New Jeep Introduces 70th Anniversary Models

Jeep is a brand with a storied history in America. He took his seat as a beloved icon of our culture. Wrangler remains stable development, recently presented a major change is the addition of four-door model of the latest generation.
For 2011 Grand Cherokee was redesigned for a unibody platform shared with Mercedes. The result was a stunning success for a jeep, with over 10,000 titles that sold a month.

Sharing works very well for himself, so the Jeep in 2011 in a good position. It also happens to be 70: th birthday. To celebrate this occasion, a new series of Special Edition models introduced at North American International Auto Show.

70. Anniversary Edition models available in its entirety - including Compass, Grand Cherokee, Liberty and Wrangler Patiroit. Cars get a special alloy wheels and unique exterior paint colors Bronze Star. Grand Cherokee is in the image and you see the press release below specific changes for each model shows.

New Best of 2011″ Award Goes to Kia Optima

Hyundai and Kia are both experiencing a renaissance of the product with all new models that offer strong competition in their categories.
No doubt, the star of the current lineup of Hyundai Sonata mid 2011th She received a disproportionate amount of attention over its sibling Kia Optima.

However, the redesigned Optima in 2011, with a fat-and technology-oriented perspective that differs from CLS-inspired Sonata. While the Sonata is a big seller, many critics actually valued more than Optima Sonata. With driver focused cabin, it also appears that the choice of enthusiasts.
Cars.com agrees, Optima was his "Best of 2011" award. He had said of the award: "With our values, clear packaging, excellent fuel economy and superior features, the Optima offers everything for family car buyers a shot at something much more attractive than the segment represents."

very strong competition for 2011. likely candidate for the award, the Chevrolet Volt, which is harvested North American Car of the Year and Motor Trend Car of the Year received. It was a candidate, and others involved in the BMW 5-Series, Chevrolet Cruze, Honda and Nissan and Ulysses leaves EVS.

New Kia KV7: That's A Van, Baby!

Kia U.S. designers said a minivan concept, they decided "to embrace the field." The result is KV7 with hinged doors and car-like lines. Do not squeeze too tightly to the frame.
Powered by 285 hp turbo-four years, with Wi-Fi built in, Kia says it's not a minivan for your typical suburban family. It is, instead of the new Kia group called "leader

2012 Kia Picanto

Kia has released the details and images of the new generation, 2012 Kia Picanto which will have its world premiere at the 2011 Geneva International Motor Show.

Designed by the company's European design team in Germany, the 2012 Kia Picanto will be available with four engine choices, ranging from 1.0-litre to 1.2-litres in capacity, among which a new three-cylinder turbo diesel. 

Under the hood, power will be provided by "four all-new powertrains in 1.0- and 1.2-liter displacements." Details are limited, but Kia says they will all deliver "class leading CO2 emissions levels."

Peter Schreyer, Kia’s Chief Design Officer shared: “In profile, new Picanto features significant sculpting and a very prominent rising character line. The result is a layering of light and shadow and this breaks up the height, giving the car a more sure-footed stance.”

Source: Kia




Press Release

Next generation Kia Picanto - a design that's small but grown-up

• Kia releases first official photos of 'mature' and 'sculpted' new model
• Next generation offered in two body styles with four all-new powertrains
• Production vehicle to be revealed at 2011 Geneva Motor Show

(SEOUL) January 4, 2011 - Kia Motors Corporation has released the first official photos of the next generation Picanto city car, which now offers a bolder, more mature and more self confident look.

Completely redesigned and re-engineered, the new car has grown in overall length and wheelbase and is set to redefine its position as one of the most competitive vehicles in its segment.

Kia's Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, said, "In profile, new Picanto features significant sculpting and a very prominent rising character line. The result is a layering of light and shadow and this breaks up the height, giving the car a more sure-footed stance."

Picanto has never been sold in Australia but Kia Motors Australia has not shut the door on the latest generation.

"While there are no immediate plans to bring Picanto to Australia we have been, and will continue, to look at opportunities in areas in which we do not currently compete," Kia Motors Australia Chief Operating Officer, Mr Tony Barlow, said. "The Picanto now has the advantage of being an all-new car and if it makes sense as a business case then it is certainly not off the agenda."

