A buddy bought a Genesis GV80 about 9 months ago. ~$65,000
They are currently going for ~$75,000
It’s pretty, but I already have a car.
Ask Scotty Kilmer what he thinks of Kias. :)
I see KIA this way: Really cool looking bad cars. When I was looking for a “two seater” for my 150 mile daily commute over the twisties of Kentucky back in 2013, I narrowed it down to two cars. The Small hatchbacky looking Hyundai and the Scion FR-S. I went for the FRS, which served me well, through 9 sets of tires and 186k miles. The Hyundai had, at the time, “cooler and more trendy looks”, but handled like an economy car.
I haven’t looked it up, but I wonder which held its resale better.
Meh. It’s an SUV. Not interested.
My daughter in Seattle, with a two year old, was considering a new SUV last summer. I simply said, you might want to look at minivans. As we were all talking, she pulled out her laptop and started typing away. Long story short, two weeks later they bought a Pacifica plug in hybrid mini-van, and absolutely love it. All her other “soccer mom” friends have SUV’s, and they marvel at her opening the sliding door with her key fob, easily sliding my grandaughter into the back seat without messing with a swing door between parked cars. And going to the George amphitheater and sleeping in the back overnight.
And doing virtually all over her local driving via the electric motor and plugging it in at night. It’s also more stable than an SUV. There is a reason so many accidents nowadays are “rollover” accidents. Thank the popularity of the SUV. I watched one roll over right in front of my on I-405 south of bellevue. A “car” would have spun out.
I like them
If it didn’t have the Kia badge front and rear, would you even know what make it is?
I’m unsure about driving in a “Killed In Action” car no matter how gorgeous it may be.
Ugh...those two “Car Confections” guys reviewing the car are the worst ever. Jeremy Clarkson’s reputation is secure.