, 2010 at 12:39 pm
I from Vietnam, i need to buy the Kia k7 vg270 2011 Luxury enovation, where the showroom to buy it, help me plrase!