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Kia GT Concept

Report: Kia planning coupe, station wagon version of GT Concept

The stunning Kia GT four door coupe unveiled at the ‘11 Frankfurt Auto Show may be offered as a 2013 model aimed squarely at the Audi A4/A5 sportback and even the equally fantastic A7. Kia insiders reveal that the car may be offered not only as a four door coupe but also as a two [...]

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2011 Kia GT Concept

Report: Kia considers coupe, wagon version of GT Concept

The stunning Kia GT four door coupe unveiled at the ‘11 Frankfurt Auto Show may be offered as a 2013 model aimed squarely at the Audi A4/A5 sportback and even the equally fantastic A7. Kia insiders reveal that the car may be offered not only as a four door coupe but also as a two [...]

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2011 LA: Kia GT Concept impresses the U.S. media

Key Competitors: Nothing as of yet – the concept hints at Kia’s future design theme Power: turbocharged 3.3l 6-cylinder T-GDI turbo making 390-hp and 394 lb-ft of torque. Transmission: 8-speed automatic Spurred perhaps by the success of the Hyundai Genesis Coupes and sedan, Kia voiced interest at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in the four-door [...]

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Kia wants to surpass 500,000 units in 2012, dealer network to grow to 800

Kia’s Vice Chairman Hank Lee has recently announced the high expectations the brand has for itself for 2012. As for sales number, Kia is anticipating an increase of new vehicle sales, from 2010′s 356,000 to 470,000 for this year. U.S. numbers have gone up 37 percent through last month and surpasses last years total. For [...]

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Kia to reveal Toyota FT-86 competitor at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show

We recently heard that Kia will put the Kia GT Concept from the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in production and that the model could show up as early as 2013. Speaking to AutoExpress, Kia’s design director Peter Schreyer said: “I wanted to make cars I would be proud to sit in, be seen in and to [...]

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Report: Kia GT to enter production in 2013, hot versions of mainstream models to follow

The new Kia GT Concept received a very positive reaction at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show last week, proving that the Korean brand is ready to move away from the budget reputation that it’s always been stuck with, according to the company’s European boss, Paul Philpott. “Almost everyone has accepted the GT as being the right [...]

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2011 Frankfurt: Kia GT Concept hints at future design theme of brand

Kia has finally taken the wraps off of the new Kia GT Concept at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show – a study that hints at the company’s new design direction. The Kia GT Concept itself is a four-door sports sedan with a rear-wheel drive layout – a first for the Hyundai-owned brand “This concept allows us [...]

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Kia GT Concept leaked ahead of Frankfurt debut

Last month, Kia dropped the first official images of a new rear-wheel-drive concept that the company will be debuting at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was later reported that the concept will be called ‘Veredus’ – well, that’s not the case anymore. We now have some leaked pictures of the concept and by the [...]

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