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Old 01-17-14, 05:13 AM
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I can see that you were not overly impressed by Forte, it is an entry level model vs Optima which is their flagship model. In Forte case you do get what you pay, hopefully it is the same for Optima
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I believe that the Cadenza is Kia's flagship. The K900 based on the Genesis will displace the Cadenza as the flagship model when it comes out. It might already be out.
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Originally Posted by LexBob2
I believe that the Cadenza is Kia's flagship. The K900 based on the Genesis will displace the Cadenza as the flagship model when it comes out. It might already be out.
Correct, Cadenza will be Kia's flagship model (I believe sales will start in spring), and Equus is currently top model for Hyundai line, above Genesis sedan and Azera...
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Originally Posted by igzy
Correct, Cadenza will be Kia's flagship model (I believe sales will start in spring), and Equus is currently top model for Hyundai line, above Genesis sedan and Azera...
The Cadenza (based on the Azera) has been out for some time (maybe close to a year now) and the Equus based K900 just became available or will be soon. It's hard to keep up with all of the models.
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Originally Posted by LexBob2
The Cadenza (based on the Azera) has been out for some time (maybe close to a year now) and the Equus based K900 just became available or will be soon. It's hard to keep up with all of the models.
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Old 01-17-14, 08:32 AM
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So true, hard to keep up as they have 2-3 models and all in the same class competing against each other... Sometimes makes you wonder what marketing and sales guys were thinking :P
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