[Bimar]

Brand snob aside, The Koreans are bringing it

[toddwalton]

No.

And I don't eat meatloaf either.

[BMWFan2]

The Telluride has a hideous front fascia but decent rear. The Palisade, on the other hand, is a beautiful vehicle exterior and interior.

[ronmramsayii]

Nah. They're doing great design wise though

[760Lifan]

I was looking at the Kia as a second vehicle in case I decided to save some money.

Right now, however, they are in such high demand that you can't even get the top trim (order banks closed for certain features for the next couple of months).

The few they had available were partially sold at a $10K mark-up. I know it sounds ridiculous but that's what's going on.

Don't know much about the Hyundai. Last time I checked the website, it said "stay tuned". No pricing info out.

[Bimar]

Originally Posted by ronmramsayii

Nah. They're doing great design wise though

Reminds me when Samsung started making phones they were crap, now they are premium. Next 5-10 years there will be lots of super value cars with as good tech as the Germans.

[BzsBimmer]

Nope. I’m a brand snob

[Missduvy]

Brand snob here too, but I have frequently found myself lately seeing a cool car on the road that I didn’t recognize, and when I get up to it, it’s always a Kia. They’re making some pretty nice looking cars.

[OtisX7]

Really curious about both. Nice looking cars and seem like fantastic value.

[BzsBimmer]

Originally Posted by Missduvy

Brand snob here too, but I have frequently found myself lately seeing a cool car on the road that I didn’t recognize, and when I get up to it, it’s always a Kia. They’re making some pretty nice looking cars.

Agreed but at the end of the day, until you start seeing some hot shot actors driving them around town or royal dignitaries driving in them, they just won’t get the brand notoriety like BMW or Mercedes.

I can’t see Jason Statham driving a Kia, being the Transporter

[Bimar]

Originally Posted by BzsBimmer

I can’t see Jason Statham driving a Kia, being the Transporter

Haha very true, one would need to keep on justifying the value purchase that it’s almost as good as ze Germans

[like2short]

Originally Posted by X4guy

Brand snob aside, The Koreans are bringing it

I looked at the x7, Kia and Hyundai and aviator at the La auto show last Nov. . They are all great at their respective price points.

I'd definitely go kia/Hyundai over a pilot.

The x7 is nicer has more power etc , but the Koreans offer ventilated seats in row 2 that bmw does not!

Overall I'm happy with our x7 and do not have buyers remorse at all. If my budget was below 50k I'd definitely consider the Hyundai /Kia.

[Bimar]

Originally Posted by 760Lifan

I was looking at the Kia as a second vehicle in case I decided to save some money.

Right now, however, they are in such high demand that you can't even get the top trim (order banks closed for certain features for the next couple of months).

The few they had available were partially sold at a $10K mark-up. I know it sounds ridiculous but that's what's going on.

Don't know much about the Hyundai. Last time I checked the website, it said "stay tuned". No pricing info out.

Insane having a waiting list for a Kia, did some math for cost for a well loaded X7 can have a telluride for family and a lightly optioned Macan S for fun.

[760Lifan]

Looking at the pricing for the Palisade and...call me impressed.

About $48K MSRP for a fully loaded one is less than I thought - considering this is even a bit more upscale than the Telluride.

The Palisade will also bring the crazy demand on the Telluride down a bit.

Right now, I'm planning on going X7 40i for myself and Aviator for my mother. Since the Lincoln is also going to be north of $1K/month, I might do something crazy in put her into a Telluride/Palisade and get myself a X7 M50i just for the fun of it and still save $400/month...

[aas5]

To state the obvious to all us BMW fans, in addition to the looks, they have to drive well. Until this happens I will never cross shop Kia with BMW. Can definitely be a good second family car.

[Bimar]

Originally Posted by aas5

To state the obvious to all us BMW fans, in addition to the looks, they have to drive well. Until this happens I will never cross shop Kia with BMW. Can definitely be a good second family car.

With cars like the Kia stinger, we know they can if they wanted..