 What is up you guys, welcome back to another one. If you're new to the channel, I'm Goldpony, I do new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube. And today we are in the new 2022 Kia K5 courtesy of Scott at Fred Bean's Kia in Mechanicsburg PA. For more information on their inventory, please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. And yes, I specifically mentioned Scott because this is actually his vehicle. So if you're going to go to Fred Bean's and buy your Kia, make sure you buy it from Scott. But anyways, I'm in this one today because there are actually several changes for the 2022 K5, including of course, that new badge or logo you guys could see on the vehicle. Also, all-wheel drive is available for the K5, which is quite a brilliant thing and not always the case in all sedans out there. You do also get America's best warranty being five years, 60,000 mile bumper to bumper, 10 years, 100,000 miles then on the powertrain. And so in this video, I will of course be testing out and going over everything about the K5 from acceleration to braking, steering for a variety of quality sounds and some exhaust clip, all of that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. So when it comes to the pricing, there are a ton of different trim levels available for the K5. First one being the LX, starting at $23,690. LXS front-wheel drive for $24,690. LXS all-wheel drive for $26,490. GT line front-wheel drive for $26,090. GT line all-wheel drive for $27,690. EX for $28,590. And then the GT for $31,090. That is quite a bit of different trim levels that are available. So then as you can imagine with all of those different trim levels that you have there, there are a couple different power plants available for the K5. First one being a 1.6 liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder coming standard with all trim levels, but the GT trim, that is gonna be the different setup. But for this 1.6 liter, you get 180 horsepower, 5,500 RPM, 195 pound-feet of torque coming in at 1,500 RPM. Power sent to the front wheels are all-wheels through an eight-speed automatic, zero to 60 time coming in at approximately seven seconds. Flat with MPG numbers coming in at 27 in the city, 37 on the highway for the front-wheel drive, 25 city, 33 then on the highway for the all-wheel drive taking regular unleaded fuel. But then there is that GT trim level. That one's going to be powered by a 2.5 liter turbocharged inline four-cylinder. This one cranks out 290 horsepower at 5,800 RPM, 311 pound-feet of torque coming in at around 1,600 RPM. Power sent to the front wheels through an eight-speed wet dual clutch with paddle shifters. That's pretty darn cold, zero to 60 time coming in at 5.2 seconds with MPG numbers coming in at 24 in the city, 32 then on the highway. But before we do any kind of fun acceleration tests here in our K5, I did want to first mention to you guys the drive beds. And so there is actually a circular button to look at it just behind the shifter that will give you EcoSport comfort, smart and custom and then Sport Plus is available as well. But the snow mode, by the way, is available for the all-wheel drive configurations of the K5 only like we have today. We actually do have that. We have the all-wheel drive K5, which is wonderful. It's definitely a car I always wanted to try out. But anyways, these drive modes adjust things like the shift points, the throttle response, steering sensitivity, and with that snow mode, all-wheel drive system engagement as well. 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And also this thing charges up my camera batteries as well or your laptop if you wanted to use it for school possibly but this thing's definitely very heavy duty and I'm a big fan. But now let's go ahead and get back to that acceleration test. All right you guys, we are back. I'm definitely a fan of my Burt Titanium Ridge wallet for sure. But now let's go ahead and find that straight away. Here it is and we'll see this acceleration test here. Up I go. This is the 1.6 liter. Zero to 60 in seven seconds flat. That is plenty of power without a doubt. I mean, obviously the GT is gonna rocket you to 60 but dang, seven seconds flat is definitely not gonna give you any issues emerging onto the highway without a doubt. But anyways, to go along with that acceleration as always breaking is equally important. And so up front you will find 12 inch ventilated front disc for the non GT trim levels and then 13.6 inch ventilated front disc for the GT trim level. So substantially larger being of course that you have a bigger engine. So I guess that makes sense. In the back 11.2 inch solid rear disc for the non GT, 12.8 inch solid rear disc for the GT trim level. But even with that non GT trim level as far as the 60s year of stopping distance goes it comes in at an insanely impressive 116 feet which is quite freaking brilliant if I do say. That's sports sedan good you guys. Usually sedans come in in the 120s, SUVs typically come in in the 130s. So 116 feet is plenty respectable without a doubt. As far as the braking feel goes you can really tell that number is true because it instantly brings you to a stop. It's definitely without a doubt on the firmer side of the braking situation here. Not a soft braking feel whatsoever which is a brilliant thing if you wanna come to a quick stop on the highway perhaps. So wonderful, wonderful braking on the K5 at least in this vehicle here that we have today. It really is quite good. I'm not just saying that it's wonderful. Anyway, touching on suspension and handling up front you're gonna make fierce and strut