Kia is preparing a four-wheel drive roadster and Soul
Kia is preparing a four-wheel drive roadster and Soul
Manual Kia does not want to accept the fact that models of this brand are perceived as somewhat spineless and unimpressive in the background, such as Mazda and Honda. Decided to expand the range so that Kia has become a "fun brand", that is, would be "cool brand". And the most "cool" car should be a compact roadster Kia (on the graphics – a computer sketch made designer edition AutoExpress).
The head of the European branch of the Korean brand Paul Philpott said bluntly that it would be an analogue of the Mazda MX-5. Japanese car for many years holds the title of best-selling open two-seater model in the world, and to repeat its success – seductively. However the popularity of the MX-5 is due to the fact that at very low prices (especially in the U.S.), this roadster boasts an original rear-drive platform and an excellent mood sport chassis. Guess what Kia is capable of similar, yet looks too bold. Especially against the background of what Honda has stopped production of the compact roadster S2000, but other companies do not even try to make these very specific model.
But voiced plans to release a modified four-wheel drive compact model Soul look more realistic and promising. This is now the world trend – miniature cars with transmission 4×4. The plans – the emergence of all-wheel drive Chevrolet Aveo (Sonic), Ford Fiesta and the Fiat 500. Something like that prepares and Peugeot, probably based on the model 207.
