This is a sneak peek design sketch of another concept vehicle that will be unveiled at the 2006 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The Kia Kue Concept is a crossover SUV, or crossover utility vehicle as Kia prefers to call it. It is based on a monocoque chassis.
Size wise, the Kue measures up with an overall length of 4,720mm and a 2,900mm wheelbase. This compares to 4,810mm and 2,890mm for the new Sedona (Carnival) and 4,590 and 2,710 for Sorento. Kia says the Kue focus is very much about an exciting driving experience, as opposed to the typical SUV or CUV lifestyle.
Don’t expect this to be a Kia Sportage replacement though, as it is a pure concept, basically a design exercise that will show a number of strong styling indicators to the direction of Kias future models.
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haha… i was laughing when u said dun expect dis 2b a sportage replacement… but honestly, a kia looking like this shud turn heads like mad XD
Practicability, not so. Rear view is almost inexistence. Needless to say abt the side views further.
Koreans are begining to stamp their mark as being extreme in their designs.
Started off with the Hyundai coupe, they have breached the coyness of the japanese of believing that a car should look squarish and car-looking like.
Beside that, the Koreans have actually materialised the concept much faster than the jappies counterparts.
What they lack of at the moment is the engine technologies. What they lack of, they compensate by coming out with outrageous design que, that is both young and trendy.
Last time I read something about Kia's simple but proven formula to success – buying talents.
I think it was in CBT. last weekend's. Kia acquired no less than 5 personel from other car companies. you know, design engineers, exteriors engineer, power train engineers. All are from established car firms like Ford, Mercedes, Toyota, Daimler Chryster.
and now, Kia looks better than ever!
its jus a general all-over-the-place sketch…doesnt really mean anyting..very vague and ambigious…
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Oh, GREAT. Another concept car which in the end is going to be another scrap design from Kia to say "yo what's up? Yo like ma wheels? I call it the kue cuz it's going to be a kue to failure!"
Notice that all concept cars from Korean makes always have the trouble of getting concept cars right? Their concepts may look damned tempting, but the production cars are always scrap… Like what we see on our boleh roads until today… What I'd like to call sh*t on four wheels…
I think the driver cannot see the REAR view due to REAR Glass is almost horizontally installed. Maybe you might need to use special REAR VIEW camera or other assist system for parking.
Anyway, the Sketch is GOOD!