After we have shown you an exciting rendering that previewed the next generation Kia Sorento, we can now again spice things up a little bit by showing you the rendering of the upcoming near-luxury Kia sedan.
The fancy speculative drawing surfaced to the web today and previews the possible production shape of the VG sedan that we have been commonly seeing in the last few weeks. The 2010 VG sedan has been spotted testing in Death Valley (USA) and South Korea for several times and there are many great spy shots and videos about it.
Currently sitting atop Kia’s US lineup is the Amanti sedan, but it is believed that this car will eventually replace it when it goes on sale in the second half of the next year. Early spy reports sugges, that VG’s mechanical base, as well as engines, will be shared with next generation Hyundai Azera so you can expect to see the updated, direct-injection, 3,8L Lambda V6 engine fitted under the hood of the near-luxury VG sedan. [Source: Bobaedream]
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September 2nd, 2008 at 9:31 am
i was really hoping that it would get the Kee concept’s light bar thingo but yeh… not gonna happen i know~ it would be great if it came out lookin like that but it looks a bit like the BMW CS concept car to me…
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:40 am
OK, now its not so Genesis looking when the lights drop at the edges. notice that new Kias have got that ‘character’ line tucking in under the door handles, instead of buldging out. Anyone want to talk about the grille? does it look fine without a logo?
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:22 pm
No, it looks like crap without the logo. Kia should be proud to put their logo on that car!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:35 pm
I am having a really hard time believing that Kia’s line-up looks so well designed! I feel like I am looking at the Audi line-up!!
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:43 pm
To me it looks like a new brand from germany.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
yeah but renders always ALWAYS look better than the product, so we’ll have to wait and see~
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:47 pm
oh and this is speculative too…
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:48 pm
It looks 100% Korean.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Off-topic: I just saw a Borrego commercial on CBS.
September 2nd, 2008 at 12:52 pm
I’d like to see Kia’s luxury badge on VG.
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:33 pm
That’s one handsome sedan. I’m going to recommend this to anyone looking for a larger sedan. It exudes confindence and class.
I agree the Kia logo needs to be in place though…
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:42 pm
i too think the logo would be better on there but this being a rendering, i’m sure it will REALLY be there. specially with the H-squeeze grill.
September 2nd, 2008 at 6:47 pm
the spyshots also show nothing on the grille besides a round circle which is definately not Kia’s logo. I hope the guys at Kia read these comments and change their mind. I dont want this one looking like Genesis. It looks horrible with that plain grille.
BTW, pat, you say, renderings look better than the real thing? well, actually, Kia has used very little camo in front and we’ve already seen a a big part of it and it looks better than renderings. its the rear renderings which will be more interesting for me. what say?
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Ok, this looks too good looking to not have the Kia logo and to just be one segment over the Optima.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Looks like the Maxima finally is getting some real competition.
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Now that is one fine looking near luxo sedan from Kia. And yes, do display your logo proudly in amidst that handsome grille, Kia. Looks awesome, this new VG sedan. And the character lines “tucking in” at the door handles look great IMO, too!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Kia is shocking me beyond belief on a daily basis!!
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:41 am
When I took a first glance at it, my mind couldn’t tell what it resembled. The VG has been Scheryerlized big time!!! It’s so muscular. I hope a concept version comes to Detroit before the actually production version though.
September 3rd, 2008 at 12:51 am
It better come to Detroit, not some stupid international show!! I will be in Detroit again this year with my NEW Samsung camera. Click my name to check it out!
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:53 am
Yeah! I mean doesn’t it make sense to bring production Sorento out along with this in concept form for Detroit?
The VG still doesn’t make any sense to me. Are journalist sure this is on Azera platform because that face looks more like the Genesis than the Azera. Is it possible that it looks like the Genesis but is on Azera platform? But won’t Hyundai be worried about Azera sells once this debuts. I mean this looks not only sportier than Azera but it looks sportier than Genesis too (at least to me).
September 3rd, 2008 at 2:45 am
It looks like what could be the second-gen Genesis!
September 3rd, 2008 at 3:54 am
Keep in mind fellas that KIA on some models in Korea (and even have seen in Canada Sorento’s) DOES use a circular grill with KIA fit around an image of what appeared to me to be mountains.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:40 am
Um… you lost me there Mideivon.
September 3rd, 2008 at 5:28 am
Man, these designs are really fantastic ! I especially like the design treatment in the front fender/ hood area where you get that “lowered look” that Schreyer described in the earlier video on the Forte, It really does seem to emulate some Audi and general european sedans. Very cool.
September 3rd, 2008 at 6:32 am
Mideivon—–Keep in mind fellas that KIA on some models in Korea (and even have seen in Canada Sorento’s) DOES use a circular grill with KIA fit around an image of what appeared to me to be mountains.—–
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If you look at the spypics you can clearly say, that there’s no logo. but its just plastic thing made to resemble a badge. but even if it is that round Kia logo, it doesnt suit the grille. It should either be the upside-down triangle with an ‘O’ in it [like Mohave and Opirus. its the luxury badge] or it should be the Kia logo OR it should be a black grille with the Kia logo on the hood [like soul and kee]
September 3rd, 2008 at 7:59 am
Mideivon was talking about these emblems that Kia used in the past on Sorento and some other models…
http://www.sharkracing.com/acecart/bin/photo/emblem-kia.jpg
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:56 am
I know. I’ve seen it many times before and seen on sorento once with it here in UAE. I dont think it will suit the grille very well. I never liked that logo anyway.
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 am
I am glad that this is only a CGI, if this were what it really turns out like I would be somewhat dissapointed…
September 3rd, 2008 at 11:19 am
cuz of grille?
September 3rd, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I think the grille IS getting the circular logo. I went back to the first spyshots of VG and if you look closely, there’s clearly a circular badge.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:12 pm
K-Sport (Boris);
I don’t know exactly, i think because of the way the headlights dip down toward the far sides. I suppose the grille as well, I guess i was expecting it to be less curved and more straighter sharper lines. But as I said, its good that this is only a CGI.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:17 pm
Although I hope they do bring this to Australia, unlike the Amanti. Because I think it would put the locally made large sedans in their place, i.e. the Holden Commodore (Pontiac G8), Ford Falcon and Toyota Aurion.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:18 pm
That’s a nice logo. It looks too small though. People will know the original Kia symbol before they would notice that small one even though it’s still nice. If it was bigger about the size of the original logo, it would be more noticeable.
September 3rd, 2008 at 4:37 pm
martin. the grille shape is very much exposed in the most recent spy shots
September 4th, 2008 at 4:26 pm
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