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Design chief shows new car pictures - but are they old or new?

These could be the first images of the Kia K9, a Hyundai Genesis-based large saloon.

The design sketches were shown at a design conference in Seoul, Korea during a speech given by Kia's design boss, Peter Schreyer.

See the Kia K9 sketches

Although details are limited, it's rumoured that the car would be based on the Genesis platform and initially be offered with V8 power in the US, with other markets testing reaction to it.

However, a Kia source denied any knowledge of the car, saying it had not been presented in a forward product plan briefing given earlier this month.

Instead, he suggested that the pictures could be an early design sketch for Kia's K7, which will go on sale as the Cadenza in the US.

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Casanova 11 December 2009

Re: New Kia K9 sketches shown

HyundaiSmoke wrote:
The Idea of someone choosing a Focus over a Golf or a KIA Forte is sickening

Choose a FOCUS?? How DARE they??

HyundaiSmoke wrote:
My step dad who is European says Euro Focus built in England

Oh, he's European? He must know then. Ford, however, say that European market Focuses are mainly made in Valencia (Spain) and Saarlouis (Germany), and they probably know better.

HyundaiSmoke wrote:
Built in England=POS

Can you justify that comment?

zthomasz 11 December 2009

Re: New Kia K9 sketches shown

Why don't you peddle your racism somewhere else?

tannedbaldhead 11 December 2009

Re: New Kia K9 sketches shown

HyundaiSmoke wrote:
US Focus=Same quality as Top Gear's Reasonably Priced POS.

Don't care. UK Focus= Fun

Anyway here in the UK our bosses buy us new cars every three years therefore

Breakdown= a chance to play in another car=more fun

If my Citroen Xantia had never broken down I would never have had a the pleasure of a Xsara VTS for a couple of days (now there was a car where Hyundai could learn a thing or two about putting a smile on a driver's face).