Kia has given its flagship K9 sedan a name for the export market – it’ll be known as the Quoris globally. The rear-wheel drive offering, which began selling in Korea in May, will make its way into overseas markets from the fourth quarter of this year.
According to the company, the name is derived from the English words ‘core’ and ‘quality,’ and is supposed to convey solidity, luxury and high-technology, all resonating together as a chorus.
The 5.09 metre-long vehicle is powered by a normally-aspirated 290 PS Lambda V6 3.8 litre MPI engine, with a 334 PS 3.8 litre GDI engine set to join the party in 2013. The mill is mated to a new Kia eight-speed automatic transmission, which features shift-by-wire (SBW) technology.
Like the domestic version, the Quoris will wear an array of high-tech driving assistance and active safety features. There’s a Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS), a radar-based Blind-Spot Detection (BSD) with lane change assistance as well as Around-View Monitor (AVM) with four cameras.
Also on, an Advanced Smart Cruise Control (ASCC), which adjusts speed in order to maintain a pre-determined safe distance from the vehicle ahead, up to a range of 174 metres. It’s integrated to the Advanced Vehicle Safety Management (AVSM), which runs the Electronic Stability Control (ESC), seatbelt mechanisms and multiple warning systems.
Comfort kit will include a 12.3-inch full-size Thin Film Transistor (TFT) LCD cluster, a head-up display, two 9.2-inch monitors for rear seat occupants as well as a 17-channel, 17-speaker Lexicon sound system.
copy f10?
No no no, not another KIAsu Junk on the road
K9 Whooft Whooft Car for Korean Puppy.
What an ripped off from BMW, KIA don’t you have a sense of shameness, well i guess shame is not in Korean dictionary.
yearly road tax is a whopping RM5730…..
but if you add up the tax for 3x 1.6L cars (total 4800cc) it’s only RM270
which one is more polluting? 3x waja 1.6 or this K9?
did roadtax measured pollution produced for a car? really?..hahahhaha..just being curious..lol
Rupa sehodoh nama!!
lagi bodoh dan bengap bakal pembeli2 nya nanti :)
tak apa.. malaysia tak akan launch kereta ini.. pasaran malaysia terlalu kecil utuk kate ini
give comments on the car not the buyer please. org lain nak beli itu hak mereka dan duit mereka, x perlu guna ‘bodoh’ ‘bengap’.
at least orang yang beli kereta ni mampu dan aku rase xla bodoh..sah2 kete ni mahal dan orang yg beli pon educated…ko nak kutuk kete ni tapi janganla cakap org yang bli bengap..
aku rase ko tu yang bengap dan bodoh sbb ko xde ‘manner’ kate org lain bodoh dan bengap bli kete ni…
expensive? my ass! its cheap knock off.. no price .. no value.. no passion.. its a rubbish :)
Aku rasa keta ni lagi cantek dari 7 series..
BMW wannabe.
Kia should change the model name & grill for Malaysia market. Overall it is nice and elegent but I prefer Optima which has a nicer name and look although in a lower category.
Nice but…. BMW wannabe huh??
this car will sell
Agreed with all of you…..rip off F10 design……
You’d know that some of the models in Korea have external start-up using their special phone app. Heck, you can even switch the climate control settings before you even get inside. All for a fraction of the cost for Beemers, Plexuses or Infinities.
They’ve sure gained a lot in the tech department. Hell, even the newer Hyundai Santa Fé is heap full of advancement over the older model.
Wow!! Sounds interesting, but I think I’ve heard bout this tech somewhere else…
Oh! It’s the Prius! Its aircond will turn on on it’s own to regulate the temperature inside the car…
oh, and the US-spec Prius does it using the electricity gained from the solar panel on its roof.
and that’s what i call ‘advancement’.
Looks like a BMW F30. Nice try, nonetheless!
…and many says Korean cars have nice designs…well, this clearly isn’t one.
I think now day car designers have lost their design inspiration….usually we look forward to european car manufacturer like Mercesdez, Alfa and BMW for design cue for the future then we see follower japanese manufacturer copy the design then modify a bit. Now days Japanese designers follow Kia just because Kia hire a european to design their cars….this guy left Audi if I’m not mistaken. Now days european manufacturer only have 1 design and all the other model follow that design interior and exterior. In a way it save cost but its a bit boring to the consumer. A clear example VW if you sit in a VW golf or VW Scirocco or even Tiguan the dashboard design is almost the same. A bit boring isnt it….but we malaysian praise VW or BMW.
agree. BMW yes, they are good in styling but VW? seriously other than a couple of models like scirocco, the mainstream VW design are “BLAND” ok only – eg polo, golf, jetta, touran. the golf for example is just an evolution from the last gen, and its known that VW cut cost in the new golf, but look at the flack 9g civic is getting hehe.
