Flagship Kia sedan will recieve performance upgrades and a sportier look. Why? SEMA, baby!
The Kia K900 presumably gives the car buying public a full-size luxury sedan alternative to offerings from Europe and Japan (and Kia's corporate cousin Hyundai with its Genesis). The company feels that the 420-hp V8 underhood also holds promise in the performance arena. The 5.0-liter K900 has been on sale in the U.S. for about a year, and at this year's SEMA Show in Las Vegas the company is planning to unveil a performance version of its plutobarge in hopes of inspiring sales.
The design of the stock K900 sedan may be fairly safe, but Kia decided to push the limits a bit (just a little bit) with the SEMA Show car, giving the K900 a new bumper which exposes a new intake and a lower front spoiler lip. In factory-spec the V8 sedan has some muscle, and Kia plays that up with red brake calipers, 21-inch gloss black wheels, black chrome trim and carbon fiber inserts for the side sills. Finished in light gray the K900 still looks fairly stock at first glance, but there's a subtle message: the K900 can be a performance sedan.
About the SEMA Show
SEMA -- short for Specialty Equipment Marketing Association -- is the biggest aftermarket auto event in the world, held in Las Vegas each fall. The show fills multiple convention halls and shows off everything from high-performance OEM specials to custom wheels and graphics from local shops.
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