Kia K9 is by no usually means a new model, but a redesigned edition of the flagship sedan, formerly acknowledged in Russia beneath the index Permit it be K900. In the native industry of South Korea, the shortened designation K9 has been applied given that the times of the Quoris design and is now accepted in export marketplaces. But now, however, we are not chatting about the resumption of deliveries of new Kia autos in Russia. The similar story repeats by itself as with the crossover Kia Sportage new generation.
In South Korea, the updated Kia K9 sedan was presented very last summer season and the company’s Russian representative business office introduced swift get started of sales in January. By the close of the wintertime, the to start with batch of automobile assembly kits arrived at the Avtotor in Kaliningrad, but after February 24, Kia went out of business enterprise in Russia and the prepared-to-ship Kia K9 sedans had been hung in warehouses. And only now has the decision been manufactured to put these automobiles assembled in Kaliningrad into the distribution network.
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The up to date flagship uncovered a various layout of the entrance and the stern. A new facial area with slim LED headlights and an even even bigger grille. The rear lights are now joined by a light strip, which is why the system for the license plate had to be moved from the trunk lid to the bumper. At the exact same time, the duration of the machine is the similar (5120 mm).
The salon hasn’t changed substantially. There was only a new multimedia system with an enlarged screen (14.5 inches in its place of 12.3), the potential to update the application “above the air” and the distant obtain purpose from a smartphone. You can even hook up to 360-degree cameras to assess the scenario close to the auto. In addition, the new multimedia process is equipped to identify the driver by means of his fingerprint (the sensor is found to the still left of the steering wheel), remembering his specific configurations for seat, mirrors, weather management and “music”.
In Russia, the Kia K9 sedan is offered with only just one engine. This is the presently effectively-known 3.3 GDI normally aspirated V6 with a electricity of 249 HP. in tandem with an eight-velocity “automatic” and all-wheel push. It is really about Hyundai refused from the point out 5. V8 engine (413 hp), so it is excluded from the variety even in Korea. And the naturally aspirated motor versions 3.8 GDI (315 hp) and turbo 3.3 T-GDI (370 hp), which are in other countries, were being not initially planned for our industry.
All automobiles are in the richest Premium package deal (many others merely did not have time to assemble). There are nappa leather upholstery and some panels, wooden veneer inserts, a few-zone climate manage, electric rear seats with heating and ventilation, sunroof, doorway closer, multimedia screens on the next row, 18-inch wheels, adaptive cruise regulate, a advanced digital assistants and a great deal a lot more. Cost – in the spirit of the occasions: 7 million 375 thousand rubles. But the amount of vehicles is constrained and there will be no new deliveries in the close to long run.
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