Confirmed: Kia’s new GT super coupe

Back in 2011 Kia’s Frankfurt show car was the inspiring GT Concept. Now we can report, directly from Korea, that Kia management intends to bring that concept to a street near you in two years.

Kia is on something of a roll, with a portfolio of good-looking models built under the design guidance of German Peter Schreyer, the guy behind the original Audi TT.

Kia GT Concept at the 2011 Frankfurt Show

Kia provo concept car revealed

A coupe could be the icing on the cake for Europe, where Kia’s big saloons don’t sell strongly or are simply kept for the home market and America.

We are told that the Kia GT Coupe will be close to the concept car, which means real-wheel-drive and a punchy turbocharged 3.3-litre V6. That promises performance that shadows that of the BMW M4, though the power may be a little below the 400hp of the original concept.

Can family-friendly Kia pull off a full-fat sports car? Well, Nissan certainly gets a lot of respect for its GT-R, although the Kia GT Coupe will be closer to the Nissan 370Z.

But as long as the new Kia does the job properly, including setting some good times around the Nurburgring, it could herald a family of seriously sporting Kias to back up the  recent Kia Pro_Cee’d GT.

By motoringresearch.com