Talks About Cars

South Korean automaker Kia has recently unveiled its latest concept model at the 2007 International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt. Kia stirred the European crowd when it presented the all-new Kee sports coupe concept.

Check out what Kia Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer said regarding this new concept model:
"Kee refers to the English word ´key´ as the coupe embodies design elements which will become essential to the future ´look´ of Kia vehicles," explains Schreyer. "The coupe also represents the ´key´ which will open the door to success for our brand and acknowledges the Chinese and Korean word ´Ki´ - the cultural concept for life-force or spiritual energy. More than any other car-buyer, the sports coupe enthusiast knows instinctively when a car is right. Shape, proportion, stance and both tactile and emotional aspects all add up to a car that stirs the blood. At Frankfurt, Kia is revealing just such a car."

He added: "The Kee is a combination of all of those elements. It is a harmonious blend of everything that sets the sports coupe apart from the more functional vehicle that must undertake a range of activities. The sports coupe is single minded. It is about driving, pure and simple. It is about appearance, performance, emotion. Kee communicates a design language that will be seen on all future Kia products. This language has to be stated in certain elements of the visual representation - lines, shapes, details. And it has to be consistent and easy to understand. It must be visually strong and purposeful but capable of being transferred from this sports coupe concept to a city runabout, a family saloon, a load-lugging MPV or a go-anywhere SUV."

Initial highlights of the new Kia Kee include:

- four-seater, 2-door coupe body styling
- distinctive headlamps
- light-weight aluminium or plastic panels
- eye-catching LED cluster
- 20-inch diameter alloy wheels with 245/40 R 20 tires
- six-speed automatic transmission
- square-bottomed steering wheel are paddles
- 2.7-litre MUE-II engine, produces 200 PS
- new-style front grille will
- Length 4325 mm
- Width 1860 mm
- Height 1315 mm
- Wheelbase 2675 mm

Well, that's it for now. Maybe Kia will reveal other details of the production version of this model anytime soon, so you better watch out for it.