Kia mini MPV concept
February 7, 2009 by Anthony Crawford
Believe it or not, there are people out there who still won’t consider a Kia or Hyundai branded vehicle, despite the fact that half their street probably drives one of these cars.
That’s too bad for them, as these two Korean sibling brands offer superb value for money, and give little if anything away to their Japanese competitors, when it comes to quality and reliability.
They’re innovative too, take the Kia Rondo7 I’ve been driving for the past three months. Seven comfortable seats in a compact package that drives like car and leaves you wanting for nothing, except a little more torque and some darker window tint.
Moreover, there is nothing that comes remotely close to the Rondo7, when you consider its all round flexibility, features and price.
MPV stands for “multi-purpose vehicle” and Kia Motors are about to release a minivan concept at the Geneva International Motor Show in March that is set to blow the doors off its competition.
Kia are calling it a “Million Possibilities Vehicle” with styling cues from the Kia Koup and Kia Soul concepts.
Think Citroen C4 Picasso size, and the show car has a glass roof and is said to provide class-leading interior space.
This is the only photo Kia has released, and from where I sit, they best go directly into production or supply may not keep up with demand.
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Wow, looks like i missed out on allot.
Dan, i guess you measure success differently to us mere humans. Kia and Hyundai are not the best car makers in the world. But they make the best argument for value and they have put Japan and Germany on quality and style notice. Consumers won’t let you get away with making an inferior product, so how do you explain their recent influx in sales?
Salesman,
Further to your comment “The new Cerato IMO drives better than anything the Germans or Japanese have released in recent times.” let me just say, I completely dis-agree. I’m currently driving a diesel Sorento & have driven the new cerato/rondo/carnival/carnival diesel/Sportage/rio/magentis… Let me tell you, KIA is a rapidly growing brand indeed and is up there with the “bang for bucks” term… However, the cars do not drive anywhere near like the German rivals. They are closer to the Jap rivals BUT definately no where near as good as a VW golf or Passat for example… I owned a golf for several years & no Jap or Korean manufacturers can match the engineering & driving comfort of a german car…
But i do have to some this up by saying the Koreans are coming real hard & alot of the Jap manufacturers should beware. As i said previously the Sorento which i am driving at the moment, is a great car which is considerately well priced compared to other vehicles in its class.
Cheers
KM,
As i said…..IMO. But thanks for your ramble :)
Correct Dan, their is almost a perfect storm turning consumers toward more economical brands.
To be honest, I don’t even see why CarAdvice bothers to keep the user posting available, as pretty much every bloody article they write gets trashed by people arguing about the same old crap, get the f*ck over it arse holes, no one wants to hear your bullsh*t on every damn article, use the user posts for what they are properly meant for, f*ck me, it isn’t hard.