Kia nabbed their new design chief from Audi Motors, Peter Schreyer. This new coupe is his first real significant move to make his own stamp on the future of Kia's design direction. I am one who has always liked Kia's body designs right down to the 1997-2001 Kia Sephia body design. They positioned it head-to-head against the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla and I thought they did a good job with the Sephia. I bought my '99 Kia Sephia for only $7,995 with a $2,000 Kia manufacturer's rebate. That was my start with Kia and we traded in our '99 Sephia for a '01 Kia Sportage 4X4. Both were good running, reliable rigs that were fun to drive and sturdy.
Although I traded our Sportage 4X4 in on a '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS, I wouldn't be adverse to switching back to a new Kia in the future. That Long-Haul Warranty is tops, along with Hyundai. What's cool is my 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS also has a 10 year and 100,000 mile Warranty. Finbarr O'Neill, CEO of Hyundai/Kia, left for Mitsubishi and brought the generous Warranty with him. Although he has now left Mitsubishi Mitsubishi still offers the great Warranty he brought over with him.
Looking forward to seeing this new coupe in pictures from the Frankfurt International Motor Show.
Although I traded our Sportage 4X4 in on a '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS, I wouldn't be adverse to switching back to a new Kia in the future. That Long-Haul Warranty is tops, along with Hyundai. What's cool is my 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS also has a 10 year and 100,000 mile Warranty. Finbarr O'Neill, CEO of Hyundai/Kia, left for Mitsubishi and brought the generous Warranty with him. Although he has now left Mitsubishi Mitsubishi still offers the great Warranty he brought over with him.
Looking forward to seeing this new coupe in pictures from the Frankfurt International Motor Show.