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More pictures of the Kia No. 3 concept
Kia is heading to Geneva with a new small car concept: the No 3.
For some reason skipping the Kia No. 1 and Kia No. 2 - or is it obvious why? - the Korean manufacturer has jumped straight into the numbers game with a glass-roofed supermini concept that previews its Ford Fiesta rival set to go on sale next year.
There’s more than a passing resemblance to Ford’s lovely city car, isn’t there? The No. 3 is the first complete car from Kia’s new design chief Peter Schreyer, and displays several of the design cues seen on the Soul crossover concept: angular headlights and a strong chin give the No. 3 a far more distinctive front end than the current Kia production line-up.
Perhaps the most striking feature, though, is the diagonal header rail running across the top of the windscreen and panoramic roof. Asymmetricality is much underrated in small city cars, we think.
When it goes into production next year, the No. 3 will be based on the same platform as the deeply competent Hyundai i20 (Hyundai owns Kia, remember) and Kia Soul, and will be in direct competition both with the current crop of superminis including the Mazda2, but also mini-MPVs like the Renault Modus and Vauxhall Meriva.
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HazardO commented on this article
at 01:36 pm on 24 February 2009
[quote]Asymmetricality is much underrated in small city cars, we think.[/quote] But it looks like a comb over!
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120Y commented on this article
at 02:14 pm on 24 February 2009
hope the roof makes it to production. pretty cool!
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Cookie commented on this article
at 02:45 pm on 24 February 2009
Have to say, this car's really nice... Much better looking than the Honda Jazz or event the Fiesta...
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 04:12 pm on 24 February 2009
Lovin' the roof. BTW, only the windows and mirrors look Ford-like. The rest is more Kia Soul-like, but smaller. As for the name, maybe it smells really nice...
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Mercedes7 commented on this article
at 06:47 pm on 24 February 2009
I'm sorry you are all wrong this thing is ghastly and it will be hopeless like every other Kia and as for the name they obviously can't be bothered thinking about the name. The roof would be cool if it didnt have that stupid line cutting through it. It will NOT work, I can guarantee you.
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