While the current Picanto is available only as a five-door hatchback, the new generation version will be offered as a five-door globally while a sportier three-door body style will also be marketed in Europe.

The new Picanto will feature four all-new powertrains in 1.0- and 1.2-litre displacements, all boasting class leading CO2 emissions levels. In addition to petrol engines, LPG bi-fuel and flex fuel variations will be available depending on market.

The next generation Picanto will be officially unveiled at the Geneva International Motor Show in March when further technical specifications will be available.

2011 Kia Pro_Cee’d

Kia recently released the first official images of the refreshed Pro_cee’d hatchback. To be unveiled at next year’s Geneva Motor Show in March.

A handful of images of the facelifted Kia Pro_Cee’d have managed to find their way to the internet via Kia World. The Kia Pro_Cee’d with communal H-shaped grille make an appearance on the model for the first time, and new, aggressive fog-light insets help give the vehicle a little more personality, too.

The three-door configuration will be also powered by a new 1.6-liter four-cylinder diesel engine, according to a report by kia-world.net, which develops a maximum of 128 horsepower and 255 Nm of torque.

New headlamps, a wider bumper accommodates larger air intakes , changes that will traverse the 5-door and SW models, in terms of the engines is expected to update the current engines that will meet Euro 5 emission standard. We enjoyed the first image as more data arrive.

But the aesthetics aren’t the only thing on that’s changed on the punctuation-laden Pro_Cee’d. Kia World also suggests that the Kia will now come with a slightly warmed-over diesel engine under its hood. The new lump is expected to churn out 128 horsepower and 188 pound-feet of torque from 1.6-liters of displacement.

via: autoblog

2010 Kia KV7 Crossover Concept

Kia decided to play Santa early and gifted us with a teaser of its KV7 Concept, which is scheduled to debut next month at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show.

The company has tagged it as a convention-challenging concept, and certainly, those rear gullwing doors do capture the attention in a big way. The vehicle’s lines are reminiscent of the Soul’s, and it does look like a – rather – stretched version of the latter.

Aside from the teaser rendering you see pictured above, the Korean firm didn't really reveal any details on the funky crossover model that features a set of Gullwing-style rear doors, but if you insist, we've added the press release after the jump.





Press Release

For the past several years Kia Motors' design-led transformation has been delivering production vehicles – such as the Soul, Forte Koup and Sportage – that bear a very close resemblance to the original concept designs that preceded them. At the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Kia will make another dramatic design statement with the world debut of an all-new, convention-challenging concept vehicle named "KV7."

Further information will be released in early-January.

Detroit Auto Show: Kia Soulster Concept leaks ahead

The image reveals that the Soulster has much in common with the production Soul, including its basic front end, though the rear shows a glass segment and tray in place of the Soul's stout C-pillar.


Kia's Soul hatch just made its debut at the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show in November, but already Kia is teasing a new Soul-based concept to be unveiled at next week's Detroit Auto Show. The first official image of the new concept, called the Soulster, has leaked onto the internet, revealing a compact SUV based on the new hatch.


A thick B-pillar, absent on the Soul, also makes an appearance on the Soulster. This is necessary to accommodate a large glass roof and rear hatch area.



via:motorauthority



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2008 L.A. Auto Show: Kia Soul Pics Leak Ahead of L.A. Debut

Below, you can see exclusive US-specs Soul pictures. In addition, I have enclosed a Canadian Soul accessory brochure, that first appeared at Canadian National Kia dealer meeting a few months ago. As you know, Soul crossover will be available with a range of exterior customizations. Many of them you can see here and possibly several others will not only reach Canadian, but US market as well.


Engineered to accommodate an array of diesel and gasoline engines, the US-spec Soul model will only be available with a potent 2,0L in-line four engine. Developing 142 horsepower, the engine should provide plenty of punch, while still delivering a respectable gas mileage. When going on sale in US, the Soul will be available with either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmissions.


Here we have the first official images of the 2010 US-spec Kia Soul model. The Soul urban crossover will make it’s official US premiere at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show.