I personally love BMW styling no matter which series it is.But VW also isn’t that bad,despite their look are almost same but quality is another story.I once sat into a VW Passat CC,the actual dashboard is way better looking than in picture and quality also nice.Just my personal thinking.
dont worry guys, i dont think its meant for Msian market due to our perception towards Kia/Hyundai product and our worship of T & H.
..its for the developed countries & not developing countires & mindset ; )…., my guess due to its big displacement petrol instead of diesels, should be for the north american market instead
Front looks like 7er + 5 GT…
Ahh…. this korean beauty will finally be prep for oversea markets,, The new name may sounds odd, but it doesn’t distract the fact that we have a world class Korean car that can take on the best from Germany and USA.
To those who insist the K9 is a pirated F10, can you please point out exactly which body panels, headlamp, tailights assembly are taken from the F10? :( By that I mean the parts must be interchangeable between the 2 makes!
Too much to ask? Well then don’t lump Kia dnd those crap pirated Chinese cars together and call the K9 junks
BTW, the K9 is closer to the 7 series and Lexus LS 460 rather than the F10. You guys should use these 2 cars for comparision instead.
Although this latest Kia flagship is very BMW 7 series like(which i personally think they should have designed it at least more differently),it should appeal to those that are looking for a fully laden spec wise and advanced large limo vehicle without the high price associated with it’s core German made rivals in it’s segment.
Why i say this is because i just came back from a business trip from Korea and the gentleman who was taking me around was doing it in one of these.Though they were not many around,i got to ride in one of these for 7 days,everyday.
Since i have been in the automotive line for the last 27 years,i asked Mr.Hyung(the owner) what’s it like.He sung nothing but praises for it and i can see why.It is a very good car considering what it has to offer spec&equipment wise and i drove it(LHD),i was taken aback for a moment.The level of refinement,build quality,engine performance actually shocked me.It certain areas of my technical drivability assesment,it actually exceeded some if not all the German rivals it’s actually benchmarked on.And the 3.8 V6 coupled with the 8 speed auto is lovely,even without the GDI engine variant it was enough to propel this barge sized car with rapid ease.Remember,this is a car that weighs almost 2 metric tons and for it’s weight,the engine was just about spot on in terms of power delivery.
I was left truly impressed,i don’t think this will be available here anytime soon.A brilliant product from Kia(apart from the BMW 7 series ish design).Korean car bashers will bash away as usual SS427,and i’m not bothered about it.Just my 2 cents.
Cheers.
A good writeup Kumar San. Yes, personally, im not really a fan of the design, especially at the front, but heck, it’s their first shot at going real luxurious, so it’s interesting to see how they will fare.
Wouldnt’ call it the world standard, but it goes to show they are really moving fast on all the other manufacturers.
Personally, i had the chance to sit in a training unit of the HG Grandeur here in Malaysia, niggles aside, the car has shown a real paradigm shift in terms of conservative design, to something swoopy, yet appealing after a few times of being not able to look at it.
Now, all the nay-sayers can say anything they want, but that doesnt change the fact that these Koreans are moving fast. And when i mean fast, not just fast, madly fast!!
Exactly David,this will be interesting to see how Kia will fare in the luxury segment of automobiles,but i must say,for the Korean spec K9,it was fully laden with so much of tech stuff on it i was really impressed.
But it was not just the tech stuff that was awesome,when i drove it,i was more interested in the drivability aspect of the vehicle,which for it’s segment and demographics group,it really shined.
I was told by Mr.Hyung that Kia even in Korea cannot cope with the demand for it’s domestic market,his statement was reconfirmed when we entered Seoul,there were so many!Where we were doing our work was about a 3 hour drive from Seoul hence the lack of units.But even then,every hour or so you will see one,fully tinted.
All said and done,the vehicle is very good David and it’s quite a marvel of large limo segment vehicles.Ace ride for such a big vehicle.Kudos to Kia for this effort in making this vehicle a reality.
Cheers.
First when you mentioned this car has all the specs without the price of a German. This is what we call a poor man’s BMW.
Secondly, with the amount of good things thrown in, it has to be good to a certain level, otherwise it should qualified as junk.
