This is Kia’s new KND-4 Concept SUV which was unveiled today at the Seoul International Motor Show in South Korea. Although just a concept at the moment, this could give us an insight as to how future KIA compact SUVs like the Kia Sportage might look like. It was conceptualised and created at Kia’s Namyang Design Centre.
The Kia KND-4 Concept SUV is done up in Luminous Green, and has a 3-door body. The 3-door SUV bodystyle kind of reminds me of Honda’s old Honda HR-V. It features LED headlights, and flared wheelarches give it a muscular and sporty look. These wheelarches house large 20 inch wheels wrapped with 245/40/R20 low-profile tyres. Further dynamic styling cues include a sweeping C-pillar, a full-width rear screen, and a glasshouse-like cabin profile.
On the interior, you have 4 seats, a norm for coupe-like cars these days. You might call this a coupe-crossover-SUV. Kia has chose IT as the theme for the interior, putting in advanced technology such as AMOLED (Active-Matrix, Organic Light Emitting Diode) displays which are basically an ultra-high contrast, ultra-thin screen, with an ultra-wide viewing angle. There is also Bluetooth connectivity, plus a Blue-ray high-density optical drive, and a built in hard drive for the audio player.
In the engine bay is a 2.2 litre Variable Geometry Turbocharger, driving power to all 4 wheels using Kia’s new Active Torque Transfer (ATT) system system, which works pretty much like any new advanced AWD system, transferring torque to either 4 wheels automatically to suit traction conditions.
More photos after the jump.
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My God…
I'm amused by its interior…
so futuristic…but cool…
i wonder if i can have one…
when proton gonna come out with a model like this???
20 inch good, interior good, specs good,
but exterior design not so good…….
honda civic euro front + some ford 4×4 concept(4got d name d)+ focus ST rims.. dashboard kinda i-pod-ish.. but its a lot of improvement over past models..
If this is replace Sportage or an entire new model to forwarded by KIA, NAZA should be seriously considering bringing it here…but maybe to make it more "ngam" to our taste…add in two more doors!!! It will sell…
hopefully its also offer a Euro 4 turbo diesel engine…
petrol engine seems not very healthy to earth!
Too radical…
rear looks like volvo..ok la. not a wow factor..
Ugly
I didn't wanted to read on when I saw a boring exterior but good lord… I'm blown away by the interior!
BLOODY COOOOOL!!!
Kia should seriously consider this car becoz it has the potential. The interior is nice n exterior is not bad. Just drop that green colour n give it black colour! N pls don't tone down most of the interior bits when u're on it Kia.
i dont know ,seemed a land rover defender 2007 is a beauty to me,
or i just like ugly thing,
http://cache.jalopnik.com/images/2006/05/lr_defen…
cool design there from Kia… really like the interior!!
The interior reminds me of the cockpit of a Star Wars fighter.
Front looks like a Predator… KIA should produce this vehicle.
Odyssey face.
Stylish SUV from KIA ever. By the time it goes into production all the 'fangs', 'horn' and 'claws' will be chopped. *sigh*
oh my god! this car is sick looking! like the paint! unique interior ,uh this is ….im lost for words! gosh!
so many concepts came out from kia… where the hell is proton? when is proton going to come out concepts models? i wonder…
Reminds me a lot of the Honda HRV and also a little of the futuristic Isuzu Vehicross. Vehicross was well ahead of its time and followed much of the prototype.
This one looks kind of unbalanced from the outside but excellent on the inside. I doubt they would ever have the puduku's to make the car exactly like that for production.
Wow, surrealistic interior, love it!