Kia has announced that it will be unveiling a three seater electric city car concept at the Paris Motor Show this year. No official information has been given about the electric drive train but from the pictures, we can see that it features a 2 + 1 seating layout.
Other notable cars with similar design include the Gordon Murray T25, which has a centred seating position for the driver and two back seats for the passengers. The POP on the other hand, seems to feature a bench-like seat in front, with a single seat at the back. It would be interesting to see how much boot space is left in the small car.
Measuring in at three metres long, the car’s competitor will be the Smart forTwo and the Toyota iQ. Further information will be revealed by the Korean company closer to its debut on the 30th of September. The POP follows Kia’s release of the plug in hybrid Ray concept, in its range of eco-friendly concepts.
More pictures available after the jump.
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looks like a mp3 on wheels
haha…agree
This is just for fun. The actual car will be way different!
looks like a mp3 player on wheels*
No schreyer grille?
agree, no schyer grill…..maybe the headlamp design hold the identity
Forgot, electric car no need grille :P
I thought grill is still needed – how to you cool the air-con condenser then?
On a second thought, may be grill isn’t necessary – refrigerant temperature is not that high anyway. A simple air scoop should be sufficient to cool the condenser.
my porsche 911 also not need grille one actually, but ter still made it…
1 very cool looking car!! Even for a concept one…..wow!!
1+2 seating, reminds me of a tuk tuk for the 22nd century! lol!
Comel!
can i change the casing ? :D lol..
yeah really does look like a portable handheld device.. very cute..
with the bench type seats, this will be strictly a city car i guess..
anything electric is welcome !
electric BBQ grill