KIA CONCEPTS

Kia Kee 

Kia Motors is to unveil a dramatic 2+2 sports coupe concept - the work of Chief Design Officer Peter Schreyer - at the IAA in Frankfurt on Tuesday 11 September.

Revealing a first 'preview image' of the car, Schreyer said: "Kia has given me the opportunity to shape its whole brand design and character. Seldom does a designer have such a clean sheet to work with.

"We started this exciting journey with the Kia ex_cee'd cabrio concept at the Geneva Show back in March, and at Frankfurt I'm sure Kia will surprise the entire automotive world when people see our new sports coupe concept in the metal."

The new concept - its name remains secret for now - has an imposing road presence and was designed by Schreyer at Kia's Frankfurt Design studio and was built in Europe.

Kia ex_cee'd Cabrio 

Kia's exciting all-new ex_cee'd cabrio concept was premiered at the 77th Salon de l'Automobiles in Geneva, Switzerland on 6 March.

The styling of the eagerly anticipated ex_cee'd cabrio is the work of Peter Schreyer, Kia's new Chief Design Officer, and hints at the future direction Kia vehicles could be taking under his guidance.

Based on the new three-door cee'd hatchback, due to go into production at the Zilina factory in Slovakia from December, the ex_cee'd shares the same platform, but features all-new exterior panels and a powered folding fabric roof.

By adopting a fabric roof, the ex_cee'd deliberately goes its own retro way rather than following the trend towards cabrios with folding metal roofs. Peter Schreyer paid special attention to designing a classic cabrio with a traditional soft-top roof: "I'm convinced that the fabric roof will have a renaissance. We've all lived with the romantic idea of open-air driving for a long time and for me, the fabric roof is the quintessential element of a truly rewarding cabrio."

Kia is developing cutting-edge technologies to change the way we think about motoring. In the three decades since the first Korean-made car rolled off the production line, Korea has become one of the world's top five car manufacturing nations.

Kia Motors is proud to have played a pivotal role in that development. The coming years will see a great change in the way the Kia brand is perceived, and the company is excited by the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.