Kia’s semi-large sedan K8 pre-contract begins on the 23rd.
The price of each K8 model is based on 3.5% of individual consumption tax: 2.5 gasoline 33.79 million won-38.68 million won, 3.5 gasoline 36.18 million won-4526 million won, and 3.5 LPI 32.2 million-3659 million won.
Kia plans to add a 1.6 gasoline turbo hybrid model during the first half of the year.
Kia applied a front-wheel-based all wheel drive (AWD) system to the K8 3.5 gasoline model for the first time in a domestic semi-large sedan. The AWD system can determine road conditions and driving conditions in real time, and actively distribute driving power to all wheels.
3.5 The electronically controlled suspension applied to the gasoline model optimizes the shock-absorber damping force control for all wheels according to the driving condition.
The 3.5 gasoline model and the 3.5 LPI model are equipped with a new 8-speed automatic transmission with a two-chamber torque converter applied for the first time in Korea.
The torque converter that connects the engine and the transmission smoothly transmits the force (torque) generated by the engine to the transmission, and directly couples the engine and the transmission when shifting through the damper clutch in the torque converter.
The K8 is equipped with driving assistance specifications such as Highway Driving Assist 2 (HDA2), Forward Collision Avoidance Assist (FCA), Smart Cruise Control (SCC), and Remote Smart Parking Assistance (RSPA).
Highway Driving Assistance 2 not only drives on expressways and automobile roads, but also helps to change lanes by manipulating turn indicator switches, or allows driving in a biased lane so as not to be dangerous when getting close to a vehicle next to it while driving.
The forward collision avoidance assistance assists in braking or assists steering to avoid a collision risk with vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycle occupants while driving.
In addition, Smart Cruise Control, which maintains the distance to the vehicle in front of the vehicle while driving, and enables driving, stopping, and restarting at the speed set by the driver, supports both driving style linkage and navigation-based functions.
The remote smart parking assistant helps parking and exiting the vehicle by remotely moving the vehicle back and forth using a smart key from the outside of the vehicle.
In addition, rear side monitor (BVM), rear parking collision avoidance assistance (PCA), rear collision avoidance assistance (BCA), rear cross collision avoidance assistance (RCCA), safety disembarkation assistance (SEA) and rear passenger notification (ROA) are applied. do.
In the K8 driver’s seat, ▲’Comfort Stretching Mode’, which gives the effect of stretching while sitting by individually controlling the air pockets ▲ Changes the driving mode to Sports or adjusts the support of the seat when driving at a speed of 130 km/h. ‘Smart support’ that holds the body tightly ▲Supports’posture assistance’, which provides a comfortable seating feeling by adjusting the air bag after 1 hour of driving.
Electric height adjustment and relaxation comfort seats are applied to the first row driver’s and passenger’s seats. For the first time in Korea, the rear of the first row of headrests was applied in the form of a hanger for hanging bags or clothes to increase convenience.
K8 is the first Kia to use a 12-inch head-up display with improved visibility by increasing the projected area and graphic size by 50% compared to the previous one. The head-up display helps safe and convenient driving by clearly showing driving essential information such as advanced driver assistance systems, speedometers, and traffic signs on the windshield.
In addition, the K8 is equipped with a voice recognition function capable of complex control, so that the air conditioner, ventilation/heated seat, and steering wheel heated functions can be controlled simultaneously with a single command. In addition, by adding a detailed temperature control voice command function, customers can control the specific temperature desired by the voice command.
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Kia plans to provide free AWD installation, free drive-wise installation, including highway driving assistance 2, ▲ golf fitting membership, ▲ premium health check-up service, to customers with pre-contracts through a lottery.
A Kia official said, “Kia’s first model K8, which has entered into a pre-contract from today, will be a model that raises the level of the domestic semi-large market to the next level.”