Kia Shooting Brake - wow!

Kia Shooting Brake - wow!

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Martin_M

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2,071 posts

226 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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What do we think about this? Personally, I think it looks great but would only be interested if it had the performance to match the looks...

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/kia/90453/stylish-kia...

Martin_M

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2,071 posts

226 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Purity14 said:
Its not a shooting brake, its a Kia estate.
Is it? What's a shooting brake?

Funk

26,254 posts

208 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Usually 3-door although it has been used for 5-door cars too which is just a fancy name for an estate now.

You could stick an Alfa badge on that and I wouldn't question it. Is it still Schreyer designing Kias? He's doing a great job if so!

Edited by Funk on Tuesday 17th February 20:01

Martin_M

Original Poster:

2,071 posts

226 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Funk said:
Usually 3-door although it has been used for 5-door cars too which is just a fancy name for an estate now.

You could stick an Alfa badge on that ans I wouldn't question it. Is it still Schreyer designing Kias? He's doing a great job if so!
I did wonder, as my dad's shooting brake has 5 doors. I never thought I'd look twice at a Kia but I'm tempted to get an estate/shooting brake/call it what you will to better accommodate a growing family and that looks lovely.

patmahe

5,744 posts

203 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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If the real thing keeps those proportions they will sell by the bucketload. Sadly it so rarely works out that way, Audi TT is the only one I can think of.

Podie

46,630 posts

274 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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patmahe said:
If the real thing keeps those proportions they will sell by the bucketload. Sadly it so rarely works out that way, Audi TT is the only one I can think of.
Porsche Boxster?

Subaru SVX?

Kawasicki

13,041 posts

234 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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looks very audi to me.

Hoofy

76,253 posts

281 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Funk said:
Schreyer designing Kias
I knew the designer wouldn't have an oriental name. biggrin

patmahe

5,744 posts

203 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Podie said:
patmahe said:
If the real thing keeps those proportions they will sell by the bucketload. Sadly it so rarely works out that way, Audi TT is the only one I can think of.
Porsche Boxster?

Subaru SVX?
I did say the only one I could think of smile

Funk

26,254 posts

208 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Kawasicki said:
looks very audi to me.
Schreyer's ex-Audi...

briang9

3,260 posts

159 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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"A range of turbocharged petrol engines are unlikely, we believe, but a plug-in hybrid model is"


not great news then?


ETA the Top Gear chaps seem more optimisticlaugh

"but we've got our fingers crossed Kia is about to pull a blinder and fit the 5.0-litre, 420bhp V8 from the K900 saloon. What? It could happen..."


Edited by briang9 on Tuesday 17th February 22:07

hornetrider

63,161 posts

204 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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I like that a lot. I'd it anything more than a concept?

Amirhussain

11,486 posts

162 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Funk said:
Kawasicki said:
looks very audi to me.
Schreyer's ex-Audi...
Front end reminds me of the VW Scirroco

Jonny_

4,108 posts

206 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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That looks absofkinglutely superb! biggrin

Hats off to Mr Schreyer. The Optima styling was a damn fine piece of work, and this looks better than any current "premium" car I can think of. Really would like to see that go into production.

Evolved

3,553 posts

186 months

Tuesday 17th February 2015
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Tell you what, that looks stunning! It's everything an Audi should be visually, what a loss Schreyer was to them.

Cliftonite

8,406 posts

137 months

Wednesday 18th February 2015
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Storing the roof box between the seats is a novel idea!

getmecoat


Mark-C

5,010 posts

204 months

Wednesday 18th February 2015
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Purity14 said:
Martin_M said:
Is it? What's a shooting brake?
Shooting brakes have three doors.
This ... all day, every day. I hate the fact that it now means a five door estate that slopes down a bit at the back.

fk you modern marketing wkpuppets smash

hornetrider

63,161 posts

204 months

Wednesday 18th February 2015
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briang9 said:
"A range of turbocharged petrol engines are unlikely, we believe, but a plug-in hybrid model is"


not great news then?


ETA the Top Gear chaps seem more optimisticlaugh

"but we've got our fingers crossed Kia is about to pull a blinder and fit the 5.0-litre, 420bhp V8 from the K900 saloon. What? It could happen..."


Edited by briang9 on Tuesday 17th February 22:07
Indeed. Article refers to the Optima getting the 1.7CRDi unit. Ahm oot.

gazmk2

159 posts

165 months

Wednesday 18th February 2015
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I always find Kia just make sure their cars tick boxes, nothing more.

"Has it go suspension?" Tick
"Does it have an engine?" Tick
"Has it got wheels?" Tick

A mate of mine has cee'd sportback and the suspension is so soft and underdamped the body just lollops about over the bumps when it's anywhere near loaded up. It's like there is almost zero r&d into anything that makes a car nice to drive!

Just my limited opinion of course!

superlightr

12,842 posts

262 months

Tuesday 3rd March 2015
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looks very wow - hope they can give suitable ride and pokey engine and they will have blinder. They need a Halo car -