[rpjr1970]

Kia K900 and Cadenza Are Dead for 2021

We're not surprised to see these slow-selling sedans go away given the existence of Hyundai's Genesis luxury brand and the market's insatiable demand for SUVs.

www.caranddriver.com

Wonder if these will totally be discontinued in the US. It's a shame - I'm on my second Cadenza and really love the car.

 

[joegr]

It's possible that the Cadenza may come back in a year or three, though it may be under a different model name (K7?). I think it fills a spot that Hyundai/Kia/Genesis does not otherwise have. I can see the K900 being replaced by the Genesis G90 though.

 

[Kia-Driver]

People are guessing that the K8 will be coming here to replace the Cadenza & K900:

More Pictures of Kia K8 Spied In & Out - Korean Car Blog

The first launch in the Kia timeline for 2021 is the next-generation semi-large sedan 'Kia K8', to be released in March. The K8...

thekoreancarblog.com

 

[MadMax]

Couple key takeaways, nothing for 2021, we knew that already. And the up-scale k8 concept is supposed to fall in the middle of the K7 and K9, but be a new Cadenza essentially. So if all things are true, there will be a large lux sedan in the lineup this year as a 2022.

 

[potletab]

Sad news. Does it have to do with low sales?

 

[Kia-Driver]

Yes, sales were low, and Covid made them lower still. They couldn't justify keeping them in the US.