These are the first official images of the new large-sized Kia SUV, codenamed HM. The all-new all terrain Kia vehicle will make it’s official appearance by the end of 2008 and is expected to feature a new V6 diesel engine that Kia co-developed with it’s parent Hyundai Motor Company.

Exterior styling of the new Kia HM will be penned by Kia’s newly appointed Chief designer Peter Schreyer, who used to work for Audi. He left the famous premium car company to give Kia a unique and distinctive look. Cars that have been designed by his team are expected to hit the market in late 2009 or early 2010.

While the exterior design of the 2010 Kia HM has already been chosen when he joined Kia, Peter did give Kia some suggestions on how the company could improve the exterior styling of it’s latest SUV model.

Images posted here reveal the new Kia HM underneath it’s sheetmetal. They showcase the body-on-frame platform, typical for a real SUV vehicle. You can also see HM’s disc brakes and side curtain air-bag. The new KIA HM is expected to receive maximum number of points at the US and European crash tests, so you can expect to see a complete safety equipment applied to the new Kia HM.  

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