News: New Kia coupe concept teased before Detroit

If ever an introduction sentence grabbed the collective PH attention, it’s ‘rear-wheel drive concept powered by 315hp 2.0-litre engine’. You’re interested, right?

Good, because that’s just about all that’s known about the Kia GT4 Stinger at this point. And although the name sounds like something from GTA, that is definitely correct. For now, at least.

A low slung coupe designed by Kia’s American Design Center (it’s in California so we’ll use their spelling just this once), it will debut at Detroit on 13th January.

Kia’s familiar tiger grill features in its most dramatic iteration yet, plus there’s a carbon front splitter and 20-inch wheels.

That 2.0-litre engine is turbocharged but again, no further details have been released. It’s exciting news from Kia though, especially given the promise shown by the Pro_Cee’d GT and the recent announcement of the ‘N’ performance brand from Hyundai too. Could they work together on a joint RWD sports coupe project, a la GT86/BRZ?

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SRT-What? said:

Kia

20 inch rims

carbon front splitter


lol wut ?

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allroad said:

Kia loves to copy Audi design cues. Remove the badge and one would think it is a R8

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ZeroR said:

That's because Kia's head designer, Peter Schreyer, was the former Audi/VW chief designer.

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lord_galathon said:

Ça me fait mal au coeur parce que Samsung est un excellent fabriquant d'electronique, mais esti que Kia pis Hyundai l'ont juste pas. Leurs chars sont pas regardables et ceux qui le sont c'est des copies conformes d'autres voitures.

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J.Gaï said:

Audi Le Mans Quattro qui a inspiré la R8 est sorti en 2003...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_Le_Mans_quattro

Kia ont vraiment le vent dans les voiles ..Les produits sont beau...faudrait juste avoir autre choses que des tractions comme une Optima coupé AWD ou RWD lol..pas tout de suite mais pourquoi pas un jour..

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lord_galathon said:

Ça me fait mal au coeur parce que Samsung est un excellent fabriquant d'electronique, mais esti que Kia pis Hyundai l'ont juste pas. Leurs chars sont pas regardables et ceux qui le sont c'est des copies conformes d'autres voitures.

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allroad said:

Kia loves to copy Audi design cues. Remove the badge and one would think it is a R8

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browntown said:

sounds like they are just rebadging the genesis

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With a 103.1-inch wheelbase and an overall length of just 169.7 inches, it's only a few inches longer than a Scion FR-S and is considerably shorter than the 182.3-inch Hyundai Genesis Coupe. Compared to the FR-S, the GT4 is lower and wider, both of which portend good things for its agility. This is a bit of a featherweight, too, weighing in at just 2,874 pounds. It's also somewhat unusual for an automaker to disclose a concept's weight – by our read, that further suggests eventual production is in mind. The footprint issue is an important one, as it hints that if/when we see a production GT4, it looks like it'll be more of an FR-S/Subaru BRZ/Mazda MX-5 Miata fighter than a rival to the Genesis Coupe or the upcoming four-cylinder turbo Ford Mustang.

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