front suspension in the back independent multi-link rear suspension front and rear stabilizer bars. As far as ride quality goes, it's perfectly fine. I have had no issues whatsoever in my short test drive here today. I'm on some pretty smooth roads here in Mechanicsburg though but still no issues whatsoever. As far as steering feel goes it is a noticeably different dependent upon which drive mode that you put it in. So you do have it in that sports driving mode right now still and it is a heavier feel to it when a minded a bit heavier of a feel to the steering in the sport driving mode kind of like maybe the Lexus IS 350, I don't know. I always refer to that steering feel because that is the best but still it's plenty fine. The comfort driving mode definitely makes it a little more loosey-goosey but the cool thing is that custom driving mode you can actually make the steering feel heavier but not that instant acceleration that you wanted to get all the time in the sport mode if you wanted to do that. That's what I personally do in my own vehicle but as far as cabin noise goes it's perfectly fine. I am driving right now as you guys can see. I'm going around 30 miles per hour but there isn't a whole lot of exterior wind noise coming into the cabin at least right now so I've had no issues there. And maybe that's due in part because there is an acoustic limited front windshield that comes standard on the K5. So it is gonna absorb a lot of that exterior noise so that's definitely a good thing. And touching on visibility I can see perfectly fine out the back and typically with sedans you are not gonna have any issues of visibility anyways but that about rounds off the performance segment of this review you guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2022 Kia K5. All right so here she is you guys the new 2022 Kia K5. And before we start this one I did want to give a quick disclaimer very couple slight modifications on this one by the sales person. So there are some blacked out window surrounds as opposed to the chrome window surrounds that typically comes standard and there is some tinted windows of course as you guys could probably tell and some tinted front lighting as well you guys can see this little amber turd signals typically they're that color but it is slightly tinted. So did want to cover that real quick but anyways let's go ahead and start up front on this K5 here. You do have that new Kia logo that I personally love I think it's a million times better than the previous Kia logo gives it a much more sporty appearance just the logo alone in my personal opinion. Up front you will find a GT specific front grille for the GT trim level obviously and the GT line as well. We do have the GT line by the way in case anybody was curious. Multi reflector LED headlights coming standard for all trim levels. They do come of course with the automatic feature meaning when it starts to get dark in at night those headlights will turn on automatically for you there. Amber colored LED daytime running lights I absolutely love that for all trim levels across the board and just below LED fog lights coming standard for the GT and GT line trim levels. But I will say overall with the leaves falling majestically in the background definitely very good looking front end to the K5 without a doubt wonderful looking car here but anyways let's now go ahead and make our way to the side of the K5. All right so now since we are around to the side like I just mentioned to you guys there are some silver accenting on the upper portion of the windows that kind of ties into the trunk. Let me just show you close up real quick so upper portion of the windows typically it'll be silver and then it kind of goes down and it goes around the trunk here at the bottom as well to the other side but in this case that was tinted or blacked out however you want to put it so that is what you guys are currently looking at and I personally love it. I think this is something Kia should offer as a factory option in the future this blacked out look maybe a black line kind of trim level perhaps but definitely a very nice look to the K5 without a doubt but illuminated door handles I love that coming standard on all trim levels but the LX body color power adjustable side mirrors come with all trim levels without the GT in its name I'll put it that way you will get gloss black side mirrors with the GT and GT line that's why I mentioned that heated side mirrors for all trim levels across the board with LED integrated turn signals then only if you go with the GT or the GT line so again that's why we have them today but anyways let's take a look at the wheel configuration 16 inch alloys coming with the LX and LXS front wheel drive 18 inch gray machine finished alloys for the LXS all wheel drive and EX 18 inch gloss black machine finished alloys for the GT line and 19 inch alloys then for the GT but certainly a very nice looking side profile especially with the tinted windows and the blacked out silver accents but anyways let's now go ahead and make our way to the back of the K5 all right so now since we are around to the back gloss black rear spoiler coming with the GT and the GT line trims you guys can see that on the back there new Kia logo as with all 2022 Kias of course LED tail lights coming with the GT and GT line and of course you have a very nice rear diffuser in the center of it all down there that is actually going to come with the GT and GT line trim levels once again and then to the sides this is something that bothers me slightly you would think there were dual exhaust outlets because of the silver