“The Koup is built on a front-wheel drive unibody architecture and is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter, direct-injection four-cylinder engine that makes 290 horsepower and 289 lb-ft of torque. It’s paired with a six-speed automatic and has steering column-mounted paddle shifters.”
Apparently they borrowed the turbo engine their sister company is using in the Genesis, and turned up the boost.
Kind of like an ugly SL500/newer impreza
lol, something so wrong about a performance kia
decent power though :tup:
wow 290? thats gotta move pretty good i’d think
That seems like an awful lot of power to put through the front wheels.
And yeah, it really looks like a Civic and Evo mated.
thats what i was thinking, and i have a feeling they are going to skimp out and not put in an LSD
How is this any different then most of the honda boiiiis on here?
OH GEEZ a Kia paddle shift…does it have LSD…John beat me to it…a lot of power for stock Fwd car
lol
lol ib4theyfalloffthecar
lol @ all the manufacturers catering to ricers
edit: Kia and this sentence,
greenhouse-style glass roof panels.
make me nervous.
I’m sure the brakes and chassis will be top notch to handle the power.
Yay for automatic only.
InB4PaddleShiftersAren’tAutomatic
Lot of interesting things coming from Korea these days.
Hey look, recycled design cues :tup: :picard:
I don’t trust any of it. You should see the condition of the drawings/models they send over to us… I think a toddler could honestly do better than most
I HATE that new black middle section of the front bumper that is popping up on all of these new cars now. :tdown:
Yeah, there are a lot of them on this car.
I was behind a new Elantra yesterday, and it is the same. A bunch of stolen ideas… but if its priced right, and holds together it will sell.
Kia is has gotten a whole lot more competitive in the last 5 years or so… interesting.
I don’t lik the look, but I like the idea.