But for those who buys conti or even Japanese, it’s not only purely on the drivability, it’s the prestige name they are driving. A Kia will still be a Kia. Which one sounds much better, he arrives in a BMW 7 series while the other guy arrives in a Kia?
yup, lots of ppl still lives to please others..unless your car is paid by others (co car) or u’re a bis man & need to project image of success, might as well gets something which gave u same quality and extra $$$$ for others enjoyment in life…but, as said earlier…need to please/have inferiority complex
still remember those tags in 90s when ppl said audi is poor man’s BMW..but now where are they standing???
so potentially if KIA still keep up with their pace…they will be like Audi nowadays in future..
Thanks Kumar San for a balanced sharing of your views on the K9!
Am not a fan of Korean makes, but I do know when to give credit where it’s due..
It’ll be interesting to see how the other players will respond when the Quaris is launched in their markets.
Cheers :)
Your most welcome Critique,i am an automobile engineer by profession,27 years strong,25 years of which spent working with all the Big 3 over those years in Detroit,Michigan.I love what i do for a living and travel frequently on various engineering development projects.
Having said that,whenever i test a newly launched vehicle that’s come to chance to test,i will evaluate the vehicle on all it’s fundamental mechanical dynamics,and i’m a neutral party.
I like all cars from all makes because we engineers always can appreciate the engineering value and precision of balance that makes a car truly great,the overall balance of the end product when it reaches the consumer end of the cycle will tell the real story however.
The ol’ skool fellas like me come from the school of hard knocks and we do it properly,show us balance sheets and cost cutting we will show you the door.Just my 2 cents dude.
Cheers.
Kumar san,
Korean NEVER condemn their own product to the foreigners i must say…
I’ve been to Korea for project purpose… They never talk bad about their product… Even going to the mass-market, when the seller sees foreigners, they proudly promote their product and say, “made in Korea… made in korea”…
Yes bro,i noticed that as well.They are a patriotic bunch just like the Japanese,and they are proud of their own creations and products.
Just like how all of us should be proud to be Malaysians,i know i am.The Koreans in general regard us highly,because we always get the job done.
But Korea as a nation,is marvellous.Beautiful country,people and culture.This was my first business trip over there so it was an eye opener.Their selection and wide array of automobiles on offer is gobsmacking and the Korean Domestic Models are truly advanced.Not bad at all.
Cheers.
what? clitoris??…
Is Kia wish to enter competition to fight S class n 7 series? Dunno can fight or not?
For those who need to know this… this will be the FACELIFT BMW 7-Series!!! promotion price… 200k! LOL
Come on. Use ur brain…. If the car is the below 200k ….. I CHOPPED!!!!!!!!!
kia liquorice?
All you cuckoo eyes! Get them check!
No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t copy F10 at all!
So any long hair old lady at the pasar is your mom???
Pity you…do you have any money for a visit to eyes specialist? We can help.
The front end is a bit screwed up but the rest of the car looks great. Just shows how far the Korean’s have come in a short space of time.
the rims ain’t premium enough..looks dull
hyundai/kia nowadays enhances their design and looks by either duplicate other Conti or just mix and match from various brand(s) world wide..
HOWEVER, yes their design may be attractive physically or on paper; JUST MAYBE..
but trust me for sure; their RIDE, COMFORT and HANDLING cant even beat the japanese such as HONDA, TOYOTA, NISSAN…
what else if they dream to beat or be in-line with the CONTI: wow; that is far apart…
even their 2L Turbo or 2.4GDI with such super figure ON PAPER but when you take onto real world real drive; it is sluggish and way far behind from other brand.
put an entry level LEXUS IS250 or GS can see: heaven and earth gap!
what else if you put a 320i or c200 or S60… or A4…
far apart..
if compare segment with segment: 7series, Sseries, A8… haha.. dream on…
dont know what they think just profit/money making..
BUT need more R&D on that and yes more R&D on refinement is require by them..
only then.. ONLY or MAYBE they can be at PAR
in 100 years time i guess
Janganlah nak merepek kat sini.
Komen yang tak berasas sungguh. Dah lah nampak sangat bawak kete Jepun nak kritik kete Korea benda yang bukan bukan.
Hmm, not trying to be bias here but somehow what he said is similar to what the reviewers have found out.
Genereally, they say the Korean cars have posted awesome powertrain figures on paper but they don’t really impress them as much as the paper sheets.
for example, I’ve read a comparison test between the US-Camry and the Grandeur on truthaboutcars.com. The Grandeur outshines the Camry on paper with its 3.3L V6, reaching 293hp against the Camry’s 268hp 3.5L V6, but the Camry won the drag race.
Don’t have also the story you mentioned?
