What luxury car has the best ride?

We’ve all aspired to higher places in life, and that’s what Kia is doing with the K900 and its traditional luxury values.

It doesn’t take a lot to be impressed by Kia these days. Just when you’re done thinking that it is a breakthrough company, then on along comes another impressive product, one that redefines the space it is in.

In this case with the K900 and its luxury-sedan segment, the K900 does not sit with the top tier. But the K900 redefines its space by presenting a compelling case on its own, if you happen to like what it presents.

In the case of the K900, you’d be appreciating a softly-suspended car that wobbles a bit in corners but still delivers compelling thrust, along with extreme comfort.

No doubt, Kia has its work cut out for it selling the K900. Kia’s brand equity was first wrapped up in selling economy cars that undercut Chevrolet for the bargain-basement dollar.

But of course whose image is also up for grabs is august Cadillac, which fronts imagery of New York almost equally with its product. So, anything is possible for luxury buyers, if you’re looking for something outside the Mercedes-Benz/BMW/Audi triumvirate.

The K900 deserves a drive if you’re in this segment. At once it is surprising and still something very familiar.

At least we hoped he was imbibed. I and the journalists around me couldn’t believe he was being so deferential about the product he was hired to shill. We chuckled in awkward supportive unison.

He’s long gone, but it seemed apparent to him that the car being presented needed an apology.

The K900 needs none of that. It is a true luxury car, and a luxury car is all about the details. Like this mirror surround: it wraps around the mirror mount with chromed suppleness.

Check out the mirror detail, which presents on the side with wraparound U-shape lighting – it’s imaginative and deluxe. You wouldn’t have thought of it, but here it is.

With the K900, you’ve buckled into a cruise ship that will sometime have passengers reaching for Dramamine. But mostly, it will satisfy the hedonist in all.