Kia K900

The 2019 Kia K900 is sort of an oddball in the automaker’s lineup. The Korean brand is best known for high value, affordable, and well-built daily drivers, and here’s this behemoth of a luxury car with a starting price nearly double its closest next of kin. What gives?

If you look a little deeper, though, then you’ll recognize that the K900 is actually a perfect expression of Kia’s ethos. Only here it’s applied to an unexpected vehicle segment: luxury cars. At this end of the spectrum the prices are higher, but Kia’s reputation for offering more car for less money still applies.

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Redesigned for 2019, the latest K900 enters its second-generation improved in every way. It now rides on a platform closely related to the brand’s sporty Stinger sedan (they’re built in the same Korean factory). The K900 is significantly larger and only comes with all-wheel drive, but it’s powered by the same twin-turbo V6 that motivates the Stinger in its most powerful form.

That sounds like a recipe for success, and the K900 has vastly increased its palatability over its predecessor. That said, it carries over some flaws and isn’t quite the Stinger-inspired luxury car you might expect.