2014 Kia Cadenza Limited Long-Term Road Test

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• zimtheinvader Member Posts: 580

  March 2014

  It will be interesting to hear how those are in the summer. How much do they insulate? We test drove an early A3 that had the big sunroof and it had a perforated cover rolled out. On a 100 degree day I could really feel the sun beating down through the cover.

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• gslippy Member Posts: 514

  March 2014

  I've never had an interest in sunroofs - they cost more, introduce more things to break, and reduce headroom. At 6'6", I need all the headroom I can get. Besides, who wants to look at the sky?

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• agentorange Member Posts: 893

  March 2014

  I'm with gslippy. I hate having distracting light coming at me when I'm driving. In fact, many passengers whine that I always drive with the sunvisors lowered. Maybe I should drive an Abrams or a Challenger.

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• joner800 Member Posts: 80

  March 2014

  the purpose of having a sunroof is not to look at the sky whilst driving - obviously. it is meant to make the cabin feel open and airy while open. i have a chrysler 300 with this feature and it almost makes the cabin feel like youre driving a 4-door convertible; just without the wind.

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• jdubbs115_ Member Posts: 4

  March 2014

  @zimtheinvader: Hyundai and Kia's shades are completely opaque, so that no sunlight comes through. They are also very well insulated. I don't know why so many other automakers use mesh, as the cabin gets too hot.
  
  On the headroom issue, I'm 6'3" an

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• zimtheinvader Member Posts: 580

  March 2014

  I wasn't a fan of sunroofs until I got one of those deflectors that go in front of the sunroof. Now I can drive at 70 with it open and carry on a conversation in a normal voice. On most cars I've had the sunroof visor makes a big difference in wind noise with it open. It is a nice way to get some airflow on a nice day and really beats having a side window down for noise at higher speeds. Plus you can crack the right rear window just an inch or so to really increase the air movement inside. I'm not a fan of the looks of the deflectors at first but after a few days I don't even notice them anymore.

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