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New Cerato Koup – Kia’s first-ever two-door coupe

Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by webmestre in Europe, Uncategorized

New Cerato Koup – Kia’s first-ever two-door coupe

Kia Motor’s all-new Kia Cerato Koup marks the latest expansion of Kia’s comprehensive model line-up, with the introduction of the brand’s first-ever two-door coupe. Lower, shorter and lighter than the four-door Cerato sedan, the two-door Cerato Koup is Kia’s first-ever entrant in the Sports segment in Australia.

Despite its sporty appearance and lower roofline, the 4.48-metre long Koup has a long wheelbase (2650 mm) and offers extraordinary passenger and luggage space, highly competitive levels of equipment and state-of-the-art active and passive safety. The Koup is available with a 2-litre petrol engine with 5-speed manual as standard or an optional 4-speed automatic transmission.

While developing the new Koup, Kia designers and engineers concentrated on eight key areas: aggressive styling; strong performance; fun-to-drive steering, handling and ride balance; good fuel economy; great cabin comfort; enhanced overall safety; and the introduction of new technologies.

Styled under the direction of Kia’s Chief Design Officer, Peter Schreyer, the new Cerato Koup production model is based on the KOUP concept car created by the design team at Kia’s California design studios, led by Tom Kearns, chief designer of Kia Motors America. The new Cerato Koup and the Cerato sedan released earlier this year embody Kia’s new design DNA in its most complete form so far.

“Design gives a soul to the product and the future of Kia products lies in balance, clarity and purpose,” observes Peter Schreyer. “Our first-ever coupe, the Cerato Koup, embodies that philosophy. Without any extraneous features, its crisp, clean exterior styling conveys a powerful and aggressive image that exudes speed.”

Building on the success on the new Cerato sedan launched in January 2009, the Cerato Koup offers performance, ride and handling that is even more responsive than the sedan. The Cerato Koup is destined to broaden the appeal of Kia to a new group of consumers who seek the particular appeal of two-door cars.

Like the Cerato sedan, the Koup is also built at the Hwasung facility in Korea which also produces the Kia Sorento SUV.

Source Autodeadline

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