accenting around where you would think the dual exhaust outlets would be but there is not that's fake just like Audi and Volkswagen does but anyways there is a single exhaust outlet all the way down below but I will say this fake exhaust outlets do actually become real with quad tips if you were to go with the GT trim but that is the only trim that's going to give you that otherwise you have the single exhaust outlets so as always I do believe you guys know what we have to do next here is that exhaust clip simply now since we are around back here of the K5 when it comes to opening that rear trunk it is a hands free smart trunk for all trim levels actually but the LX and I love that feature so when I have all my camera gear and my stuff in my hands I just simply walk up to it when it's locked and it's going to automatically open up for me so I love that there is a button on the key fob though it's another way and there is a button kind of integrated into the back there on the trunk itself it's kind of hidden but that is yet another way you can go about opening that rear trunk what's opened up cargo capacity comes in at an even 16 cubic feet if that was not enough space there is a 6040 split for all trim levels but the LX I want to specify that meaning the rear seats do fold down giving you a good bit of extra space then if you needed it there is some cargo lighting back there as well and if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor you will find a spare tire back there as opposed to the fix of flat in case anybody was curious about that question but then making our way up to the rear legroom that is going to come in at 35.2 inches so for reference I'm an even six feet tall this is how much space I had in the rear seat so I was able to fit plenty fine this is me sitting behind my own driving position of course rear ventilation does come standard on the EX and the GT that's quite interesting so our GT line is not going to give us rear ventilation interestingly enough rear center armrest with cup holders does come on all trim levels but the LX and then dual rear USB charging ports coming for all trim levels but the LX as well which is interesting because my Sonata only gives you one charging port but the K5 gives you two so if you got two kids like I do they're not fighting over any charging ports so that was kind of interesting to see that too but overall rear seats were plenty fine there was LED interior lighting even for the second row seats as well which I thought was pretty cool then making our way up to the front seats manually adjustable cloth seating coming with the LX trim levels 10 way power driver seat with two way power lumbar coming with the GT line trim level end up syntax seating coming with the GT line trim level and up you do get enhanced bolstering of course if you were to go with the GT trim level because of the extra power and better braking and all that fun stuff heated front seats coming with the GT line trim level and up ventilated front seats for the EX trim but going to be optional then on the GT overall as far seat comfort goes it is 100% plenty comfortable I've had no issues whatsoever might even be more comfortable than my Sonata to be quite honest and I do like the GT line badging found in the upper portion of the seat that we have here because we have the GT line so I think that's pretty cool then when it comes to the startup let me start by showing you guys the key here you do have the key logo on the one side along with the remote start that's the hold circular button there that's going to be a remote start all of your buttons essentially are located on the side of the key you got lock, unlock and that button to pop the rear trunk but it is all keyless entry with a push button start if you go with any of the trim levels but the LX again the LX trim level is not going to give you that but all I'm going to do here then is simply put my phone in the brake and press that silver engine start button located just to the left of the front air vents there and so once started up tachometer is all the way to your left speedometer is all the way to your right and there is a digital speedometer that will be located front and center giving you information like how many miles you have left until you hit empty which it looks like is telling us 391 right now which is pretty impressive for an all wheel drive sedan and that looks like we do have a full tank of gas that's a decent amount of range there digital speedometer of course you could check out when you need your next oil change of course there's trip A, trip B there's a nice little compass up there some safety information tire pressure information the list goes on so pretty much everything you could possibly want on the digital portion of the gauges at least but then touching on overall interior quality a panoramic sunroof is going to come on the EX GT optional then on the GT line apparently we have that option because it is going all the way to the back gotta love that LED interior lighting coming with the EX and GT trim levels I already mentioned that to you guys but it is optional on the GT line so we do have it here today dual-zone climate control coming standard for all trim levels wireless phone charger coming with the GT line trim level and up it's not actually located in front of the shifter it's located behind the drive mode button you simply just slide your phone right into this little slot that's how that's going to work so it's a little bit different than some other vehicles out there so do want to mention that but overall, tire quality is perfectly fine I actually don't have