SOUL to your ride.

23 08 2008

Another Kia’s concept car that I love is the Kia Soul, I have seen this at autopartswarehouse.com.

Kia has also confirmed that the new Kia Soul model, which will be offered exclusively as a five-door hatchback with front-wheel drive, will have an overall length of 4,105 mm, and a 2,550 mm wheelbase. Height will be 1,610 mm and width 1,785mm – excluding door mirrors.

Looking ahead to the British International Motor Show which opens next week, Peter Schreyer, Kia´s Chief Design Officer, commented, “Reaction from the media and public to the three Kia Soul concept cars first unveiled at the Geneva Show in March and soon to be shown in London, has been overpoweringly positive.

“The Kia Soul concept cars are so intimately connected to the new Kia Soul production car, that everybody can see this new model will challenge conventions and appeal especially to the young and young-at-heart – whatever their age,” added Schreyer.

The three concept cars to be displayed in London -, Kia Soul Diva and Kia Soul Searcher – were created by Kia´s European design team, led by Gregory Guillaume, under the guidance of Peter Schreyer. They were developed from the original car designed jointly by Kia´s California and Korea design studios and unveiled in 2006 at the Detroit Motor Show.

Anticipating the World Premiere of the Kia Soul production model on 2 October at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Gregory Guillaume observed, “Because the all-new Kia Soul is not a replacement for an existing vehicle and is destined to play a unique role within the Kia global product line-up, it can be a bit of a rebel! The Kia Soul defies classification, and its design will hearten customers to form an emotional bond with this exciting new car.”