Out of 136,000 Souls that Kia intends to produce annually at it’s Gwangju manufacturing facility in South Korea, 50,000 units will be shipped to the North American market. The Soul is expected to reach US market early next year with sales commencing in April 2009.
Source: Kia-World




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Kia Three SOUL concepts

Kia unveiled at the Geneva motor Show the three Soul concept cars: Kia SOUL Diva, Kia SOUL Burner and Kia SOUL Searcher. The Kia SOUL Burner is the bad boy of the three and comes with dragon tattoos over a black satin paintwork. The front bumper of the Kia SOUL Burner features L-shaped day-light LED driving lamps and at the rear has two vertical exhaust pipes.
The Kia SOUL Diva targets a style-conscious young-at-heart woman and comes in a combination of black, white and gold.

The Kia SOUL Searcher comes to offer a place of tranquility within the urban jungle। It features a leather finish on the bonnet, the folding roof, the tailgate panel, the dashboard, door panels and steering wheel rim.

Press Release:

SOUL concepts

The concept cars – SOUL Diva, SOUL Burner and SOUL Searcher – are each designed to appeal to different consumers and clearly display the potential for personalisation that the new production car will offer buyers.

“The all-new Kia production car will defy classification and encourage customers to build an emotional bond with their new car by providing a creative platform that they can customize to match their own character,” declares Gregory Guillaume, Chief Designer Kia Motors Europe.

“For Geneva, the Kia design team simultaneously developed three concepts with very different executions to hint at the 'world of possibilities’ open to future customers. SOUL Diva, SOUL Burner and SOUL Searcher were envisaged as three equal co-stars at Geneva, members of a team going through an urban adventure together,” adds Guillaume.

Kia SOUL Diva

The Kia SOUL Diva has been created as a fashion accessory for a style-conscious young-at-heart
woman who regards her car to be as important as her entire outfit. SOUL Diva is like a supermodel with an aura of glamour, a bit flashy but playful and fun!

Inside, SOUL Diva presents a black, white and gold world of leather and glitter – all beautifully and evenly lit by the full-length tinted glass panoramic roof. Turning the cabin into a stylish lounge, the seats are upholstered in glossy black imitation leather using ‘quilted’ stitching and trimmed to look like sofas. Even the cabin floor presents a tactile treat, with black long-pile ‘Pony-hide-style’ carpet that simply begs to be stroked.

Kia SOUL Burner

The Kia SOUL Burner is the ‘bad boy’ of Kia’s three new concept characters. A ‘show-off’ complete with dragon tattoos. From the outside, it is a mean, totally black beast with sparse flashes of scarlet. The tattoos are gloss black on the black satin paintwork, which shows a large dragon creeping over the bonnet. On the other side, a small dragon climbs up the C-Pillar.

The front bumper is equipped with L-shaped day-light LED driving lamps around the outer edges. At the rear, two vertical exhaust pipes are placed at the extremes of the bumper.

Inside SOUL Burner, the four individual sports seats and entire cabin trim are divided horizontally. Above the split, everything is finished in a rich matt red, below all is deep black.

Kia SOUL Searcher

The Kia SOUL Searcher is the concept that provides a haven of tranquility within the urban jungle, a comfort-zone on four wheels. It sets out to capture the spirit of Korean and Far Eastern culture with a focus on achieving personal inner peace and creating a calm cocoon for the occupants. Exuding casual confidence, the colours are muted, the textures are soft and the road presence is discreet.

An old, lived-in, leather finish is applied to the bonnet, the powered, folding roof and tailgate panel, plus the dashboard, door panels and steering wheel rim. Inside, grey-beige felt is used to cover the floor and the seats for an ambience of comforting domesticity that banishes pandemonium.

Source:Kia

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Kia Soul Pictures Surface, Real or Not?

Hard to believe that the three Kia concept cars we saw in Geneva hardly two weeks ago are now ready for production. Not since the Chrysler Crossfire would we have heard of such a fast concept-to-development phase. In fact, not since a cardboard model went from drawing to “construction”!

But here we are, looking at what appears to be Kia Soul, ready for production. But is it? Look at the two white renderings, how they have incorporated original Geneva-shown design with the “production ready” reality pics. Hard to believe that a car destined for the Paris Motor Show later in the year would already be in a garage getting ready for the masses.

The three concepts on which this is said to be based, are the SOUL Diva, SOUL Searcher and SOUL Burner.

Source: KiaWorld

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