Do you guys have any idea of what this could be? Is Kia preping to go racing and join some track-racing series such as BTTC ( British Touring Car Championship )? Don’t have any idea and have never heard of anything like that, but that wouldn’t hurt Kia’s sporty image, right!?
February 13th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I’ve seen all the other pics of the car (3 in total). This is either a toy, or scale model. There are no brakes on the car; Racing cars don’t have tinted side and front windows, etc!
But hey… maybe it will become a true racing car!
February 13th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
concept? auto show model b4 the actual one is ready maybe?
February 13th, 2009 at 6:42 pm
It does not seem to be a toy car. The picture is from an announcement at the Belgian Motorsport site: http://www.autosport.be
The accompanying text translated in English:
The – in Belgium – very successful English Chad Racing team enters two KIA Pro Cee’d Silhouette S1 in the Belgian Touring Car Series. The car was presented yesterday at the site of the BTCS and they look very beautiful. Ian Dockerill and Philippe Steveny will be driving one of the two cars, while the second car is still waiting to be entered. The KIA will race against BMWs, Renaults, Jaguars and Mazda’s.
February 13th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Yeah its entered into the Belgian Touring Car Series. There are a few cars in it that run with the ridiculously large rear wings on, including the Renault Megane.
http://www.crash.net/British+GT/News/142905/1/chad_secures_kia_deal.html
February 14th, 2009 at 1:33 am
The front and rear rims are different.
February 14th, 2009 at 5:33 am
i really like the livery and the widebody kit but that rear spoiler is really too much lol~ i guess function over form for racing eh?
February 14th, 2009 at 11:46 am
This car has actually nothing much to do with the Kia Pro_cee’d, apart from it’s shape (you could say it’s silhouette…).
It’s an Oreca frame (which is based on the Renault Megane frame) modified by Pesca.
The driver Steveny has a Kia dealership (www.steveny.be)
February 14th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Sorry to disappoint you but it is a radio controlled model.
The wheelnuts are 3mm nyloc.
But it’s certainly very nice.
February 14th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
btcs it’s belgian touring car series..
February 14th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
http://www.btcseries.be/fr/
February 15th, 2009 at 7:28 pm
Maybe they will have some form of racing with the TD coupe here in the US one day?
February 15th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
I luv WRC!!! ^.^
February 16th, 2009 at 9:37 am
No, this is not a radio controlled model! No, it’s not a scale model! Yes this is a pre production version (without brakes etc.) used to design the body. Yes it will race @ http://www.btcseries.be/nl/kalender/ And it’s also beďng sponsored By KIA MOTORS BELGIUM.
February 16th, 2009 at 9:59 am
cette KIA silhouette va rouler en Belgique dans le championnat BTCS, face ŕ jaguar, Renault, Bmw, Audi….elle sera engagée par le chad racing..
February 16th, 2009 at 10:03 am
@ Lovemysportywagon: sorry to disappoint you but this IS the real stuf!
March 18th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
As a Belgian member of Chad Racing, I a can insure you that this is a real race car, not a scale model or a radio controlled model
It will participate in the Belgian Tourag Car Series (BTCS). One will be driven by Iain Dockerill and Philippe Steveny, a second one by Raf Vanthoor and Koen Wauters.
It is true that there are no breaks on the car on this picture, but this was just a presentation of the car on the beginning of february. It has been modified since. As well a the tinted side and front windows!!!
For more information and the results (but only in Dutch and French, sorry):
- Dutch: http://kia-chad-racing-nl.skynetblogs.be/
- French: http://kia-chad-racing-fr.skynetblogs.be/
August 22nd, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Saw the Silhouette in action this afternoon in the 6hrs race at Snetterton I was very impressed with the cars performance for the first 3hrs had to leave then as we had got to pack for holiday how did the race end up.