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Kia set to show four-door sports sedan concept in Frankfurt

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19:14 August 23, 2011

Kia's new four-door sports sedan concept will be shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show

Kia's new four-door sports sedan concept will be shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show

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The teasers keep rolling in ahead of the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) with Kia releasing images of a new four-door sports sedan concept. The powerplant is rumored to be a V8, but all we know for sure about the as yet unnamed car at this stage is that it seats four, is rear-wheel drive and, as you might expect from a concept car, it "signals the company's distinctive new design direction."

The sporty four-door coupe-style layout is a definite break from the compact POP and Naimo concepts shown in recent times, as well as the company's existing Optima sedan. We can see shades of Aston Martin and Jaguar - what do you think of the new design direction?

The Frankfurt Motor Show runs from 15th-25th September 2011.

User Comments (5)
 

a face only a Mother could love, as to the rest, Aston Martin, good luck if this is nasty fast, you have a problem

comment Bill Bennett - August 23, 2011 @ 08:59 pm PDT

I'm not normally a four door fan but this is cool! I'd say they're trying to keep pace with Hyundai Genesis and it's V8. Looks like a Koreaan H.P. war. :-)

comment mrhuckfin - August 24, 2011 @ 04:30 am PDT

Love the car, hate the rims. As far as keeping pace with Genesis, shouldn't be too hard Hyundai owns them both.

comment Monkey in Black - August 24, 2011 @ 07:51 am PDT

Obviously they rest on the venerable Jag E-Type design. It seems that they never can surpass it. Oh, if it were a Jag or an Aston... but its just a Kia...

comment Leon Aguilera Radford - August 24, 2011 @ 11:20 am PDT

Uh.... it's just a One-77 knock off. Wait till Aston Martin sees this.

comment Amza Jitno - August 24, 2011 @ 05:21 pm PDT
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