The current situation of Korean cars in China is not objectively good. Even if many measures are taken, it is difficult to arouse the desire of Chinese people to buy again. To be specific, on the one hand, domestic models are rising rapidly, putting huge pressure on many joint venture brands; on the other hand, it is also related to the low level of innovation in Korean cars. In the past, Korean cars' appearance was basically at the first-class level, and many car friends paid for their appearance, including the Suoba-class model, which was popular back then.
However, in recent years, many domestic car friends believe that the appearance of Korean cars has gradually deviated from the mainstream aesthetics, especially the new Sonata 10, which has been criticized by a large number of netizens after it was launched, and they have called its front face "catfish face". In fact, in my opinion, each person has his own advantages after all, and everyone's aesthetic views vary from person to person.
However, in the 2023 new Kia model that we recently revealed, we found a flagship sedan model that truly belongs to Kia, which is the Kia K8.
Kia K8, as one of the flagship models that Kia brands have always valued, has actually been sold in the Chinese market. However, the name was Kaizun at that time and the model was Kia K7, but the sales volume at that time did not meet the good expectations. Today, after we saw K8, we found that the Kia brand's appearance has always been very good, but we discovered it a bit late.
2023 Kia K8 is actually far from the old design as a replacement model. From the front, the air intake grille, which incorporates the technological design language, looks very sci-fi in the front face. I believe that many young car enthusiasts will like it very much, but for middle-aged car enthusiasts, it is not that stable.
A luminous diamond-shaped light strip is also added under the headlights on both sides, further enhancing the exquisiteness and youthful language of the front face. Integrated into the Tiger Roar front face, it can still be seen that the new K8 also retains some family design language.
From the side, the new K8 looks very slender. This is mainly due to its cross-sectional waistline design, and secondly, it is more than 5 meters in length, which makes its figure outstanding. At the same time, it is not difficult to find that the K8 does not adopt a hidden door handle design like many current brand models, which is a very valuable point.
What is more refined is that there is a chrome decoration on the side skirt of the car, and it continues to the taillights through the rear wheels, which increases the richness of the side and enhances the visual beauty of the side of the car. The design of the tail of
gives people a sense of comfort and harmony in simplicity. First of all, the integrated large-size through-type taillights, which echoes the current mainstream design. At the same time, a forked design is added on both sides, which also retains its own characteristics well. At the same time, the sloping back body that extends smoothly from the top also provides a great aesthetic bonus to the rear of the body in terms of visual effects.
cockpit and central control parts are still mainly drivers, and the embracing design makes the driver very comfortable at the operation level. In addition to the larger central control screen, you can see that some traditional mechanical knobs have also been retained, unlike the current domestic models and some new energy brands that directly integrate most of the operations into the screen. This is a very popular design for some riders, including the editor.
interior is still mainly used to create a sense of low luxury. On the basis of dark tones, some bright colors will be added to some details, so that it will not look so dull, and it can also add some texture.
Speaking of power, according to current news, it is expected that if it is introduced to China in the future, it will provide fuel power of 1.6T hybrid models, as well as 2.0T, 2.5L and 3.5L V-shaped 6 cylinders to further meet the power needs of different consumers.
To summarize, if the new Kia K8 is really the same as the news listed at present, then it is impeccable in terms of power and appearance. The only factor affecting sales will be the price. In fact, the Genesis in modern brands has been exposed. So the question is, what do you think is the price appropriate for such a flagship medium and large car after it is introduced into China? Welcome to leave comments.