Have a look here:
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/tag/grandeur
You also merepek ka?
Ever heard of power to weight ratio? Just because camry won the drag race, u conclude that camry is a better caR?
Kindo. Grandeur is much bigger and heavier compared to Camry. Its like comparing a 600hp trailer pulling full load to a 60hp kelisa and conclude that your kelisa is more powerful than the trailer just because its faster in a drag race.
You guys are seriously running out of points and looking rather desperate.
they are only good on papers…
not on real world real road :)
go test drive..
dont kidding urself :)
True, these Korean Junk fanboys are really a ULTIMATE DREAMING HUMAN on earth.
You give them 100 years, very optimistic, to me they will never ever catch the conti. Before they can catch the Japs, they already beaten by the Chinese.
Ok Maserati bro, stop changing your login name okie? Your posts give yourself away completely! LOL
Was in Korea recently, many K9 roaming the streets. Its beautiful and most cars there are heavily tinted. But I doubt it will sell here cos engine is 3.8 litre.
Side track a little, in Korea there is also another car which I can’t recall the name but it sounds like Ekous something like that and its gorgeous. Combination of bmw and benz look while the logo looks like bentley.
that car is called Hyundai Equus.
that is also another lozer on the road …
Equus… Genesis.. all sucks…
only design seems bit OK
but the ride and handling go the other way
Are you maserati?
Balik balik merepek lagi.
Wow at the headlamps.. looks like LED headlamps to me..
Wow, the headlamps are full LEDs??
Nothing new with the LED headlamp. Prius already use it.
Audi A6 2.0T have it.
Very nice indeed. Only the grill is a mistake.
DRL resembles a bit like Mercedes.
I think no matter what they call it, make sure bside good gadget put into the new model, but also put in new invention of Engine like TSI or VVT i these kind of better engine tech.Always after bought the car then only i found the car are thirsty to drink petrol.Honestly.
Koreans should just adapt separate luxury entities just like what’s Lexus to Toyota and Infiniti to Nissan. Nobody in the right mind will associate Kia or Hyundai with luxury and exclusivity even if the qualities exceed of those Beemers / Benz / Audi / etc.
Thought Peter Schreyer could do better.
I was in Seoul last month, Kia K9 is big and luxury car. Nice design, Hyundai Equus also great
Meh….. The front end doesn’t seem to gell with the rest of the car.
They could have done a better job getting it to look elegant without getting it overlooked with details.
Kia wants everybody to know that they are not bargain based brand anymore and that they can make a luxury car that proves it…it’s a good first effort…not the best but good nonetheless I salute them
Won’t hurt my wallet! This will be cheaper than BMW 5 series but you won’t get all the luxury from BMW.
Yes u do.
I smell BMW 5 series + 7 series all over. AirAsia says “Now , everyone can fly” . Kia says, “Now, everyone can look like driving a BMW”
…if it’s not a copy then why the need to defend it?
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2012/03/123_107980.html
There is a difference between engaging and defending you know…
Hopefully coming 2 Malaysia soon..
and H & T owners pls dont be jealous or bashing. You just go and play with ur T n H no need to bashing here n there..
What happened to Kia? They were on the roll with the Optima, Forte etc. The Quoris (I wonder how that’d sound in Korean accented english) steals from the 5Gt up front (anyone who doesn’t see that is blind) with stupid overplayed Buick fender vent ports to boot. Tail lights look like they came off the Lexus GS with a hint of LS in the rear quarters. From some angles I’m seeing a hint of Infiniti G35 in the overall shape. Its a sloppy mish mash of derived design cliches and incongruent with their other offerings. Oh I forgot, this is KDM only? Then all is good :)
Fuyoh, we have a top designer in da house. I guess you think the Japs are top designers huh, or maybe car makers like VW are the pinnacle of auto design? Maybe every time you see a korean girl you also complain how they have some features like chinese girls or japanese girls or mishmash of both?
Nope, I’m just a Peter Schreyer fan and I think he could’ve done better with this made for KDM luxo-barge. FWIW I like the Equus very much.
Epic failed front look.
The only thing nice about this car is it does look like a BMW.
At least Kia dare to take risk amd challenge the big boys, producing big cars and engines, unlike our jaguh kampungs, who chickened out, only forever dare to sell lowly Campro 1.6 engines
When I looked at the picture without reading the topic, I thought it was gonna be a facelifted version of bmw -___-
Its K9 in Korea and it’ll be known as the Quoris globally. K9 = Dog???
