2014 Kia Cadenza Limited Long-Term Road Test

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2014 Kia Cadenza Limited Long-Term Road Test

A back seat review of the 2014 Kia Cadenza

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reminder

Just when you think there can't be another feature that removes the driver from the equation, there is another bit of technology. I can't say my leg ever got tired from pressing on the brake.

kirkhilles_

I dunno, it sounds like a smart feature to me, presuming it works as expected. I also think having the parking brake engage when it park is also a great thing.

This would be great for those people that like to start creeping forward when at a stop light anticipating the green light. I saw one idiot that creeped all the way THROUGH the red light.

stovt001_

I can sit stopped at a light without my foot on the brake in my $13,000 Miata. Because I have a manual transmission.

csubowtie

I'm with Stovt001, unless I'm on a hill, both of my MT vehicles just sit there at the light, no brakes needed. However, if this does become more popular, maybe it will help put an end to the stoplight creep, which is really annoying with a MT. Why can't people just stop where they wanted to in the first place?

mieden

Wow, this feature is like 10 years old... No one here has noticed this on like ALL the luxury cars youve tested since about 2005?

majin_ssj_eric

Um, no. Our 2013 GS 350 doesn't have it as far as I'm aware and neither did our G37 or IS 350 before it. Fail comment is fail.

dgcamero

My 1990 Subaru Legacy had a fully automated (up) hill holder (AND an auxiliary input jack!!!). Held the brakes until you lifted off the clutch. The 06 - 10ish Passat also had "auto hold."

mieden

I shouldve specified "German" luxury cars. Anything with Bosch ABS/ASR/ESP 8P (first seen in 2005) has this feature, non-linear pressure reinforcement (for brake-fade compensation) and particularly fine and precise valving to facilitate disc drying when receiving rain-sensor data over CAN. Bosch incorporated all the significant benefits of Mercedes' god-awful Sensortronic Brake Control without all the "extra". Like dgcamero pointed out, the 06 Passat was one of the early adopters of Gen 8 ESP, but its SUPER ubiquitous now...its even migrated to Kia's...