Originally Posted by pbm317

It's been reported by multiple magazines and news outlets, as the first wave of press events concluded, which is why you're seeing the posts like the one at Autoblog. They simply didn't go as detailed as they could have. So it's official. Maybe not to you, but it's set.

Here's another example of the announced pricing, don't get confused that Automobile lumps in the destination charge to the base prices listed earlier:
http://www.automobilemag.com/feature...omy-announced/

Originally Posted by blacksc400

Wow, I'm impressed! I like this over other Mini vans. But I would still go for Odyssey as it's a better value

Originally Posted by blacksc400

Wow, I'm impressed! I like this over other Mini vans. But I would still go for Odyssey as it's a better value

Originally Posted by pbm317

Nope not a typo, but it's not really $17K in options. The SX-L model starts higher than that and has very few options you can add to it.

How long ago was your friend buying his Sedona? Because even the current outgoing model starts at ~$26,000 and so even with heavy incentives you'd be looking at maybe $22K BEFORE taxes.

The fully loaded SX-L trim has nearly every feature available in today's Odyssey and Sienna, and will be highly competitive in the segment.

Sticker price for a top of the line (non AWD) Sienna hits over $46K and Odyssey ~$45K.

So they know they can't price right in line with them.

And it goes without saying that the majority of vans will not be the top of the SX-L, but will be lower trims that are obviously less expensive. So maybe Kia won't sell many $43K minivans, but I'm sure there are people who will like the somewhat more masculine design.

Originally Posted by tex2670

Ok--BUT how many people are going to buy this trim level, as opposed to a more reasonably priced version?

Originally Posted by mmarshall

Holy Smoke.......are they kidding? $17,000 worth of options? Who's going to buy a 43K Kia minivan? That kind of money will buy an AWD Sienna Limited. An ex-co-worker of mine (though he got it on a special end-of-year clearance) paid less than 19K for his last Sedona, out the door. I know those days are now gone, but 43K is unreasonable.

I suspect it is a typo, and they probably meant 33K, not 43K.

Originally Posted by hlee12

40k is new 30k. it's ridiculous. makes me puke

Originally Posted by bitkahuna

why? most everything gets more expensive and cars go up pretty gradually. it's the increasing amount of equipment (standard and optional) that's really driving prices, and many consumers can't get enough increased infotainment and safety features (whether or not they use them or they even work ).