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AUTOS: Kia Teases Big Flagship Sedan
South Korean automaker plans to launch rear-wheel-drive premium car in its home market this year with worldwide sale coming later.
Kia released sketches of its soon-to-be-launched large premium sedan, which would be the South Koean's first rear-drive car. (Illustration: Kia)
Kia has revealed the first tentative details and a handful of teaser sketches for a large flagship sedan that will go on sale in South Korea this year, with plans to expand its market worldwide.
Kia is keeping quiet on the launch timetable outside its home turf for the automaker’s first rear-wheel-drive sedan, codenamed KH, while the dates are being evaluated, including the car’s possible arrival in the United States.
“Although launch timings for overseas markets are yet to be confirmed, this all-new, rear-wheel-drive large sedan will definitely become the leading model of our lineup around the world, showcasing the best of the best of Kia,” said Soon-Nam Lee, Kia’s overseas marketing chief.
The styling of the car draws its inspiration from the theme “distinctive, modern and classic,” according to Kia, which you can bet will include plenty of LED detailing, bold character lines and a purposeful stance. The KH’s profile was a key focus for the design team, the company said, featuring a simple side character line to give a feeling of spaciousness while emphasizing the new model’s dynamic image.
Overseeing the design is Kia’s styling chief, Peter Schreyer, the former Audi designer responsible for the lines of the first-generation TT. The sketches reveal a bold front-end design apparently inspired by the look of Kia’s recent GT Concept and featuring the automaker’s family-look radiator grille and modern, tapered-back headlamps.
Beneath the sheet metal will be the rear-wheel drive platform from the Hyundai Equus luxury sedan, not the smaller Genesis as previously predicted. This means the KH is likely to come with a V8 engine matched with an eight-speed, or possibly even a 10-speed, automatic transmission.
A starting price below the $58,750 sticker of the Equus in the U.S. would also be likely, if the KH ever does arrive here.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
Kia is keeping quiet on the launch timetable outside its home turf for the automaker’s first rear-wheel-drive sedan, codenamed KH, while the dates are being evaluated, including the car’s possible arrival in the United States.
“Although launch timings for overseas markets are yet to be confirmed, this all-new, rear-wheel-drive large sedan will definitely become the leading model of our lineup around the world, showcasing the best of the best of Kia,” said Soon-Nam Lee, Kia’s overseas marketing chief.
The styling of the car draws its inspiration from the theme “distinctive, modern and classic,” according to Kia, which you can bet will include plenty of LED detailing, bold character lines and a purposeful stance. The KH’s profile was a key focus for the design team, the company said, featuring a simple side character line to give a feeling of spaciousness while emphasizing the new model’s dynamic image.
Overseeing the design is Kia’s styling chief, Peter Schreyer, the former Audi designer responsible for the lines of the first-generation TT. The sketches reveal a bold front-end design apparently inspired by the look of Kia’s recent GT Concept and featuring the automaker’s family-look radiator grille and modern, tapered-back headlamps.
Beneath the sheet metal will be the rear-wheel drive platform from the Hyundai Equus luxury sedan, not the smaller Genesis as previously predicted. This means the KH is likely to come with a V8 engine matched with an eight-speed, or possibly even a 10-speed, automatic transmission.
A starting price below the $58,750 sticker of the Equus in the U.S. would also be likely, if the KH ever does arrive here.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
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