Chicago Auto Show: 2014 Kia Cadenza

by Alex L. Dykes

Published: February 7th, 2013

Kia slipped their new Cadenza sedan into their booth in Chicago. Our launch invitation apparently got lost in the mail because this is the first time a TTAC writer has seen one in the flesh. Based on the Hyindai Azera the Cadenza isn’t the RWD Kia flagship so any have been drooling over. Instead it is one step up from the Optima and the only way to get a V6 under the hood of your Kia sedan. Fit and finish looked excellent and the sedan certainly strikes an unexpectedly elegant pose at Kia’s booth. I hit up the Kia PR folks for a tester and they have promised to deliver, check back for a review when that happens. In the meantime, click past the jump for the gallery.

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Dts187 on Feb 08, 2013

I feel like ditching the chrome trim and some different wheels would really elevate the look of this car.

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Ponchoman49 on Feb 08, 2013

Kia makes a better looking BMW. But that isn't exactly hard these days.

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