The Kia K2 revealed in leaked and spyshot photos yesterday has been officially unveiled in Shanghai. Based on the all-new Rio platform, the B-segment sedan is designed and engineered by Kia and its Chinese JV Dongfeng Yueda Kia specifically for the Chinese market, and will begin production at DYK’s manufacturing facility in Jiangsu in June.
The K2, which measures in at 4,370 mm long, 1,700 mm wide and 1,460 mm tall (with a 2,570mm wheelbase), is being positioned as a premium small car with advanced styling and upgraded levels of quality and performance. A five-door hatchback version is set to join the party sometime in August.
Though sharing the same technical underpinnings as the all-new Rio, the K2 has been completely redesigned for the Chinese market, drawing on styling cues from the popular K5 sedan (the new Optima) – it has definitely borrowed a fair bit element-wise from the latter, if rescaled.
Design elements include a front featuring Kia’s signature tiger nose grille, a large air intake, dynamic swept-back headlamps and an interesting fog lamp design, for starters. A side character line, side air vent and trunk edge line beef things further, and the rear features a two-tone bumper and modern combination lamps.
The driver-focused interior features, among other things a three-cylinder supervision instrument cluster, cloth lined door panels, 60:40 split rear folding seats, leather steering wheel and TGS knob, as well as push-button engine start, replete with smart key. Kia says the K2 has a best-in-class interior space, and the car offers 500 litres of boot space.
For the market, the K2 will be available in six trim levels across two engine variants, these being the 106 hp 1.4 litre or 120 hp 1.6 litre Gamma petrol units, mated to either a manual or automatic transmission.
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looks like a honda city that woke up one day and decided to be a kia. pretty nice result though and it could be a rio sedan replacement. this could have good response in south east asia where sedans are still seen to have the edge over hatchbacks.
lol.. a mini Optima (k5)!
yes, seriously it the design match in Kia K5 but since design a smaller size car, don’t you think should be more compromise the front and back be optimize the car size, not just copy and paste, or shrink it. O.o
Mini K5~ @@
Kia now it’s getting better and better..
the smartest choice ever made by Kia is to get peter schreyer to work for them!
If not mistaken, the overall look like latest hyundai “Avant”.
Make it a Naza and sell it at RM60k!!! (Considered the Forte EX only 78k)
If it wears a Kia logo the price sure the same as Forte then no point for it to come already…
Very suggestion. The rear body looks like Forte. such a nice looking car with option manual and auto transmission. lights should be in LED Replacement. Around 60k sure sold like hot cake, provided service and spare parts are available readily. love it.
if Naza brings it here and sells at 60K, sure proton tutup kedai.. unless persona replacement really has something great to offer and price around 50K+.
Tutup kedai? What for? Just borrow some from another 6 banks, that’s all…
Especially CIMB Bank…So Great!!
We Malaysians want it! Sell it at RM70k please!
Why RM70k? That nearing Forte price. Make it RM60k++. Even better.
this is sexy!!!for time being don’t think anyone can surpass Hyundai/Kia’s design and build quality….maybe just lambo and ferrari i would say…
makes me think of forte… a squashed up version…
Apparently everybody is selling ‘premium’ cars nowadays….
What size is this? Personal/Saga?
Let’s go back prior 1983/1985 and change the history, this car will be selling at RM30-40k only…
size is about honda city’s size so its B segment,smaller than persona but bigger than vios.
Dude, this is getting old…..
blm owner sure cry now
Wait. What? Why?
Even if this beauty come to Malaysia, it will not be selling at RM40k, let alone RM50k. It will go above RM60k and that is beyond what people who bought BLM could afford in the first place.
Really UGLY interior.
Exterior look like K5 Squeezed by Compactor.
Wait a minute this picture looks better than the previous leak photos. Hmm…
lawa
It’s a Honda City copycat. Just look at the front head lights and the grille lines. From a slanting angle, it looks like Honda City; only the front grille is a bit different. Come on, Kia. Don’t you have better design than this cut and paste one?
mmmm….Issit fine since Honda copycat new Accord from BMW 5 series….
Asean Makes design is doesn’t own Brand paterns.
European and American Makes always have Brand paterns where can identify brand by see the design.
It’s look awesome design better than Honda City. So the interior design is totally same like Dmax now honda city also cut, copy & paste.
forte + optime = k2 ekkk….
It looks such a Cina-pek car….i rather go for Hyundai Avente seriously cause this design has a weak point it grows weaker and weaker when it is set on smaller variation when simple becomes too simple especially for smaller size car and its showing the company is just utterly lazy!!! when compared to the bigger Optima
the girls more attractive
Yes, they are…
It’s like the honda city with a new grill!
looks good though but the forte is better proportioned. i prefer kia’s current design rather than the “over done” design from hyundai. the kia’s simpler design for k2, k5 and forte will age much much better than hyundai’s current curvy swooping looks. i already find the sonata boring.
i might regret of buying forte if this coming to Malaysia with a low price…hahha
yeah..nice design..looks like kia n hyundai fihtgng each other in terms of design..japanese brand hardly touch them..now they koreans should focus more on performnce,reliability if they really wanna bring down honda,toyota..n 1 more..really2 wish their parts wont be as same price as honda~~should be cheaper n easier to get,surely will bcome ppl’s choice