any issues with that I like the little accents below the air vents they're kind of like ridges so it gives a nice little texturized finish there you do have digital displays for your climate control which is pretty cool in front of the shifter you actually have a 12 volt power outlet two USB charging ports and some rubberized storage so things don't slide around behind that you have dual cup holders behind that you have your wireless phone charger of course and the heated seat buttons as well I should mention that and within the center armrest there is a decent amount of storage as well but again, overall interior quality is perfectly fine it's nothing that's going to blow your mind but it is perfectly fine it gets the job done but then making our way to the infotainment screen because this is pretty good 8 inch color touchscreen display coming with the LX and LXS however, if you were to go with the GT line trim level and up you're going to get a 10 and a quarter inch color touchscreen display and that gives you Bluetooth and audio streaming Android Auto Apple CarPlay factory navigation system is going to come with the GT line trim level and up so we do have that and of course you have my favorite sounds of nature and so what I was told by Scott, the salesperson there was that a lot of parents will use the sounds of nature to put their kids to sleep in the back I don't know why I never thought of that before but a lot of people have asked me previously what is that sounds of nature feature actually there for like what do you use that for you use it to put the kids to sleep that's pretty darn cool I never thought of that but it's a good idea anyways, there's also a voice memo system up there you can save your voice for a later date if you didn't want to forget something there's your climate control information of course and also your radio information as well and so when it comes to the sound systems here of the K5 you will get six speakers for all trim levels across the board however, there is an optional 12 speaker Bose sound system that is going to be optional only for the EX and GT trim level so therefore we do have that six speaker sound system with us here today so what do you guys say let's go ahead and turn on the radio see what we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this one it's okay, it'll get the job done I mean it's six speakers it's actually not bad for a six speaker sound system but it's definitely better sound systems out there like the Bose sound system I was mentioning to you guys but last thing I want to mention is when you do put the K5 in reverse you will of course find a rear view camera pretty darn high definition as well letting you know who or what is behind you which is always is going to lead us into safety that's the first thing I want to mention when it comes to safety the K5 is an IIHS top safety pick plus which is the very highest designation given by IIHS so that pretty much says it all right there front side side curtain airbags do come standard there is a driver's knee airbag up front as well in the back you're going to have latch AKA lower anchors and tethers to children for the rear car seats rear child door locks tire pressure monitoring system but also coming standard across the board will include a forward collision avoidance assist system driver attention warning lane keep assist lane following assist and rear occupant alert as well then if you were to go with the LX S trim level and up you're also going to get safe exit assist and a blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert that's a big one then if you were to go with the EX that's going to add rear parking sensors then optional for the GT line trim level and up is going to be highway driving assist and adaptive cruise control then as well and so overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the new K5 I do love the Amber LED daytime running lights up front that really is maybe the main identifying look for the K5 because not many other vehicles are putting those standard on all trim levels that's pretty cool 290 horsepower availability is great all wheel drive availability is great not all sedans will give you that like my Sonata it's wonderful but it only comes in front wheel drive that is one thing I always critique that car with I wish it came with all wheel drive like the K5 that we have today because it snows here in Pennsylvania every now and then you need that also great safety on this one top safety pick plus is an amazing thing you get a great warranty you get America's best warranty I'll put it that way as far as room for improvement goes one of the things is the shifter I feel like the shifter could be switched up a little bit as far as the top part of the shifter I like the shift boot I don't know it just feels a little bit cheapy I guess and also digital gauges would be wonderful on the K5 you get them on the Sonata but you don't get it on the K5 that's really my only tube room for improvements other than that this car is quite wonderful in my personal opinion it's kind of my style but anyways let me know what you guys think of the K5 in the comments section below that is about it for this one you guys thank you so much for watching feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen if you want to see what's coming next on the channel before it actually gets to YouTube be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're in a new car reviews that is what we do here on this channel after all do appreciate you guys watching more than you know and I will 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