Hoovey689

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Kia K9 sedan spied, upscale cues include Maserati-style side vents

Remember the proposed Kia K9 luxury sedan? Apparently, it's a reality, as spy shots of the Kia flagship have hit a web forum in Korea. As you can see, the K9's camouflage (which sneakily includes Hyundai Genesis wheels) doesn't obscure a set of Maserati Quattroporte-style fender ports. Just how upmarket is Kia shooting with this? Well, according to the tipster who sent them to us, the K9 is expected to slot into the market space between the Hyundai Genesis and Equus sedans.

If those two are anything to go on, Kia might be on to something. From these photos, it looks like the K9 will not only sport Quttroporte-referencing vents along its fenders, but long, angular headlights and a protruding grille, leaving impressions of the BMW 5 Series and Jaguar XJ - lofty benchmarks, indeed.













http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/27/k...e-style-vents/

RXSF

front is quite bmw-ish. doesnt look bad. interesting turn signal design on the side mirror.

97-SC300

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It's like they didn't even try.....

knihc2008

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Whoaaa didn't realize you could tell what the Kia looks like under all that plastic!!!

lamar411

i wonder what this thing will cost, if its anything more then $30k then theres no way im paying for it. Kia for over $30k is a joke.

GSteg

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God those vents are horrible. Even on a Maserati it looks cheap.

Sulu

First, we had a horse (Equus) and now a dog (K9). What's next?

Is the audience police forces -- K9 units?

caddyowner

They're after Buick owners.

bitkahuna

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got win written all over it.

bnizzle87

The resemblance to the bimmer and jaguar is similar, but I do like the unique look of those turn signals. I do agree with lamar411...over $30k, despite it being a luxury sedan, might be a bit too much for a Kia.

TRDFantasy

Imitating Maserati fender ports and BMW front end, not surprised. The copycat/imitation designs continue.

knihc2008

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Because the current new line of Kias are full of copy cat designs...

JDKane527

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Looks like a Frankenstein car taking qualities of other cars in the class it's trying to compete in.

speedflex

I can't see enough to even comment on the design. There is a nice article in CAR about Kia's design boss, though. I think the guy knows what he's doing. At least they aren't doing your basic Pacific rim boring.

GSteg

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Some people seem to have the ability to see through camos and make judgements based on the camo's cutouts.


I can't see crap other than dirty looking wheels. Even if its a copy, at least it's a copy of something tolerable. Be glad they aren't copying Honda's shield.