New kia GT4?

COSMO · 01-03-2014, 08:07 AM

So I was doing my morning browsing and came across this:

Kia GT4 Stinger concept car due for Detroit Motor Show 2014 - MSN Cars UK

It seems everyone has taken the idea of going with a smaller displacement...

XiP · 01-03-2014, 08:11 AM

Nice!

watson853 · 01-03-2014, 08:50 AM

Really excited for this. All this competition for light rwd sports cars is a dream come true. Hopefully Nissans taking notes and is ready to come out on top once again with the new Z.

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cooltoy · 01-03-2014, 09:03 AM

It's a KIA, enough said.

Justice97 · 01-03-2014, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

It's a KIA, enough said.

In all fairness I am sure in a tattered shack on some back woods farm many years ago someone once said, "It's a Datsun, enough said."

XiP · 01-03-2014, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Justice97

In all fairness I am sure in a tattered shack on some back woods farm many years ago someone once said, "It's a Datsun, enough said."

I was thinking the same thing but didn't want to say anything lol

Felix 808 · 01-03-2014, 09:58 AM

Interseting. Will be keeping a lookout for this one.

fonzo179 · 01-03-2014, 10:13 AM

Hmm, I gotta hand it to Kia on this one. I didn't see that concept coming at all. In for further details....

cooltoy · 01-03-2014, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Justice97

In all fairness I am sure in a tattered shack on some back woods farm many years ago someone once said, "It's a Datsun, enough said."

Fair enough.

Back then it was a Datsun and enough was said. But things change.

However, I'll be dead before KIA can be talked about in the same breath as Nissan, Toyota or Honda. I am sure that day will come, but I won't be here to care.

Rockhound · 01-03-2014, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

However, I'll be dead before KIA can be talked about in the same breath as Nissan, Toyota or Honda. I am sure that day will come, but I won't be here to care.

In some regards, they already are talked about "in the same breath", it's not like we're talking about the original Hyundai Excel. Right now they're borrowing a page or two from the playbook the Japanese Big 3 used in the 80s/90s to gain market share: offer "more" (that's subjective) for less, and include a lengthy warranty.

I've never owned a Kia, and likely won't anytime soon, but why the ire toward them?

As a Japanese car enthusiast I'm glad the Korean competition is there to keep the Big 3 from getting complacent, as they had been over the last decade (especially Toyota).

Firebase99 · 01-03-2014, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockhound

In some regards, they already are talked about "in the same breath", it's not like we're talking about the original Hyundai Excel. Right now they're borrowing a page or two from the playbook the Japanese Big 3 used in the 80s/90s to gain market share: offer "more" (that's subjective) for less, and include a lengthy warranty.

I've never owned a Kia, and likely won't anytime soon, but why the ire toward them?

As a Japanese car enthusiast I'm glad the Korean competition is there to keep the Big 3 from getting complacent, as they had been over the last decade (especially Toyota).

This^^ Competition is a very good thing.

shadoquad · 01-03-2014, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockhound

In some regards, they already are talked about "in the same breath", it's not like we're talking about the original Hyundai Excel. Right now they're borrowing a page or two from the playbook the Japanese Big 3 used in the 80s/90s to gain market share: offer "more" (that's subjective) for less, and include a lengthy warranty.

I've never owned a Kia, and likely won't anytime soon, but why the ire toward them?

As a Japanese car enthusiast I'm glad the Korean competition is there to keep the Big 3 from getting complacent, as they had been over the last decade (especially Toyota).

well said. Can't wait to see what Kia's boffins can do. May not be a huge success, but it's a good sign when a company is thinking forward like this.

kenchan · 01-03-2014, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Justice97

In all fairness I am sure in a tattered shack on some back woods farm many years ago someone once said, "It's a Datsun, enough said."

people still today say that about domestics.

but i didnt say that.

Chuck33079 · 01-03-2014, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

people still today say that about domestics.

but i didnt say that.

No, the domestic is parked in front of the tattered shack on some back woods farm.

Mt Tam I am · 01-03-2014, 10:49 AM

KIA is not a name normally associated with high performance. Let's see how this one shakes out.

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