2020 Kia K900

Pros: Features per dollar; rear-seat room; smooth ride

Cons: Lack of refinement; low resale value

CG Says: After last year’s redesign, the 2020 Kia K900 is basically unchanged. The K900 was developed primarily for Kia’s home market of South Korea. That means the K900 prioritizes rear-seat luxury (for chauffeuring VIP passengers) and ride comfort over sporty handling and an engaging driving personality. The K900 has a single powertrain: a 365-horsepower twin-turbocharged 3.3-liter V6 paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission and standard all-wheel drive. Available features include heated/ventilated and reclining rear seats and rear climate controls, as well as safety gear such as autonomous emergency braking, surround-view camera, video feed of blind spots, driver-attention monitor, Lane Follow Assist, and a vehicle-exit assist feature that warns of approaching cyclists or vehicles. The Kia K900 sells in extremely small numbers in the US market, so it’s automatically “exclusive,” and it’s priced at thousands less than comparably sized luxury-brand sedans. On a features-for-the-money basis, the K900 is a real bargain to the right shopper, but it offers none of the brand cachet of traditional luxury brands, its styling is rather bland, and its all-around refinement trails premium-large-car class leaders.