Just saw the post and had to chime in. I had one of the first Kia Cadenza’s in the US back in 2014 (or so I don’t even remember anymore). Back then it was Kia’s most expensive car and it was prepping the dealerships for a higher level of clientele that was supposed to flood Kia stores.
As I was told back then, not all dealerships were allowed to have or sell Cadenzas and the upcoming K900, only their higher status level stores. Salesmen that handled these two cars had to go through a higher level of training too.
Bottom line I got a very sweet deal because of all the super incentives and cash on the hood Kia put on there to get the car our the door and rolling on the streets to get noticed. I got a top of the line Cadenza for 3Y 12K/M/M $350/m Tax included with basic drive offs that was about $1100.
The first Gen Cadenza did a lot to turn heads and really blew a lot of people away. Certainly didn’t get enough of “Whats that?” and “Who makes that car”, “Kia NO WAY!”. By the end of the 3 year lease the double sunroof was creaking like crazy and the Nappa leather was looking not so nappa anymore, but I walked away from the car thinking it was a real game changer and that I would never go back to Audi from this point on. The thing that annoyed me to no end was “60K for a Kia!! that’s the dumbest thing I have ever…”
I think you have stumbled on a dealership that has no idea what they are doing and if Kia isn’t going to subsidize the K900 or Cadenza to a ridiculous level, just walk away and pick up a new Caddy or BMW.