Present at Paris Vehicle Display 2010, the Kia designer stated that he would like a light sport mannequin, able to position itself as a rival of the existing Mazda MX-5.
The success that Mazda MX-5 roadster enjoyed from the very first generation to date could serve as an example and inspiration source for Kia, which is flirting with the concept of this kind of a design.
Peter Schreyer, the man who left Audi to draw the Korean automaker models, vehemently denied the rumors from Geneva in this spring, but his vision seems to have changed. At Paris Vehicle Show 2010, where Kia has revealed Kia Pop idea and Kia Optima model, Schreyer stated that he can not answer to questions about a possible roadster product.
Nonetheless he claimed that: “Such a model would be important for Kia. MX-5 has done significantly for Mazda. At current there are a lot of dedicated fan clubs and enthusiastic customers, which are part of Mazda’s history. Any automaker wishes this.”
Schreyer said that he would like to give birth to this kind of a mannequin, which could possibly be seriously inspired by the MX-5 Japanese rival. Kia has set out its vision of this segment at Frankfurt Vehicle Display in 2007, when presented the Kee idea.
Unofficial sources talked within the past about the possibility of employing a shorter platform, borrow from Genesis Coupe, to provide birth to a rear wheel drive mannequin. The release date is expected around the middle of 2013.
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