Thursday, August 29, 2013

All New 2014 Kia Cadenza

So here's a little known fact about me: I love to drive.  It may be little known as I never talk about it, and since I'm a true city dweller, I no longer own a car, but it's true, put me behind the drivers seat and I am happy as a clam.  I'll drive for hours, blasting tunes, singing at the top of my lungs, watching the world zip past.  I love it.  There are days where I literally crave a road trip, and on those occasions, I arrange for a Zipcar and cruise on out of town.  The beauty of Zipcar, beyond of course giving me a car to drive, is that I get to choose from different cars to try!  One day I'll be green and get a hybrid, another day I jazz it up and sit in the lap of luxury in an Audi.  It all depends on my mood, I like to view them as mini test drives.  So where am I going with this?   This past weekend I was invited to test drive the brand new 2014 Kia Cadenza, and have dinner at No. 9 Park.  Can you guess how fast I responded yes?

Lets talk about the car first shall we?  The Cadenza is a brand new model to the
Kia line up.  It isn't one of their other models redesigned, or updated, it's brand new, from scratch.  This is a car that they sought out the best design team for.  They wanted a new look, one of elegance and luxury.  They wanted style and grace.  They wanted a smooth ride, a quiet surrounding, expert technology, and they wanted options.  The Cadenza is their brain child.  

293 Horsepower, standard leather seats, an internal entertainment hard drive able to hold over 200,000 songs, safety features up the wahoo and even side mirrors that stand at attention when they see you coming?  This is a car designed to drive.  Of course, this car isn't just fun to drive- it's safe.  Those long car trips where you throw on cruise control?  If you get too close to the person in front of you the front end installed radar automatically applies the brakes for you- saving you from an "at the wheel too long" error.  But that's not all.  The new Cadenza is also watching out for cars entering your blind spots - every one's got 'em, helping you park, and an adaptive front lighting system that automatically adjusts to your speed and your surroundings.  

The all new Kia Cadenza is a luxury car in every aspect of the word, aside from one big one- the price.  Starting at $35,000 this has all the features of your top end models with a far lower price tag.  If you're in the market for a new car, definitely head to Kia to check this one out, and then head on over to No 9 Park to celebrate your new investment!

1 comment:

Jen said...

I know the perfect location if you're up for a 12 hour road-trip ;)

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