2014 Kia Cadenza Limited Long-Term Road Test

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2014 Kia Cadenza Limited Long-Term Road Test

The 3.3-liter V6 engine in our long-term 2014 Kia Cadenza has good power delivery, in the city and on the highway.

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I tried to make this comment when this was first posted, but comments weren't working again. Anyway, the Impala will move away from the Cadenza at WOT. It will also walk sideways with gobs of torque steer. But in everyday driving, it feels flat unless really poked and the Cadenza is much more responsive and even at WOT still is plenty quick. Plus, the touchy throttle of Kias past is gone and I've yet once to spin the front tires at what seemed like modest throttle. On modest grades, I've had it hunt from 6 to 5 to 6 back to 5 a couple of times, but I've found if I use the paddles to force it back to 6 it doesn't do it again.