Molten Red Kia Soul Hamstar Concept

The highly attractive Kia Soul Hamstar Concept stands out from the crowd with its custom red and black color scheme, highlighted by a “star” graphic with the signature Hamstar script logo on the hood and off-black matte finish stripes on the urban passenger vehicle’s sides that are reminiscent of vintage warm-up pants. The exterior is dressed with black gloss and polished aluminum sport wheels for extra attitude and the all black interior includes red/black sport cloth seat materials with black chenille stars affixed to the back side of the front headrests. Special Hamstar sport floor mats and a rubberized Hamstar badge create an additional...

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The All-New Kia Picanto

Kia Motors announced aims to increase its yearly sales from 56.000 units – achieved in 2010 to as much as 70.000 units in the next 24 months. The all-new Kia Picanto is just around the corner. Kia aims to sell 6.500 units of Picanto this year and increase its sales to 15.000 units when the three-door and five-door Picanto are available. The carmaker also wants to grab a 10 percent share of the city car segment in 2012. Kia does not expect large volume sales for the new Optima D-segment car – certainly not to Ford Mondeo or Vauxhall Insignia levels. In autmun this year, Kia also plans to put on sale a refreshed Soul crossover vehicle....

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Kia K9 luxury

Souce image: kia world The information about the Kia K9 luxury sedan release date at this point, however, latest rumors suggest that the South Korean second largest carmaker plans to unveil its first-ever rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show. The K9 luxury sedan is also expected to mate its powerful engines with Hyundai-Kia’s in-house developed 8-speed automatic transmission. According to the Drive magazine, the latest Kia K9 spy shots revealed that the forth-coming luxury sedan will feature Kia’s latest H-shaped signature grille, LED headlights and the air vents on the front fenders. Tags: sketch ,luxury ,hyundai...

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Kia VG

Kia has taken the wraps off it’s latest concept at the Seoul Auto Show today. Designed under the guidance of Peter Schreyer, the VG concept sports an elegant, yet sporty exterior design. It’s refined side profile reveals a strong side character line ending at striking rear lights equipped with latest LED technology. The Kia VG concept is a front drive vehicle, outfitted with a 3.5L V6 Lambda engine and produces 277 horsepower. Tags: seoul motor show ,opirus ,models ,luxury ,kia motors ,platform ,picture ,korean ,vehicles ,v engine ,unveiled ,spy shots ,spy photos ,reviews ,replacement ,prototype ,new design ,lamborghini...

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Kia Forte Review

Penned by a former Audi designer, the Kia Forte's sleek exterior signals that it's no longer business as usual in Kia's compact sedan department. The Forte's predecessor, the Spectra, was known for its cut-rate pricing and little else, but the new car announces its presence with authority thanks to crisp overall lines and unusual details like an upswept kink at the A-pillar. There are also derivative elements -- the nose is distinctly Civic-like, for example -- but the Forte is undoubtedly one of the best-looking small cars on the market. The question is whether the car itself is as good as the wrapper it comes in. As it turns out, this Kia...

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