Kia’s Sidewider concept shown at the Los Angelow Motor Show had originally been a concept vehicle powered by a natural gas turbine, and electric motors in each wheel.
Now there is news that Kia will be producing this vehicle for production in 2008, based on a modified Kia Rio platform, but it will be powered by conventional gasoline engines of course. Priorities for the project would be top-notch handling and performance characteristics, as well as value for money.
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December 20, 2005 @ 9:26 am
wahhhh tooo futureritis sangat beb..but nice design
December 20, 2005 @ 9:42 am
looks like somethin from space or out of a tamiya model box. should be interesting to see this in production.
December 20, 2005 @ 9:58 am
i think this concept car can transform to somethin else! Maybe a motoboat!
December 20, 2005 @ 10:06 am
It look very FUTURISTIC. Nice Design! But NGV ? Each motor on each wheel ?
I think an old school N/A engine can easily overtake this “MISSILE”
December 20, 2005 @ 10:18 am
Kia finally come out with something surprisingly! Nice design!
December 20, 2005 @ 10:31 am
good Job Kia…
December 20, 2005 @ 10:35 am
Lovely. Connection between rear wheels and main body looks a tad fragile though ;p
December 20, 2005 @ 11:00 am
damn cun.likes Tamiya model
December 20, 2005 @ 11:02 am
nice design…but not practical in malaysian road
December 20, 2005 @ 11:18 am
waahhh..damm chun… but i doubt it will come out in 2008…
December 20, 2005 @ 11:39 am
very futuristic.
i think the production design will be more conventional, although still based on this concept.
is the the exhaust pipe right in the middle, at the back? Can stuff a kancil’s tyre inside already!
December 20, 2005 @ 11:57 am
what kind of gas turbine that has been installed before? rolls royce? snecma olympus?
December 20, 2005 @ 12:12 pm
Looks like a Batmobile from Tim Burton’s Batman movies, especially those huge gas turbine exhaust port at the rear of the car
December 20, 2005 @ 1:23 pm
This car can pass-off as a space ship la… looks like an X-wing
I wonder where can someone place the rear number plate…
December 20, 2005 @ 1:56 pm
even in startrek wil look futuristic! i mus say its ugly…design hav no cohesion or any sort of identity…its jus designers told draw wat u want…look like sting from HotWheels!
December 20, 2005 @ 2:58 pm
WOW Korean BATMOBILE - KIAMOBILE!
December 20, 2005 @ 3:45 pm
Paul
You should put this picture from ign website: http://media.cars.ign.com/articles/675/675078/img_3262355.html
- which shows the top view, a close up of the back, faint view of the dashboard and a racing paint
December 20, 2005 @ 8:42 pm
Firstly, the rear wing is attached to the wheel cover itself. Can you imagine going over bumpy roads? The wing will move and vibrate according to the contours of the road!
Secondly, the front wheel wells doesn’t look like it’s got space for the wheels to turn.
Thirdly, the rear looks like its in the way of the side mirrors. Forget about the blind spot, you won’t be able to see anything!
And finally, can yo imagine trying to reverse park the thing? Hilarious.
But then again, that’s what a supercar is all about. I’ll take one, please.
December 20, 2005 @ 9:33 pm
The car rear side damn garang man.
Hmm.. how to put this car rear onto my WAJA.
Better not .. how to do tyre alignment.. ha ha ha
December 21, 2005 @ 12:28 am
the last statement: ” …. as well as value for money.”
Good to know its still a Kia
December 21, 2005 @ 1:37 am
Screw Korean cars.Period
December 21, 2005 @ 2:04 am
is it me or it looks like a lemans racecar with ferrari F40 rear wings + spaceship hull?
December 21, 2005 @ 8:33 am
Good-Tire?
December 21, 2005 @ 10:38 am
DC-5 said,
December 20, 2005 @ 11:00 am
damn cun.likes Tamiya model
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That was what i’m gonna say. Er.. minus the ‘cun’
These are bullshit designs. They make this car look like ‘THAT’ then go environmental friendly. I’d rather they take the current Kia Spectra and do that, proceed to making that Tamiya on top, tug in a Rolls Royce Super Turbo Turbine Fuselage, like what was shown from the 2nd pic of that Tamiya. Then proceed to breaking the land speed sound record which is 1300kmh.
If they’re not coming up with all these, stop bragging bout their so-called ‘capability’ in designing great looking cars, before making great looking cars, they should design (at least) good looking badges, signage and logos.
Lastly, or they can tug in the 36000rpm Red Head Tamiya engine into a 1:24 model of this car, and then give it to all visitors who came for the car show.
December 21, 2005 @ 11:54 am
relax bob… this is just illustration… not even a prototype yet… with dis kind of design plus a wing at both side… can fly what…huhu…. erm for the cornering, rear tyre should do the job just like the forklift…huhu
December 21, 2005 @ 12:21 pm
i doubt that it would become like the ford design in 80’s. too futuristic until it was rejected and the designer got fired.
anyway, nice for anime and fantasy lover.keep on dreaming
December 22, 2005 @ 10:19 am
woaaaaaah! look mclaren-nish la!
December 23, 2005 @ 9:30 am
gosh… this is a really big news!!! i wan one!!!
December 28, 2005 @ 1:19 pm
Transformer car
December 28, 2005 @ 5:22 pm
Bila nak assemble kat gurun nih…hehehe
December 31, 2005 @ 11:15 pm
what a car……………! i like it very much !
January 5, 2006 @ 5:22 am
this car is never gonna be produced!!! cummon.. its kia and why would they make a supercar that looks like that.
January 22, 2006 @ 10:21 am
Don’t take this so serious, KIA did not design this. It was designed by a American who sent in the drawings to KIA. KIA will never make this. Beside this would never match US dot standards.
August 21, 2006 @ 11:15 am
Batman!