kia cadenza

Kia has fully unveiled the tuned trio of cars on its SEMA stand in Las Vegas this year. Along with a pair of reworked Stingers, one of which was previewed two weeks ago, the company will be exhibiting a hotted-up Cadenza.

Finalists for the 2014 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year have been announced ahead of the winners' announcements at the Detroit motor show in January next year. The award is split into two categories, one for cars and the other for trucks and utility vehicles (utes and SUVs), with each list having been whittled down to twelve finalists. To be eligible for consideration the vehicles must be new for the 2014 model year.

20/10/09 - Update: Kia Australia says the Cadenza is only destined for Left Hand Drive production at present so we won’t be seeing it here. Although Kia Australia is not competing in the large-car segment (even the mid-size Magentis is no longer high on the agenda), we were all amazed to see the first images of Kia's new large car, the Kia Cadenza.