Kia crossover hybrid Will Arrive in 2016
British paparazzi have found out that Kia I planning to distribute hybrid crossovers which will debut around 2016.
The innovated offering will be premiered at the Toyota Prius crowd. It will remind of a smaller Sportage having design influences alike the Niro concept of 2012. The offering will probably be 4350 mm long. This fact makes it longer than the Soul which is 4105 mm and, at the same time, shorter than the Sportage which is 4445 mm. It will have Kia’s head of round globe marketing Spencer Cho. Spencer Cho says that they have coped to achieve the good spot in circles of dimensions.
Inside the model will be alike the before coming Optima of 2016. It will have a touchscreen display positioned in the centre was concealed into the control panel with knobs and buttons grouped into horizontal and long lines. There will be blue and white plastic insertions in the control panel which will state that it is an eco-friendly offering when, at the same time, plastic will have a matte black colour.
Spence Cho has also clarified that the crossover will have a wholly new platform. It will be equipped with a 1.6-littre V4 gasoline powertrain. The engine will be able to work on an electric motor. This motor will supply a granted combined fuel providence of more than 60 mpg.
The codename is “DE” and the innovated offering will be available as a bonneted truck at first. The plug-in hybrid versions having a larger battery will startup some time later, believably in three years. The innovated platform will become a ground for a quantity of other variants which are going to be launched in the coming years.
