Schreyer Says K9 Is Luxury Sedan With Perfect Prestige

“The all-new K9 is Kia’s magnificent flagship model with great impact as luxury sedan,” said the head of design of Hyundai and Kia, Peter Schreyer, at THE K9 launching event hosted on April 3 at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas, Korea.

He added comments noting, “The K9 not only offers perfect ratio but also stresses on its luxuriousness and dignity,” and that “It suggests the future direction for Kia with the luxurious interior competitive to Genesis EQ 900, G80 and other competitors.”

The all-new K9 features spacious capacity and majestic image by increased body size with 5120mm in full length, 1915mm in full width, and 1490mm in height. Its exterior design is developed with the concept of ‘condensed luxurious feel and Gravity of Prestige’.

K9’s front side applies ▲hood with rich and delicate surface treatment, Irish parting technique ▲light locus shaped DRL(Daytime Running Lamp) and ‘Duplex LED Headlamps’, which is sequential method turn signal lamp.

In addition, it puts emphasis on luxurious feeling with ▲’Quadric Pattern Grill’ which highlights visualization of condensed energy spreading out ▲Kia emblem with wine colored gradation on the front side.

K9 seeks for visual stability and profoundness through enlargement of wheelbase. Also, it expresses dynamic driving image via ▲DLO(Daylight Opening) harmonizing stainless material window surround molding and solid looking C pillar design ▲steric side chrome garnish ▲double character line.

The rear side sets luxurious feeling through ▲‘LED Read Combination Lamps’ which applies metallic bezel near lamps and design graphics identical to the headlamps ▲attachment of trim names differentiated to each Quantum(5.0), Masters(3.3T), Platinum(3.8).

K9’s interior design is developed with the concept of ‘Confident Richness.’ It provides fully functioning but also sentimental premium space for both drivers and passengers.

It features enforced watchfulness achieved with ‘Panoramic View’ design and minimizing outer mask area.

Prestige highlighting features include ▲quilting pattern applied to door trim in addition to seats ▲door trim and crush pad with top rated real wood ▲seats stitched with European genuine leather ▲chrome plated switch ▲KRELL/Lexicon Premium sound system. Also, ‘Ambient Lights’ and ‘Analog Clock’ are included via collaborations with Pantone Color Institute and Maurice Lacroix which is Swiss watch brand.

Maurice Lacroix goes furthers than just placing watch inside the car, and released special edition watch ‘Gravity’ and ‘Tradition’. They are both available for purchase via Eshop.kia.com and Kia BEAT360 located at Apgujeong, Gangnam in Seoul.

All-new K9 comes with 7 external colors ▲Aurora Black Perl ▲Pantera Metal ▲Lake Stone ▲Marsala ▲Snow White Perl ▲Silky Silver and 4 internal colors ▲one-tone Black ▲two-tone Beige ▲one-tone Dark Brown ▲Sienna Brown Special.