Kia Made No Mistake with their Flagship K900

Kia came out with the K900 to as the company says, is intended to “redefine consumer perception and expectations of the Kia brand.”

The K900 V8 has sleek lines.  It has a long 119.9 inch wheelbase and is 200.6 inches long overall.  No wonder the trunk is huge and the rear seat area is impressively spacious.  Wide front and rear tracks help give the K900 great road presence.  The V8 model has a standard 19 inch multi-spoke chrome wheels with 45 series tires in the front and 40 series tires in the rear.  The rear bumper is accented with fully integrated dual chrome tipped exhaust ports that mimic the shape of the taillights.

Vehicle owners are comforted by a supple all-independent suspension that gives a smooth ride.  The brake pedal has a progressive action and controls an efficient anti-lock braking system.  The large windshield gives front occupants a more “open “feeling.  The large standard panoramic sunroof with a power retractable sunshade is quite impressive also.

The church quiet luxuriously appointed cabin has easy to read upscale gauges, push button start and a power leather wrapped tilt/telescopic steering wheel with controls for audio, cruise, entertainment and vehicle information.  The automatic climate controlled interior is loaded with uptown features, including Nappa leather on supportive seats and a navigation system.  The 900 watt Lexican high fidelity system with a trunk mounted 12 channel digital amplifier and 17 speakers is quite impressive as well.

For more information on this and the other great products Kia has in store, come by today at Southwest Kia Dallas 39650 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway Dallas TX or give us a call at 972-283-9797 today!

  

Southwest Kia of Dallas and B.R.A.K.E.S

Southwest Kia of Dallas has immense pride over Kia’s involvement in the community.  They understand the need for companies to get involved in the communities in which they live in order to make this world a better place.
Kia has partnered with the charity B.R.A.K.E.S (Be Responsible and Keep Everyone Safe) Teen Pro-Active Driving School.    This charity was recently featured on the NBC Nightly News segment “Making A Difference” and profiled Doug Herbert who founded B.R.A.K.E.S six years ago following the loss of both of his sons to a car accident.

B.R.A.K.E.S was established to reduce the number of teen driving accidents and Kia is the official vehicle and presenting sponsor.  The charity offers free defensive driving training for teenagers and their parents.  The curriculum includes an array of hands-on exercises to build critical driving skills and raises awareness of the dangers of distracted driving.  Parents participate in the courses alongside their teens to help ensure safe driving techniques are reinforced following the training.

Kia believes in humanitarianism and Southwest Kia is proud to be a part of a company that is socially conscious.

They are located at 39650 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX 75234.  Southwest Kia's professionally managed Service and Parts Departments are open extended hours to accommodate their customers' busy schedules; and, as always, Southwest KIA offers competitive pricing for your automotive maintenance needs. Southwest KIA has highly trained experts to help find the perfect vehicle and keep it in peak condition. Their technicians are KIA certified as well as certified by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) which is the benchmark standard of great technicians.

Exceeding expectations is what one will find at any of Southwest Kia's sales, service, and parts departments.

For more information, questions or comments contact Southwest Kia at 972-283-9797 or visit http://www.southwestkia-dallas.com.

The 2014 Kia Soul, Winning Touch

If you are like me, the level of disappointment with most of the touchscreens in cars is frustrating.  Most of them use resistive technology, which is notoriously unresponsive.  But there is hope.

Finally the 2014 Kia Soul has a massive 8 inch touchscreen that’s capacitive, like the one on your smartphone.  It is much more responsive but still isn’t distracting.  Far from it, it was a helpful driving aid that worked consistent and reliable.  In Navigation mode, it was easy to swipe on a map all around a geographic area.  There was no delay or sudden jumps like the other less responsive units.

After connecting an iPhone 5S, it was easy to upload a song list and swipe through artists and songs.  It was just like using the phone itself.  Pandora app, which syncs to your phone but still shows most features on the touch screen was well responsive also with a one finger press.

I also give Kia brownie points for combining features into one main view.  You can see the navigation map and the current song on one screen.  They also improved the display above the steering wheel and made it more readable.  To get an aftermarket touchscreen of this quality, you would be paying for one of the highest-end units that the premium electronic companies offer.  That will cost you premium bucks.

Come try one out today at Southwest Kia Dallas 39650 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway Dallas TX or give us a call at 972-283-9797 today!

Kia Wins 2014 Kelley Blue Book Brand Image Award for “Best Value Brand”

Kelley Blue Book announced the award winner April 9, 2014.  This is a first for Kia but surely not the last.  Kia received high marks for its impressive lineup of stylish and fuel-efficient vehicles, specifically the Optima, Rio, soul and forte.  It was praised for its affordability and value to new-car buying customers.

Kia's "Best Value Brand" distinction is based on annual new-car buyer perception data collected by Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence's Brand Watch Study. "Kia has come a long way in the eyes of the consumer," said Arthur Henry, senior analyst for Kelley Blue Book.  "Once known only for offering economy cars with good gas mileage, the brand has evolved through product growth and maturity into a high-value brand.

The Kelley Blue Book® Brand Image Awards recognize automakers' outstanding achievements in creating and maintaining brand attributes that capture the attention and enthusiasm of the new-vehicle buying public.  Award categories are calculated among luxury, non-luxury and truck shoppers.  The 2014 Brand Image Awards are based on consumer automotive perception data from Kelley Blue Book Market Intelligence's Brand Watch study.  Brand Watch is an online brand and model perception tracking study tapping into 12,000+ in-market new-vehicle shoppers annually on Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com.  The highly comprehensive study offers insight into how shoppers perceive important factors driving their purchase decisions, and captures brand/model familiarity and loyalty among new-car shoppers.

To find out why the awards keep piling up for Kia today at Southwest Kia Dallas 39650 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway Dallas TX or give us a call at 972-283-9797 today!

Kia Continues to Tease the GT4 Stinger Concept

Kia has unveiled another teaser photo of their highly anticipated GT4 Stinger Concept.  All of the buzz is telling us that this awesome sports car could make it into production in the next 1 – 2 years.

As everyone is wetting their appetite for the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, Kia continues the tease for their first sports car.  This two door sports coupe has a 315 horsepower turbocharged 4 cylinder engine.

After seeing this car it is no surprise to find out that Tom Kearns, chief designer at Kia America Design center in Irvine, CA is a fan of the G-body Porsche 911.  They created a concept car that we can’t wait to actually drive.

They are touting this as an affordable, attainable enthusiast car.  It has a manual transmission and a small two liter motor that’s derived from Kia’s racing program.  That’s awesome.  It was built with a Kia face that is the signature grille that Kia has implemented recently that makes it recognizable as a Kia.  It is very sleek and sporty yet also clean and pure.

It is built wide and low with a very good stance.  The cabin’s back so it’s got that rear-drive proportion.  They made the hood really low to increase visibility and raised the fender shapes which gives it the muscle car look.  The best thing about it is for those that have always dreamed of owning a sports car, here is one that is less than half of most on the market today.

I don’t know about you but I am tired of seeing pictures.  It is time for a real prototype to hit the stage.  Come by today to see all of the neat ideas Kia has working at Southwest Kia Dallas 39650 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway Dallas TX or give us a call at 972-283-9797 today!