Junto con la presentación de la nueva generación del Kia Kia K5 (también llamado Optima) en el Salón del Automóvil de Seúl, el fabricante también mostró el concept car Kia Novo. Este sedán mediano adelanta el aspecto futuro de los compactos de Kia.
Tomando su nombre del latín 'novatus' (que significa renovado o refrescado), el concept Kia Novo está dirigido a los urbanitas modernos con trabajos estresantes y horarios frenéticos. Interpretado por los diseñadores de Kia, el nombre 'Novo' representa el concepto de hacer algo nuevo y fresco.
El Novo establece un entorno tranquilo y concentrado en el que los conductores pueden relajarse y rejuvenecer mientras pasan de un compromiso vital al siguiente.
La carrocería con marcadas aristas del Novo le confiere un aspecto limpio y moderno visto de lado, con líneas marcadas en las puertas, faldones y tomas de aire de aluminio en los pasos de rueda. Las puertas de apertura inversa completan la llamativa silueta del coche, con finos tiradores centrales emergentes a la altura de los esculpidos retrovisores de aluminio.
El Novo está propulsado por el último tren motriz de producción de alta tecnología de Kia para igualar su aspecto dinámico. Un motor turbo de gasolina de 1,6 litros con inyección directa 'Kappa' (T-GDI) se ha combinado con el DCT de siete velocidades de la marca para mover las ruedas delanteras. El resultado es un rendimiento deportivo y decidido y un consumo impresionante para la última estrella de los salones de Kia.
Así que hoy queremos compartir con vosotros este vídeo del Kia Novo donde podéis verlo de cerca gracias a nuestro blogger coreano y amigo TNKfree.
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7 comentariosLooks a bit,like the Kia GT sedan.
be next kia optima model
I meant that for the time of 2004/05 these Rio and Cerato hatchback designs were good. Just imagine these designs to be developed further to 2014/15. Then we would definitely have better designs than the new Optima or the KX3 or something like that.And as you said the rio was a copy of other cars then please look to the new Ford models. They all look like KIA fronts. I hold on my opinion: The Kia Rio hatchback was the first nice model that showed KIAs design mentality. Ok it was thin and it had hard plastic inside but for the time of 2005 it was a very good design especially the front compared with the new KIA fronts. Just look to the new ceeds vengas rios and especially new carens front (the rest areas and the new interiors are well made). I can live with the strange grills but the headlights are all overstretched designed that is leading to an unserious front. But hopefully the NOVO front is the complete opposite of them. It makes me still believe in KIA. KIA must apply the Novo front ,especially the headlights, more or less to all new KIA models. And if Peter Schreyer has designed the new NOVO front then I dont understand how he could design the new Optima (within short time distance) which is the complete opposite of the NOVO design. The new Optima is rather a Hyundai or a japanese car but definitely not a KIA mentality designed car. The NOVO combined with the current KIA rear design (except for the new Optimas rear) must be the leading design for all upcoming KIA models. The new model Ceed and Carens must be stretched to 4,70 to 4,75 meters to close KIAs lenght gap plus all new KIA models must get nice and serios fronts like the NOVO with its nice headlights.
I'm agree with you Jimbo, since Schreyer arrived to Kia, Kia cars are recognizable, and that's the important thing for a brand. Anyway, comparted with 2004-2005 Cerato or Rio design, it impossible to compare those cars with the currently and so beautiful Rio and cee'd.
The rear end could be more massive. Its looks like a broken thin german car rear end. But the rest is awesome. Finally a serious design and not such ridiculous designs made in sticky old european centers by now. The end of nice KIA design ended as Peter Schreyer took the pen into his hands because if you look to the Rio JB built from 2005 on , it was a very nice design without european influence. The same with the cerato hatchback from 2004 on. These designs were neither far east looking nor too much ugly european looking. They were the golden middle KIA beauty design.Then came Peter Schreyer and destroyed the design of KIA with ridiculous exterior design. If it wasnt for him and further european evil influence KIA had already introduced the NOVO design from Namyang in 2010 and thus wouldt have the current design crisis as you can see on the new Optima, which has a far east ugly design made by an european of all people. Isnt that strange? Do some people have the intention to damage KIA? And how can come such a amazing NOVO design immadiately from Namyang which is the complete opposite of Peter Schreyer ugly design?
Schreyer designed the Novo.
You can't possibly be serious. You're the only person I've seen that prefers the old copycats of ugly generic late 90's cars. EVERYONE hated KIA then and for the right reasons. They made ugly, generic, unreliable garbage for the target market that couldn't afford a better car. KIA owes all its new momentum to Schreyer. All of it.