Konstantin
Member
Hello everyone.
Allow me to join this forum by introducing myself. Last Saturday I exchanged my Cadenza 2016 with Stringer 2T Premium. It took me a few times to drive Stringer before I decided to switch. I had KIA cars before in this order:
Forte->Optima Hybrid->Cadenza and now Stringer.
Main reason I did switch is because KIA does not actually really care about Cadenza line of cars. Probably because sales number not good. When I took Cadenza I was surprised that it has outdated UVO 2.0 system when previous Optima had 3.0. But I wanted bigger car and powerful engine.
I will not compare Stinger with previous cars except for Cadenza. Both cars in almost same price range (I am not talking about GT version of Stringer). It may not be totally fair to compare not the top of the line Stinger with almost top of the line Cadenza. I had technology package with additional stuff so I was missing only surround camera / back sits usb charger and LED fog lights.
Better in Stringer:
* Newest UVO system
* More technology features
* More "sportish" look
* Different drive modes! This is better because I can really see fuel consumption is better even though by spec they are the same 21/25/29
* DRL!!!!!!!! YAY! You will not believe me but I always wanted a car with DRL! But I failed each time I took new car. Not this time though.
* LED interior light. I had to replace all bulbs in Cadenza with LED to get more modern look
* Wireless charging
Better in Cadenza (remember this is 2016 model, not the last):
* Interior materials a way better!
* Leather much better
* Interior space much bigger
* Trunk space is much bigger
* V6 with more HP 293 vs 255, but not that difference in real world without drive mode selection
* Illuminated door sill plates!
* Higher resolution backup camera
* Fog lights (why String has none?)
Allow me to join this forum by introducing myself. Last Saturday I exchanged my Cadenza 2016 with Stringer 2T Premium. It took me a few times to drive Stringer before I decided to switch. I had KIA cars before in this order:
Forte->Optima Hybrid->Cadenza and now Stringer.
Main reason I did switch is because KIA does not actually really care about Cadenza line of cars. Probably because sales number not good. When I took Cadenza I was surprised that it has outdated UVO 2.0 system when previous Optima had 3.0. But I wanted bigger car and powerful engine.
I will not compare Stinger with previous cars except for Cadenza. Both cars in almost same price range (I am not talking about GT version of Stringer). It may not be totally fair to compare not the top of the line Stinger with almost top of the line Cadenza. I had technology package with additional stuff so I was missing only surround camera / back sits usb charger and LED fog lights.
Better in Stringer:
* Newest UVO system
* More technology features
* More "sportish" look
* Different drive modes! This is better because I can really see fuel consumption is better even though by spec they are the same 21/25/29
* DRL!!!!!!!! YAY! You will not believe me but I always wanted a car with DRL! But I failed each time I took new car. Not this time though.
* LED interior light. I had to replace all bulbs in Cadenza with LED to get more modern look
* Wireless charging
Better in Cadenza (remember this is 2016 model, not the last):
* Interior materials a way better!
* Leather much better
* Interior space much bigger
* Trunk space is much bigger
* V6 with more HP 293 vs 255, but not that difference in real world without drive mode selection
* Illuminated door sill plates!
* Higher resolution backup camera
* Fog lights (why String has none?)
