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| New Kia GT |
The concept – a Merc CLS-alike four-door coupe, pictured – first appeared in 2011. And it seems we’re finally getting a production version, with designer Gregory Guillaume suggesting it lands next year. He’s also given a hint at what it might look like.
“Lots of old cars that are inspirational, help me focus. Take the GT show car – it may have four doors, but it’s front engine and rear drive. The car I loved like that as a kid is the original Maserati Ghibli. It’s a completely different car, but it has this gran turismo elegance to it.
A Kia sports saloon inspired by a classic Maserati is certainly an interesting prospect. As is what lies beneath. The concept was rear-wheel drive – expect that to remain the case for production – while it had nearly 400bhp from a turbocharged V6 petrol engine. How much power a street version has is more of a mystery.
Kia’s new dynamics boss, Albert Biermann – formerly of BMW’s M Division – wouldn’t be drawn on power output, but did confirm the GT will be Kia’s “most powerful car in Europe by far.” Kia does sell a 420bhp V8 saloon in America, so expect the GT to sit below that output. Numbers will be small in Europe, where the GT is earmarked as something to build the brand, but Kia is eyeing larger sales figures in the US. Source by topgear.com
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