The All-New 2017 Kia Cadenza is A Head Scratcher

Nestled between the top-of-the-line rear-drive Kia K900 and the midsize front-drive Kia Optima is the front-drive Cadenza….

First, Kia tackled the looks of the Cadenza….

That transmission is surprisingly good, too. The eight-speed is seamless, smooth, and almost unnoticeable, whether you use the steering-wheel-mounted paddles or let the system do the work….

One of the 2017 Kia Cadenza‘s best features is the available adaptive cruise control….

Although the Cadenza is quiet, the interior’s center stack of controls is a little button-heavy, and in our tester with the upgraded eight-inch touchscreen, the updated UVO system was slow to respond to touch and clunky to use when we tried to find our hotel by inputting its name and the city it was in….

Inside, the Cadenza is very quiet until you reach highway speeds, when you barely hear the external world whistling by…