Kia Kee 2+2 Sports Coupe Concept
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Kia previously teased us with it’s 2+2 seater Frankfurt car, and now we get to see it in full light - the Kia Kee concept. The Kia Kee - pronounced “key” - is a 4324mm long 2+2 coupe powered by a next generation 2.7 liter MUE-II V6 engine putting out a sporty 200 horsepower mated to a 6-speed automatic gearbox.
The headlamps use LED clusters, and being a concept car it gets the compulsory large wheels - 20 inch in size. Chief designer Peter Schreyer says the Kia Kee concept is not a mere flight of fancy, but represents an affordable dream for sports car lovers. Get into the interior and you will be greeted by a sports car-like cockpit. The square-bottomed steering wheel has paddle shifts for you to manually select the 6-speed auto’s cogs. Instead of a standard gear shifter, an ergonomically designed lever sits atop the centre console and it is a soft touch shifter, which means you just nudge it forward and backward to select the desired drive mode, similiar to BMW’s new soft shifter.
The Kia Kee uses light-weight aluminium or plastic panels and components wherever possible in order to reduce weight and improve vehicle balance. The Kee concept is currently front-wheel drive, but Kia says the production version could end up as a rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive car.
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September 11, 2007 @ 5:39 pm
Not bad… not great… but not bad… I approve *applause*
September 11, 2007 @ 5:39 pm
Exterior, very nice, interior looks like ordinary family car
September 11, 2007 @ 5:41 pm
Korean try to make Korean Muscle….just like american muscle but slightly small….just look at the design and compare with the american muscle from 60’s
September 11, 2007 @ 5:42 pm
hope it has more driving dynamic and more proper handling than the american muscle
September 11, 2007 @ 5:45 pm
and wow…it offer RWD…proton bila lagi? Just develop a new proton putra with RWD
September 11, 2007 @ 6:28 pm
not bad
September 11, 2007 @ 6:40 pm
A dream for drift fans?
September 11, 2007 @ 6:53 pm
seriously, it looks good. wonder when will proton can produce such car…
September 11, 2007 @ 8:05 pm
the front copy from mazda concept cars .
September 11, 2007 @ 8:09 pm
Looks like it came out of Mattel..lolz!
September 12, 2007 @ 4:51 am
ok, but I like big rear lights
September 12, 2007 @ 5:39 am
Dont know why but it makes me think of the 2009 Camaro
September 12, 2007 @ 6:47 am
Damn! I thought it’ll look beter than this. Remember the A picture showing only the from with those line headlights turned on in the dark? ANyway I didn’t expect it to look like this
September 12, 2007 @ 8:56 am
its a hotwheels hahahahaha nice but it looks like american muscle car just like nmh said when proton want to make malaysian muscle car
September 12, 2007 @ 10:39 am
Rear looks unfinished, but front and interior is good! Kia is on a row churning out impressive designs lately!
September 12, 2007 @ 12:27 pm
Kia is coming up with very decent designs lately. I wonder if our own ‘pride and joy’ can come up with stuff like that. hehehe…
September 12, 2007 @ 3:09 pm
oo..dis is wat i saw last weeks kia corner on NST CBT…… i recognize it by the rear windows…
September 12, 2007 @ 4:51 pm
nevermind for a 2.7L churning 200hp! YaWn!
an old 1.6L SR16VE N1 already produce 200 PS (150 kW) @ 7800 rpm and 134 ft.lbf (181 Nm) @ 7600 rpm and lose in torq figure only!
or a turbocharged 2.0L can eat this 2.7L anyway…