nuff said (well, sorta).

"Right. As anyone with a background in biology knows, a human zygote is a dolphin." zukiphile

i wanna see more pics

bill

urge to kill...RISING !!!

Sounds like its far from production ready then.

There are no more pics, and no actual specs, either--just lots of rumor and innuendo.

This is the first teaser photo, released by Kia ahead of Frankfurt.

About two years out, actually. It's supposed to arrive late 2009 as a 2010 model.

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However Swallow, a "TT fighter"....no way.

Quattro....nope
Bank vault ,body construction.... nope.
All solid ,aluminum interior....Nope

Looks more like a Civic Si fighter to me....(that won't be hard!)

more pix please.

That looks mean.

Clarification here: I never said it was a TT-fighter. That's actually Kia saying this is a TT-fighter, Peter Schreyer in particular.

YMMV.

-Lounge's most timid driver: 2008-2009 I dont even drive anymore. I sneak around on my MTB.

Good God! You can tell all of that from a teaser photo! I didn't know Nostradamus was still alive!

Nostradamus, no. Dionne Warwick and her Psychic Friends Network, yes.

Should be interesting to see what this car actually comes out with.

Fixed that for you!

I have to say, I have a reputation on here for being a Hyundai/Kia booster, but even I'm surprised to see them become such the purveyor of RWD funsters.

They have found a hole in the automotive market and are mobile enough to act on it. to them.

There are two types of people in the world, those who need closure

or maybe its the nationalistic korean in me

And we're hittin our records like a tennis player
And the drummers do the **** like the macarena

Also, they need a symbolic emblem, not this "KIA" crap.

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I remember when Honda came out with the indicators as a strip under the lights. Look nice in pictures... Not so much real life.

exsqueeze me?

http://kiaworld.blog.com/1922755/ quoting Auto Express

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

"...the Excee'd is the first piece of Kia work from Audi TT designer Peter Schreyer, who joined the firm late last year."

and this concept was first shown months ago (march maybe?)...

Modified by slirt at 1:24 PM 7-18-2007

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Is google down?

so let me Google that for you

They have made the "most improved list "more times than I can remember.
KIA's design(s) are so far superior to the typical Japanese-crap as to be eye opening. they have nice clean designs, totally eschewing the gew-gaw styling and content laden mess that virtually EVERY Japanese car represents...the current Honda Civic SI and the toy priapus are the most egregious examples.

Kia Rio's are selling here for $8500 every day...this has got to be the best bang for the buck in America.

Keep up the good work KIA! ....it ain't no TT however! LOL

I'll feel bad however if KIA makes a better Scirocco than VW! (likely!)

They do have clean designs, but I don't see what's so superior about them. To me they look like European crap-boxes circa 2001. There is a low-rent, Suzuki/FIAT-type feel to their design. But at least they've finally lost the Korean look.

Whomever...good job.

You can buy three Kia Rio's for one Priapus ( an unwanted useless hyped erection...requiring a stay at the doctor's to cure you) LOL

Actual difference real world...10 mpg!
Savings on taxes. $1600 ALONE....there goes your 10 mpg!

I've recommended a boatload of Rio's!

I'm an Automotive engineer with 29 years of experience...now what you got to say??? How many vehicles have you designed?
Do you own a TT...I do.
Have you owned and restored well in excess of 100 vehicles, I have.
Did you own an operate your own VW repair shop for 15 years?

Nostradamus didn't design cars for a living....I do!

Look up the phrase 'deductive reasoning'...THAT's how one can make assumptions about the relativity of various car companies capabilities.

Not amused

I've been impressed over the years of the HCD series of show cars...the current Tibby is a off-shot of one of those (HCD-3)??

I'm not surprised...it took 15 years tho! (they needed money, first!)