Kia K900 Wins Decisive Magazine 2015 Urban Car of the Year Award
Kia doesn’t have any presentations scheduled for this week’s North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, but that doesn’t mean the event is a total bust for the Korean automaker. In fact, before all the big premieres got underway, the brand’s 2015 Kia K900 sedan was named the Decisive Magazine 2015 Urban Car of […]
Check Out the Latest LeBron James K900 Ad
Back in October, NBA all-star LeBron James was announced as the first-ever “luxury ambassador” for the 2015 Kia K900. That was followed shortly by his first television commercial for the luxury sedan, in which King James pulls up to a swanky red carpet event and tosses the keys to a star-struck valet. Now the Korean […]
Kia November Sales Figures Revealed: LeBron Sold Seven Whole K900s
Kia November sales figures were announced yesterday, with the automaker’s American sales totaling 44,936 units for the month. That’s a slight decrease over November of 2013, when Kia sold 45,411 vehicles. However, Kia’s year-to-date sales of 534,647 put them over the 500,000-unit mark for the third consecutive year. Kia Motors America’s sales were driven primarily […]
Kia K900 and Soul Win 2015 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Awards
Kia’s K900 luxury sedan and Soul urban passenger vehicle have both been recognized with prestigious 2015 Consumer Guide Automotive Best Buy Awards. The K900 and Soul were given top honors in the Premium Large Car and Subcompact Car categories, respectively. “2014 marks Kia’s 20th year in the U.S. market, and in that time, the Kia brand […]
2015 Kia K900 is Road & Travel Magazine’s International Car of the Year
Kia’s flagship sedan, the kid-tested, LeBron-approved 2015 Kia K900, has been named Road & Travel Magazine’s “International Car of the Year.” This is the third consecutive time Kia has won the ICOTY, having taken home the award last year for the Cadenza premium sedan and in 2012 for the Optima midsize sedan. “Since arriving in […]
High-Performance Kia K900 SEMA Concept Teased in New Video
After promising us ice cream and hinting we’ll get some beer to wash it down with, Kia has finally gotten around to previewing a vehicle that appeals more to automotive enthusiasts than foodies: a high-performance Kia K900 SEMA concept. Although there aren’t many details to go on, it appears that the brand’s first luxury sedan […]
Watch LeBron James’ Kia K900 Commercial
Which is harder: winning a championship for the notoriously (and, let’s be honest, amusingly) sports-cursed city of Cleveland, or selling a bunch of $66,000 Kias? Ambitious Cavaliers power forward LeBron James is hoping to do both this year, and he’s getting the (pun-intended) ball rolling with this new commercial for the Kia K900 luxury sedan. […]
LeBron James Endorses the Kia K900
Cleveland Cavaliers power forward and Hero-Turned-Nemesis-Turned-Hero-Again of Ohio LeBron James endorses the Kia K900 in a new ad (above), with more promos and TV spots set to follow. While this is certainly big news for the Korean automaker, it’s not an especially surprising development for the rest of us, since we suspected an endorsement deal […]
LeBron James Drives Kia K900
NBA superstar and new Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James recently took to Instagram to proclaim his love for the Kia K900, perhaps as a sign of solidarity with fellow Cleveland athlete/car salesman Josh Gordon of the Cleveland Browns. Along with the photo, LeBron tweeted: “Rolling around in my K900. Love this car!! #Kia #TheLand #Akron #StriveForGreatness.” […]
2015 Kia K900 Overview
What’s New for the 2015 Kia K900 The Kia K900 is an all-new model for 2015. Related: 2015 Kia Optima Gets New Technology 2015 Kia K900 Exterior The 2015 Kia K900 competes amongst the best luxury sedans available, but with a price tag we can all appreciate. The K900 is Kia’s largest sedan to date, […]
2015 Kia K900 Marketing Campaign Is Tasty
The all-new 2015 Kia K900 continues to arrive at dealerships across the country in limited quantities but with unlimited potential, marking Kia’s first foray into the rear-drive luxury sedan segment. According to a recent press release, this summer will see an exciting K900 marketing campaign that embraces music, art, food—the works. Reportedly, the K900 marketing […]
Kia K900 Dealers Limited to Less than 30 Percent Upon Launch
Wanting to get your hands on one of those fancy new K900 luxury sedans Kia’s been trying to sell you with a 15-year-old pop culture reference? Well, you might actually need to go on a hunt akin to Morpheus’ search for Neo in The Matrix after all: Edmunds is reporting that the K900 will be […]
2015 Kia K900 Configurator Launched
Ever since Kia announced its entry into the luxury market with its upcoming rear-drive flagship sedan, the Kia K900, we’ve been dying to know what it’ll go for. Kia’s sister brand, Hyundai, starts the 2014 Equus luxury sedan off at $61,250, so we anticipated similar pricing. Kia finally answered our question (partially) when it released […]
2015 Kia K900 Tech and Safety Brings Modern Luxury
As part of Kia’s celebration of its 20th year on the American market, the 2015 Kia K900 proves just what the carmaker is capable of, redefining the entire brand and turning the luxury sedan segment on its head. A long, laundry list of standard technology and safety features that blow other luxury sedans out of […]
Morpheus Encourages You to Take the Red Key in K900 Super Bowl Ad
Kia has revealed that the spokesman who has been tapped to help them in introducing the all-new K900 rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan to an unsuspecting audience…is Morpheus from The Matrix. We know, we know, it’s not really exactly what you’d call a current character, but Larry Fishburne’s all-seeing and all-knowing wise man is still an easily-recognizable […]
(UPDATED) Some Alternatives to Using Morpheus in the K900 Super Bowl Ad
As you may have read right here at The News Wheel earlier this week, The Verge leaked news that Kia will be trying to appeal to their “fans of 15 year old movies with awful sequels” demographic by using Morpheus in the K900 Super Bowl ad. Of course, Morpheus (played by Laurence Fishburne, who may have done […]
Super Bowl Ad for the New K900 Will Feature The Matrix’s Morpheus
“What if I told you that ad executives from Kia thought that a movie from the year 1999 was still germane enough to our culture (never mind so thoroughly ignored when it comes to pop culture satire) that they wanted to utilize one of its main characters in a Super Bowl commercial…in the year 2014?” […]
First Kia K900 TV Spot Aired on Christmas
Didn’t get enough holiday cheer under the tree this year? Then maybe you should have been tuned into one of many nationally televised NBA games airing on ESPN and ABC on December 25. Kia aired its very first Kia K900 TV spot, entitled “Preconceived Notions,” during the basketball games. The all-new 2015 K900 rear-drive sedan […]