The next generation Kia Cadenza, likewise called the Kia K7, might show up in the UK in right-hand drive in 2016.
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Vice-president of overseas advertising Soon-Nam Lee told auto Express: “We’re putting 1,000 present Cadenzas into the Western European market for consideration. There are no plans for a right-hand-drive version, however we’re speaking to distributors in Asia, Australia, the UK as well as South Africa to see exactly how much we might offer a next-generation Cadenza for.”
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Hyundai is likewise thinking about selling right-hand-drive versions of the upmarket Hyundai Genesis saloon – a design that would share underpinnings with the new Cadenza. The Hyundai Genesis will be exposed at the 2014 Detroit motor show in January, as well as will appear in showrooms in left-hand drive countries early next year.
The present Cadenza is 4970mm long as well as 1850mm wide – that’s about as huge as a BMW 5 Series, however expect the Cadenza to be priced around the exact same as the smaller 3-Series.
The Kia Cadenza was styled by Peter Schreyer with the now traditional ‘tiger nose’ grille as well as silhouette that echoes the smaller Kia Optima as well as bigger Kia Quoris (also understood as the K9).
Although the Cadenza is not offered with a diesel engine in any type of other market, if it were to find to Europe it might get Kia’s 2.2-litre diesel or a version of the petrol/electric hybrid powertrain that’s in the Optima. A 3.3-litre V6 engine with 289bhp is offered in the us models, however don’t expect that to be offered in European or UK models.
The Kia Cadenza is likewise badged as K7 in some markets, so it’s possible that it might herald a European push for K-badged Kias.