“The 2021 Kia K5 proves that the sedan nonetheless holds an necessary place in a crossover dominated market. Changing the Optima in Kia’s lineup, the K5 provides an amazing bundle with an reasonably priced beginning worth of $23,490,” says CarBuzz Senior Editor, Jared Rosenholtz. The Individuals’s Automobile Award winner should price lower than the common transaction worth of a brand new automotive in the USA, which was round $38,000 in 2020. The K5 undercuts this finances with room to spare. Even the premium EX trim begins at $27,990 and the sporty GT mannequin arriving subsequent yr may even qualify with its $30,490 beginning worth.
“After driving the brand new K5, we got here away impressed with its distinctive type, well-organized inside, premium supplies, sporty driving manners, and excellent security know-how,” Rosenholtz provides. “Not like the Optima earlier than it, the K5 provides elective all-wheel-drive, opening it to new clients in colder climates who would have in any other case solely thought-about a crossover. The addition of the sporty GT mannequin with 290 horsepower and 311 pound-feet of torque will even give fans one thing to lust over at an reasonably priced worth level. We predict the K5 provides the very best mix of options and enjoyable on a finances, making it the clear winner of this yr’s Individuals’s Automobile class.”
