Welcome to CarSceneKorea, I introduce newly released Genesis, Hyundai and Kia cars
and the car I have in front of me today is Kia K8
in Snow White Pearl
And last time I was here, I spotted a K8.
However, it had a warning sign
saying that it should not be filmed.
So I did not film the car.
However, that's all gone.
And as we all know, this has already been world premiered and it debuted already
but then I spotted this one right here.
So decided to pull out the camera real quick
and show you what it's like in person
And this Kia K8 for the first time ever,
They have implemented this new type of front bumper design.
There is no significant design
cue that says, "Hey, from here to here, this is the front grill, front bumper."
This whole front bumper is more like
a integrated design of the whole thing altogether
like everything is put in here,
but then there is no set boundary in between the design language
For instance,
That DRL, You know, underneath the headlight
there's been a like, "Hey, this is the DRL."
However, that's not really the case with the Kia K8 sitting right here
Going flawlessly with the front bumper
And it would definitely stand out the most
when we actually have the DRL and other lights running
and as many have been worried about
having this kind of design
and it's kind of a quite flat and the bumper,
front bumper drops really quickly
just like that.
It's like, it's as if it's falling off the cliff or something.
So for that reason being, you know,
I can see a lot of bug splashes here already.
Well that is going to be inevitable in that perspective.
However, It really adds on to the design and
well, this is quite something for sure.
Just check,
compare it with other cars on the roads today.
This is unique design
and just look how thin they have gone with the front headlights
And that's possible because they have separated that DRL, integrated that right into the bumper
and the turn signal as well.
So on the top,
it's just solely the headlight and the headlights alone.
And this car is also a pre-production model.
So it's just having a regular wheel knows what,
that is definitely not for this K8
They have marked here and there testing out stuff.
They got the numbers.
And this is the rear view of the car.
And obviously can't believe I've been missing this out.
This is the first time with the brand new Kia emblem
and that's what it looks like with a car
And I like the font that they have used
So, K8 the letter K here is identical obviously to that of Kia's
Kia's K right there
And most definitely, as much as it has been significantly changed from the front bumper,
This rear is something. I've never seen this before on any other car.
Having the bumper comes out all the way like that
and that is very aggressive design integrated with the tail-light
No need to say this stands for the letter K of Kia
That starts from here and is actually stretched out with a chrome part underneath
and so kind of a you know, it eats away the parting line with the bumper kind of are making it look more of a flush look all together.
Again, just check how deep this bumper goes. This is crazy
And one more thing from the rear,
is that rear is really bumped up.
I am comparing my Veloster,
Of course.
Even if you were to compare that to a regular sedan,
as we can see the Grandeur over there or Azera
you can see how much bumped up it is from the ground
so you don't need to worry about the clearance.
It's not going to be an issue whatsoever
No exhaust coming off of either tip.
So, this is just for the design as you can see. It's covered.
and that obviously is the reverse light.
And that's going to be the button for the trunk.
Given that this is a huge sedan,
this is a full size sedan, by the way,
this is the biggest car that KIA has
in terms of a Sedan
and you can see how long it this car is
I'll be showing you the profile on the other side
like that
and just see how much it is sticking out
and I've parked my car right next to where the side mirror is
for the K8 as well,
and that's how much this is actually sitting out
Very short overhang. Seems to be the trend lately.
However, looking at that wheelbase,
It's humongous.
So this is the inside it has the black interior.
I've learned that it shows how much better with the photo.
The steering wheel has the new Kia emblem embedded
as well as the dial type gear selector right there. We've seen that from Genesis and so forth
and the other buttons are pretty much the Identical and self-explanatory,
It has a one giant display.
I can see the parting line.
So, it is actually two different displays.
However, the housing is put in a one single whole thing.
So it looks much more foolish than that of a regular clusters that we have been seeing through out
For instance, Genesis G80 or GV80 for that matter
Nothing special about the side mirror,
it has the repeater. Right here.
