Geneva Preview: Kia ex_cee'd Cabrio Concept Menghadirkan
Geneva Preview: Kia ex_cee'd Cabrio concept
attack of Hyundai Group in the European market continues as too ambitious Koreans presented the Kia ex_cee'd Cabrio concept. The style of Cee hood is the work of Peter Schreyer, new head of Kia design. Does the name ring a bell? Well, it should also Schreyer is considered the father of the famous fist generation Audi TT. Schreyer Kia headed last September to quit his job as t he head of VW's advanced design studios. Based on the three-door version to come from Kia cee (due to start production in December), the ex_cee'd Cabrio has an electric folding roof fabric. According to Schreyer, Kia deliberately chose to avoid the craze coupe-cabrio because they are convinced that the fabric roof will have a renaissance in the near future. After driving most cutting-cabrios on the European market and unless factory find a way to dramatically improve the reliability problems, I can not say I disagree with him.
Although Kia does not mention in its press release, last year at the Paris Salon I learned that all four versions of Cee (Cabrio, 2.0 GTi, 3door & Wagon station) will be presented in 2007, with sales from 
exciting new concept car Kia ex_cee'd cabrio will be created at the Geneva motor Show 77th March 6th.
The style of the highly anticipated ex_cee'd cabrio is the work of Peter Schreyer, new chief Kia Design Officer, and hints at the future direction Kia vehicles could be taking under his guidance.
Based on the new three-door cee'd hatchback, due to go into production at the Zilina plant in Slovakia from December, shares ex_cee'd the same platform, but has all new exterior panels and a powered folding fabric roof.
By adopting a fabric roof, the ex_cee'd deliberately going its own way rather than retro follow the trend towards cabrios with folding metal roofs. Peter Schreyer paid special attention to designing a classic cabrio with a traditional soft-top roof: "I'm convinced that the fabric roof will have a renaissance. We've all lived with the romantic idea of open-air driving for a long time and for me, the fabric roof is the quintessential element of a truly rewarding cabrio. "
The lightweight profile wedge-shaped, muscular wings over 19-inch alloy wheels ., and aggressive nose with dynamic front style, the ex_cee'd has instantly found a form that stands out from the cabrio crowd cabrio concept is finished in 'meringue white' exterior paint with a 'bitter chocolate fabric roof - . Colors that are taken over by the two-tone leather interior
"with this new concept cabrio car, Kia has once again demonstrated that it is a young, style-conscious which combines elegance and dynamics, "enthused Mr Yong-Hwan Kim, senior Executive Vice President and Chief operating Officer of Kia Motors.
"The ex_cee'd Kia is a fresh aesthetic high point in our history, a encouraging sign of the growing internationalization of our brand and a step in the evolutionary process in a European company with Korean roots, "he added.
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