The all-new Cadenza is Kia’s foray into the premium space, set to compete with both full-size and luxury cars. Kia is touting the fact that the Cadenza comes loaded with features such as standard leather, a 550-watt sound system, standard navigation and backup camera, standard heated seats, and more, all for $35,000.  Consumers always will be interested when a vehicle comes loaded with standard features, and the Cadenza may be one of the most feature-rich cars at its price point…

• Akshay Anand, Kelley Blue Book Insights

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