This is precisely where the side mirror used to be.
I mean, it is for my car and all other cars for that matter
Elantra over there and so forth.
However, they have moved the side mirror down into this door.
They have integrated the side mirror into the door
Providing this room and they made that into glass
And from the driver side,
when you're driving around in the cockpit,
you are able to see that much
and you may think that is not much
but it is a lifesaver from time to time.
Especially when you're driving around the city roads,
you are able to see children playing around here
and I personally like the design with that flag-type glass better.
Coming back to the front bumper again,
This is the new Tiger Face, Kia has introduced and has implemented with a K8
and we'll be seeing more of these in a future cars with Kia, being Sportage to come
and needless to say, but there are significant diamond pattern on this Kia K8
Seen here and there
and also we've seen that chrome part stressed out right there.
But also I've noticed that you can see, the panel right there
also has the same pattern engraved.
And sensors for the parking assist and HDA for that matter
and there is also a so that does not look like a camera,
but it sure does look like a sensor
And that's the third brake light
nothing significantly different
but I see more of a square patterns within that third brake light
Reminds me of that of IONIQ 5's pixel inspired lights, something like that.
I wonder what that would look like when it lights up
and just looking from the patterns of the rear tail light
right here, the details that they have gone through
I really can't wait to see this during the night time.
I mean I have seen this in the nighttime,
which I will be inserting right now
and it's very distinctive that one long horizontal line,
but one thing that's different from that of a Hyundai cars is that again,
as I have said,
is definitely this "K" lettering visible from the profile right there
just Imagine there is a big, you know bar right here,
then definitely it is a letter K
and you can see that K8 has borrowed the design language from that of a fastback,
from the peak of the roof right there,
starting with the rear door on the back.
It gently drops like that.
However, they have managed to go a little more gradually.
So, providing more of a space for the head room.
So no doubt as you can see, there is a plenty plenty of a headroom
and I have spotted another one
this right here is Interstellar gray.
There are six colors for K8.
One, we have seen just now
Snow White Pearl with Steel gray
and this right here, Interstellar gray,
Aurora Black Pearl, Gravity Blue & Deep Forest Green.
All right. So this model right here
solve a lot of question that we had on with the SWP
So that snow white pearl was missing a camera. So there is no surround view,
However, there is a camera for this one.
So probably that is the sensors for something else again, that is the camera right there
And this model has sunroof. So, this is a wide sunroof
Starting from here to here.
So it would open all the way back to here.
Just like my Veloster
Almost has the same party line and the design
Starting from here and the way, how it's curved right there.
So this is what it's going to look like when it's opened.
What do you think about this wheel right here?
So on the rear, looks like a one P. 1 piston.
and perhaps two piston on the front
and as for the design-wise,
this is pretty much of this is more closer to that of a production model
than the the Snow White we have seen
because it has the right wheels.
It's missing of the stickers and testers for that matter
Exactly the same thing in terms of the front design
So most of the comparison here would be that you choose between the different colors
See which one fits better.
One thing for sure is that Kia emblem definitely stands out much more than it did on the Snow White for the obvious reason.
So going on the back, same thing.
K8 and Kia emblem on the back.
And again, probably it's got to do with this car being a gigantic full size sedan or saloon, for that matter
But that rear looks really bumped up.
The rear is is really suspended from the ground quite a lot.
Again, this is the profile of the car
and the ones this car hits the showcase, excuse me, the the showrooms,
I'll definitely drop by and I'll show you what the interior is like
This type of a full-size sedan, you have to be in the car to know what it is really like.
How this car would be around the roads, on the bumps, in different corners and all that.
So, well, hopefully again I signed up for the test driver for this
if I get lucky if I get the car, I'll have the car for a week
I'll tell you everything about that in the future video.
Alright again, Thanks for watching.
Let me know what you are curious about in terms of this Kia K8 in the comment below
So, next time I go in the showroom, get the test driver, I can check it out for you guys.