Friendstar Supercharged July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 Front ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happily1986 5th Gear July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 (edited) i reckon it's Kia's efforts to have shifted their design hse to Europe that has paid off. front agressive headlamps reminds me of Honda Civic or Stream rather... hmmmm... it seems tat Kia has kept up the trend of producing 1.6 engines with 120ish horses. Hope this will somehow prod Toyota to do the same. Upward trending of car length, wheelbase doesnt augur well with 1.6 powerplants that just put out 100+ horse anymore. Edited July 4, 2008 by Happily1986 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 side profile Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 Rear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlover76 Neutral Newbie July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 Yes, it will be officially launch in Korea in 2009. Notice the grille resembles the new Magentis or Lotze Innovation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 Agreed! european design rocks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickster 5th Gear July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 Looks very good. Very executive and will not look out of place when parked beside a 3-series or an Accord. eh bro... u'r comparing kia with bmw? No lar, not to say they look similar, just that the new Forte does not look like a cheap car. Its executive looking, just as a 3 series or an Accord are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlover76 Neutral Newbie July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 Agree as the headlight is much more fierce compared to the EX and the tail light resembles the IS250, definitely look more executive and with Korean's built quality, it is simply . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 Very much better looking than the new Altis.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlover76 Neutral Newbie July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 That is for sure cos the new Altis is even more ugly than the old Altis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zerstorer 1st Gear July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 Very nice. Now they should think of redesigning a new KIA logo to suit the new image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silhoutte Clutched July 4, 2008 Share July 4, 2008 Looks nice... Too bad we gotta wait too long for the production model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EventH 1st Gear July 5, 2008 Share July 5, 2008 Actually, I prefer the design of the new Altis to the old one. The new altis had a more organic contours while this kia has more chiseled lines like the JDM accords. If the Kia KOUP Concept ever make it to production, I hope some PI bring it in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffang Neutral Newbie July 6, 2008 Share July 6, 2008 this car look nice!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En0203 2nd Gear July 6, 2008 Share July 6, 2008 this one got potential Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppe Clutched July 6, 2008 Share July 6, 2008 very nice. KIA seems to always have better designs than Hyundai. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlover76 Neutral Newbie July 6, 2008 Share July 6, 2008 That is for sure that Kia has better designs than Hyundai as their in-house designers are from Volkswagen previously. They have to good in their design as Kia's market is purely European market while Hyundai is asia market. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged July 6, 2008 Share July 6, 2008 i agree i did hear that kia is capturing the american and european markets ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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