Kia plans to launch a new line of sports models , the flagship of which will be the GT coupe and the compact roadster. On the lower step will be a sharper version of the successful duo Pro_Cee'd GT and Cee'd GT .
Kia wants to flood more classic hot hatches of the lower middle class , such as the Golf GTI or Focus ST. The three-door Pro_Cee'd GT and the five-door Cee'd GT are more fast versions of the classic Cee'd than a hot hatch in the true sense of the word.
The faster version of both models will be developed at the technical center of the Kia and Hyundai brands at the Nürburgring . However, rather than higher performance, the engineers plan to choose the path of weight reduction and better tuning of the chassis. This means that the current 1.6 T-GDI turbocharged 1.6 T-GDI's output of 204 horsepower will not change much. If we will see a proper hardcore version , as for example with the previous Mégane RS, when at the end of the career a brutally light version of the R26.R appeared, which for a long time held the record on the Nordschleife for the fastest front-wheel drive car, is in the stars.
In addition to the sharper Cee'd GT, Kia is reportedly also cooking up a sportier version of the small Rio . This should appear within 12-18 months, which is also the arrival time of the rejuvenated version of the Korean hatchback. Certain performance adjustments are also waiting for the Soul crossover, but sources from the automaker have not yet specified this information. The latest interesting thing from the world of Kia compacts is the development of a turbocharged liter three-cylinder , which will appear for the first time in the Cee'd model around 2015.
Source: autoexpress.co.uk
