Kia officially announced today that model series derived from the concepts trilogy will leave Celtic in a row under exactly the same name as the concept. Furthermore, the Korean manufacturer has even published a photograph of the first model, which he will continue the line open cee’d, which will be considered a “rebel” range by the mere fact that it is not continuatorul any existing model line today Kia.

The three concepts that have comprised the line when presenting their Soul from Geneva were created by Gregory Guillaume, the designer who created the model design that is based cee’d range. Soul name ( “Suflet”) was chosen from two reasons. Firstly, as Kia designers say, “He wanted injecting a dose of life, animation, in the design of the car, wanted to be given a soul.” Then, Celtic are a very close pronuntie the city bastina those from Kia, Seoul, so everything was tied when he was proposed acet name.

“Soul name reflects exactly the very way in which people will be able to express his spirit through this product. They will be able, through a variety of otpiuni, accessories and colors, her customize propirul Kia Soul and to create an idea of individuality, to create a car that reflects the personality into everything from driving, support Peter Schreyer, chief of the office design is the Kia.
Gregory Guillaume, directly responsible for the project, completes: “Since Kia Soul is not a replacement of any existing model and that has a unique role in global line of Kia models, it may be a little rebel.’s Trio from Geneva to was an aperitif for the model which will come to Paris and you can be sure that the DNA model series will keep many elements of those three concepts dispuneau the Soul from Geneva. ”

Kia’s Soul Production will start in September 2008 in Korea, following the model will be presented to the world rpemiera Auto Salon in Paris (October 3).

Kia Motors Corp. plans to export its new Soul small car to the United States and China in March, says a Kia source.The five-seater will be produced for the Chinese market at a Kia plant in China in December 2009. The source declined to be identified because he is not authorized to talk about the matter.Suh Sung-moon, an analyst at Korea Investment & Securities, also said the Soul is coming to the United States in early 2009.

The car, code-named AM, is the next step, after the Borrego SUV, in Kia’s strategy to reshape the brand’s exterior design. The Soul concept was shown first in Detroit in January 2006. It was displayed in Geneva in March with a new “tiger nose” grille by Peter Schreyer, Kia’s head of design.

Schreyer has said he wants to give Kias a more distinct look. In his corner is Tom Kearns, who came from Cadillac and did the main design work on the Soul.

The Soul was developed with buyers of the Toyota Scion and Honda Fit in mind. The car is expected to get a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine with front-wheel drive.

Kia premieres a new concept at the 2008 New York auto Show - the Kia KOUP Concept. The Kia KOUP Concept is powered by a 2.0-liter Theta II turbocharged engine with a GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) twin scroll turbocharger that develops 290 hp and 289 lb-ft of torque between 2,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm. The Kia KOUP Concept features a realistic interior and want to embody a true driver’s car. The Kia KOUP Concept also features six standard airbags, a Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) paired with CDC.