2013 Kia Pro_Cee'd GT shows its rear

When the Kia Pro_Cee'd GT was revealed the Korean brand forgot to show how the car looked from behind, indicating there could be something very wrong with it. To calm these rumors a few new images appeared online revealing that specific part of the sporty three-door hatchback.

And there isn't anything surprising in the rear. It has a bumper similar to the one in the front with dual-exhaust pipes. The engine is a new turbocharged 1.6 liter GDI gasoline engine with 204hp and 265Nm (198lb/ft) connected to a manual six-speed transmission. It will accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.9 seconds, while the top speed is not known yet it is expected to be above 200km/h (124mph).

Kia Provo concept looks racy. Will be in Geneva.

The unnamed concept that i wrote about over a month ago was now completely revealed by KIA and is called the Provo. At that time Kia described it as "a provocative and racy new urban concept", so now we can see they gave us a tip about the name, since it comes from the word provocative. 

This concept in my opinion is a bit like the Citroen Revolte and the Citroen Survolt, which is a good thing, it looks futuristic. It looks like a small three-door hatchback but if it ever gets to be produced it will probably transform into something larger and higher like a small SUV.

It will be at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show which starts in just a few days, like everyone new car/concept presented in the last weeks.

Source: autowp

Kia Cross GT concept CUV for the Chicago Auto Show

Kia already announced they were going to show a new concept at the Chicago Auto Show, but at that time they only released one (bad) image. Today more images and information was revealed to the public. And like most concepts this one serves as a hint for the brands future design language.

At least it will be the base for the brands larger vehicles, and with 4897mm (192.8inches) it is big. Compared with the Sorento it is longer, wider and lower, making look more aggressive.

The powertrain used by the Cross GT is a 3.8 liter V6 hybrid drive with an eight-speed automatic transmission and torque-vectoring all-wheel drive. Combined, the petrol engine and the electric motor produce over 400hp and 677Nm (500lb/ft), while the batteries have a range of 32km (20miles).

Kia Forte Hatchback will be unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show [Video]

While the Forte Hatchback was designed in Seoul with the supervision of Kia's global chief of design, Peter Schreyer, it clearly had in mind the European tastes even if it is based in a model that for now isn't available in Europe, the Forte Sedan.

The car looks sportier, with the big headlights that includes DRL LEDs, a smaller version of the characteristic tiger nose grille, while on the back taillights also have LEDs and a double chrome exhaust tips.

It will be available with two engines choices. The weaker one will be the 2.0liter GDI producing 173hp @ 6500rpm and 209Nm (154lb/ft) of torque, while the other is the four cylinder 1.6liter turbocharged GDI with 201hp @ 6000rpm and 264Nm (195lb/ft). You can choose between a six speed manual or automatic transmission.

Kia will show a new concept at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show

In less than one week the 2013 Chicago Auto Show will open its doors for the media and KIA will reveal their concept, the Cross GT, that should not be confused with Volskwagens CrossBlue, specially because they might end up has competitors, since it will be bigger that the Sorento. All we know for now is that this concept is a hint at what will be the brands new design language.

Source: Kia

Official: Kia Pro_Cee'd GT and Cee'd GT - New images!

Two days ago you saw here the first two images of the upcoming Pro_Cee'd GT and today Kia decided to reveal a little more about "the brand’s most performance-focused production car ever", including more images, a few technical details and the confirmation of the 3 and 5 door versions.

The car was designed in Europe under the direction of President and Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, and will be manufactured at Kia’s Zilina plant in Slovakia starting from mid-May, with sales starting from June/July.

Strangely Kia has not revealed any images of the rear but confirmed the car has dual-exhaust pipes, besides the obvious larger 18 inch wheels, Recaro seats, four Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) LEDs in each side and red brake caliper.

The engine, like we reported earlier, is a new turbocharged 1.6liter GDI gasoline engine with 204hp and 265Nm (198lb/ft) connected to a manual six-speed transmission. Those figures are more than enough to accelerate the car from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.9 seconds.

Public presentation will happen at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show on 5 March.

Source: Kia

Kia Pro_Cee'd GT revelead ahead of the Geneva Motor Show

That is right, what you have here are the first two images of the upcoming Kia Pro_Cee'd GT revealed well ahead of the Geneva Motor Show in a Russian website, and the car looks great with an aggressive front that i am sure will be a hard rival to the Golf GTI.

The new front bumper includes four Daytime Running Lamps (DRL) LEDs in each side giving it a more distinct aspect. It also has a honeycomb grille, larger 18inch wheels allowing the new and also bigger red brake calipers to be seen, a lowered suspension, and a small rear spoiler.

Nothing is confirmed but it is expected that the engine used in this GT version of the Pro_Cee'd is the same one used in the Veloster which is the 1.6liter turbo with direct injection and over 200hp mated to a manual six-speed gearbox.

Source: autowp1 and autowp2

Kia's new concept for Geneva

Kia will show this new concept at the Geneva Motor Show in March and promises it will be "a provocative and racy new urban concept". Nothing else is known, but the concept won't have the traditional tiger-nose, instead it will adopt a more friendly grille and headlight arrangement.

Short News: Kia and Google join forces

A few years ago Kia and Microsoft joined forces to create the UVO, or "Your Voice", a voice-activated entertainment system that also comes with a 4.3inch touchscreen and allows you to control your vehicle's multimedia and infotainment systems.

But now Google wants a piece of that and will provide some of its applications, such as Maps and Places, to be used on the car touchscreen or on a mobile device. For now this technology is only available in the U.S., but hopefully will soon reach other countries.

Source: engadget and kia uvo