{"id":42334,"date":"2011-09-09T10:34:34","date_gmt":"2011-09-09T14:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=42334"},"modified":"2011-09-09T10:34:34","modified_gmt":"2011-09-09T14:34:34","slug":"first-look-kia-gt-4-door-coupe-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2011\/09\/first-look-kia-gt-4-door-coupe-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look: Kia GT 4-Door Coupe Concept"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New images of Kia's Concept reveal it is named the GT.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How much to reveal ahead of time? That\u2019s always the challenge for an automaker heading into a crowded event like next week\u2019s Frankfurt Motor Show.\u00a0 Say too little and your new offering could get lost in the crowd.\u00a0 Too much and the gathering media hordes might not have reason to show up at your news conference.<\/p>\n

Kia was trying to walk a fine line, revealing just enough to tease folks to show up for the launch of a sexy new 4-door coupe-like concept it will be unveiling in Germany.\u00a0 Whether intentional or not a second wave of pics have wound up in the public domain, one of them revealing that the prototype will be named the Kia GT Concept.<\/p>\n

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And word has it the show car will directly influence the future flagship coming for the Korean brand.<\/p>\n

The concept features an unusually short front overhang with scooped side intakes framing the signature Kia grille \u2013 here moved higher up than on the brand\u2019s current models.<\/p>\n

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The sweptback rear has a slightly retro feel to it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From the side, a character line sweeps off the front fenders, topping the door sills and providing a foundation for a swept roof line that curves inward in an almost \u201860s-era fastback fashion.<\/p>\n

From the rear, you\u2019ll spot a large carbon fiber diffuser beneath horizontal exhaust pipes.<\/p>\n

Inside, the GT Concept is decidedly luxurious and sporty, with super-thin, racing-style seats.\u00a0 The cabin is accessed through four doors including two pillar-less, rear \u201csuicide\u201d portals.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s certainly not the sort of design you might have expected just a few years ago from the Korean carmaker.\u00a0 No more eye candy for the kids promising a cheap ride and no real power.\u00a0 Were the GT to eventually wind up in production, these images suggest something moving decidedly up-market, a direction the brand has clearly been taking of late.<\/p>\n

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Not what you'd typically expect from Kia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Developed under German Peter Schreyer, the one-time Audi styling chief and now head of design for Kia, there does seem to be a more than subtle resemblance to the wildly popular Audi A7\u2019s more hatchback-like styling, although these images don\u2019t seem to reveal a fifth door.\u00a0 The platform appears shorter, as well, and a bit more sporty, which fits with the GT name.<\/p>\n

Earlier media reports had suggested the car was to be called Verdeus.\u00a0 One initial detail that appears to stand valid is that the new Kia GT Concept will feature an all-wheel-drive powertrain \u2013 another lift from Audi?<\/p>\n

Other details will wait for Frankfurt where the latest images are likely to ensure a solid media turn-out for what is being rumored as the new flagship model for Kia.<\/p>\n

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New images of the Kia Concept coming to Frankfurt have leaked out revealing it will be called the Kia GT – and, as TheDetroitBureau.com reports, the prototype debuting at the Frankfurt Motor Show will likely reappear as Kia’s new flagship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"make":[],"post-state":[],"category_old":[151],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42334"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42334"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=42334"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=42334"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=42334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}