Hmm, the design seems to be too ‘loud’, just like the Optima and Sportage. It’ll probably look very dated in another 5 years. This is in contrast to the cars from VW, conservative but will stand the test of time.
hope it come to this country a s a p and if priced wisely..I gonna buy this ought to be best car of the year..
m with others’…the front looks horrible but I do admire the back…
Weird looking front end…..not good
Whatever people want to say…duplicate? Duplicate lah…the fact is Korean tech rapidly fast! madly fast! Dulu SAMSUNG org pandang rendah…so what happen now?
When you say tech repidly fast, do you mean COPY rapidly fast?
front : 5-series GT
front fender : quattroporte
doors : panamera
back : lexus LS
somehow it all blend together cohesively but lack the spark of the optima
not a nice design. not nice at all.
Semua boleh komen senang2…ini copy F10 headlamp, itu copy Lexus rear lamp, ini copy Infinity side profil, itu copy bla bla bla…takpe lah itu pandangan masing2 kan…
Tapi bagi yg komen tu…perlu diingat bukan senang nak design kereta sekarang…Kenapa?
Kalau korang kaji sejarah automotif…basic/core shapes dah dipakai oleh semua car designer semenjak lepas Perang Dunia ke-2 lagi…tak kira daripada pembuat Jepun, Eropah atau Amerika Syarikat. Era 50′an dan seterusnya adalah era kebangkitan automotif dengan pelbagai rekaan moden dan innovative yang lahir.
Dan front & rear headlamp, grill dan window design misalnya, adalah design cues yang mengasaskan visual identiti sesebuah kereta apabila kita melihatnya. Pasti ramai yang tak tahu…inilah antara faktor yang membezakan sesebuah kereta pengeluar dengan pengeluar lain…
Perlu diingatkan juga, basic shape atau juga dipanggil ‘geometric shape’ boleh dikategorikan kepada lima; 1)circle 2) quadrilaterals (square, rectangular) 3)triangle 4)poligons dan 5)complex shapes…
Jadi bila dah berpuluh ribu model kereta keluar semenjak revolusi rekaan bermula 50 – 60 tahun lepas, kebanyakan basic shape dah diadaptasi dan digunakan oleh beratus pembuat kereta hingga kini…
Seorang car designer tidak akan meniru design kereta lain…mereka pun ada maruah bro, sebab bukan senang nak dpt job tu…only the best get selected…jadi kalau korang rasa blh design yg lain drpd yg lain…ambik kertas kosong…dan buatlah design yg paling kreatif…tapi jgn kecewa kalau anda dapati design anda pasti akan ada mirip kereta lain…tak kira lah bahagian headlamp ke, gril depan ke…
Sori lah…sebab bg ‘ceramah’ sikit pasal design, tp saya tgk bnyk benau komen2 pasal tiru design…letih la jugak…jadi ini mungkin blh dibuat renungan bg yang bukan design oriented…peace.
its easy. what they need in proper and genuine R&D and passion. hence finally create a better product..
not self assembled from various brand :)
driving a new civic is in a better class than this quoris mulut nganga. Lucky i’ve already book the new city.
Ok, then happy for you that you got a Honda City. So what is your point already?
LOL, a city…
The name of this car should be Kia CopyBMWF10CauseWeVeryKiasuAndDoesntHaveAnyCreativity
It’s a pity they have to copy BMW’s styling cues, as they have many good features found only on many expensive Continetal models. To be fair there are many nice looking Korean cars now, unfortuantely this is not one of it.
When exploring the car from the back to the side, the design looks very promising and seems like it could re-create the impact that Kia K5 made. That is until you see he front end – Shock! This is a serious design flop! An anti climax of what could have been another nice design attempt by the Koreans.
KIA
Killing In Action
Hope it will sell below Rm200k in Boleh Land!
But i dun think so as Hicom and crony crony of N-ENd would like to drain off our money….
Please, ladies and gentlemen. The question is, when will Proton?
Now, take away ke K logo, and replace it with T logo. I wonder how will the comments here be. Ohnomnomnom
Front face of a BMW 5 series.. Fog lamps of a Mercedes E-class.. Body shape of an Audi A6.. Tail lights of a Lexus GS… The Koreans and their “creativity”…
at least kia looks and drive way better than proton n perodua.. if the price to high for malaysian, blame ur beloved PM and kroni2 yg pgg AP..kui3..
Please stop this FRIGGIN’ BASHING on this newcomer full-size car (including Kia K7 or even its Hyundai competition) – or, at best, can we please LEARN HOW TO BE MORE CIVILIZED to embrace the Laissez-Faire culture of motor trade here in Malaysia?