Standard equipment includes keyless entry with push-button start, power windows and door locks, a tilt and telescopic steering column (power operated, except in the base model), dual-zone climate control, LED map lamp, front foot lamp, an automatic dimming rear mirror, and a power trunk.Īvailable features include a heated steering wheel, side rear window sunshades, a power rear sunshade, and a dual opening center console armrest. Perhaps not on the level of Mercedes-Benz, but certainly better than the Ford Taurus or the Dodge Charger. Leather also wraps the steering wheel and gear shift knob.īeyond that, you’ll find soft touch materials and wood grain style trim. Leather seats come standard Nappa quilted leather seats dress the Limited. I got the message.Įverything about the Cadenza’s interior is top notch - from its layout to the quality of materials used. In this case, Kia went for the jugular, likely to convince media folk that they mean business. Manufacturers typically provide journalists with top-trim models, but not always. Let’s hear it for sedans that seat five in comfort! That’s exactly what the 2017 Cadenza provides, although if you do happen to sit in the rear, the seats are best enjoyed by those occupying the outboard position - they’re also heated in the Limited edition. Other features include heated power-operated side mirrors with LED turn signal indicators and a power trunk.Īutomatic high beam assist, LED headlights, adaptive lights, and a panoramic sunroof with a power sunshade are additional available features. From the rear, you’ll find a raised deck, a decklid spoiler, wraparound tail lamps, available rear fog lamps, and dual exhaust ports.Īll models wear alloy wheels - 18-inch wheels are standard 19-inch wheels, including a design dressed in dark satin finish are options. This means you’ll find a high beltline, flowing roofline, large wheel arches along with the expected character lines and body sculpting. Additional jewel lights comprise the available fog lamps.įrom stem to stern, the 2017 Cadenza offers a look that’s a nice cross between Europe’s finest sedans, such as the BMW 5-Series and Audi A6, and more traditional models such as the Buick LaCrosse and Lexus ES. The headlamps are a three-jewel arrangement, but the lights are the eye candy. But the real attraction (at least in my opinion) are the oversized headlamps with the zig-zag LED accent lights on the Limited edition. Up front, you’ll find the latest take on Kia’s tiger nose grille - a concave display that seems even more elegant than before. The look is familiar, but updated - designer Peter Schreyer’s imprint is all over this model as it is on every other Kia (and Hyundai) vehicle. I found myself gradually scanning the surface of the 2017 Cadenza to take it all in. Owners of the defunct Lincoln Town Car and Cadillac DTS (Deville) are logical customers for this top-of-the-range Kia.Īll 2017 Cadenza models come with a V6 engine paired with an automatic transmission. It isn’t the most expensive Kia sedan you can buy - that honor belongs to the K900, a traditional rear-wheel drive model with a starting price of $50,000 and topping out at about $70,000. My test model was the fully loaded 2017 Cadenza Limited. Although we’re in a transition between model years, a 2017 Cadenza model was the subject of my test drive. Just three years after its US debut, the 2017 Kia Cadenza has entered its second generation. Kia and the others are front-wheel drive (Buick and Ford also offer all-wheel drive). Dodge and Chrysler are also represented, although the Charger and 300 are traditional rear-wheel drive models. Toyota, Chevrolet, Ford, and Buick are still in, while Hyundai recently made its exit. Still, even as the segment shrinks - large cars have especially fallen to the wayside - some manufacturers are staying put. These days, car models are taking it on the chin as consumers snap up SUVs and pickup trucks. The Kia Cadenza is in some ways a throwback to an era when sedans were large and plush. In fact, a soft ride is about all these three models have in common - the Kia is thoroughly modern and comes with technologies that weren’t even available when the Mercury/Ford twins met their joint demise in 2011. Mercury Grand Marquis and Ford Crown Victoria owners take note: your replacement vehicle is the Kia Cadenza, a large sedan with all the amenities (and then some) of your current pillow-soft cruiser.
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