Kia has already started dabbling in motorsports in Europe but the car above is part of its US motorsports program which it unveiled at the 2009 SEMA tuner car show. Two Kia Forte Koups built together with the Kinetic Group will be racing in the 2010 GRAND-AM KONI Sports Car Challenge Series in the Street Tuner (ST) class.
The ST class uses race cars based on production vehicles and uses weight and intake restrictions to maintain a level playing field for all entrants. The two Kia cars will be piloted by Nic Jonsson, Andy Lally, Adam Burrows and Trevor Hopwood.
After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
niceeee… like the rear
The Koup looks even better in person. Too bad I didn't have time to test drive it last trip to USA.
Nice car from Kia…
This suits well with Lg's new Chocolate Slim Touch Phone.
Why? because it looks better than some of the Japanese cars in production now.
City/Vios
when is naza planning to launch the forte?? 2010….zzzzz….
Having Civic Head + Lancer Evo Tail = Forte Koup
wowo i been waiting this coming our shore been a age since kia launch globally recently sg also got they forte koup officially guess first batch will reach end of nov but WTH is naza doing still sit around and deliberate how suck ppl money with their new toy.
Naza going to launch the Forte very soon enough….with suprising price, the price that we all will love it
frankly said i really don't expect naza would us incentive surprise,kia is consider good car,their have massive R&D locate at U.S and appoint Peter Schreyer(former audi designer who created the original Audi TT) as new designer not only this kia also offering 5 years warranty for purchase their vehicles but naza really mass up entire business first..bad after sales services(everyone know about it) ,summore is most freckly me is price, naza set up a unstable price(eg:naza ria ,spectra) offering a unbelieving lowwwww price year by year since launched. Would you purchase a car with unstable price.."i buy kia is please to drive (after a year) omg my car value drop like a shit" i have no idea WHY kia still appoint naza as Distributor In Malaysia.
Kia & Hyundai: much better look and tech in new models. BUT, tahan lasak or not; after sale service good or not; quality control for new cars good or not especially Kia. I heard got new Kia cars(current generation) just drive a low milage already leak here and there??? True? Sound like last decade's Proton cars.
Guys , come to Hanoi and get the KIA Coupe or Forte many to choose except it is left hand drive though. Prices are not cheap due to taxes again, cos' low and middle range cars are taxed more than the Mercs, BeeMs , sounds like boleh land ?? If you have money you can drive vehicle without plates yes have money will travel $$$$. boleh.
the one sexy kia ~
saw one of this in flesh…a white one..although the curves are quite nice but theres something missing…maybe it lacks originality..
proton should consider emulating kia by setting up R&Ds overseas say australia (not sure whether there is one already). in that way they can further improve their future model lineup and increase global branding..what i can see is that the koreans have improved due to this move (better design especially)
Come on Kia it is time for you to enter NASCAR show Toyota how it is really done.