It has been created to mark Kia’s 80th birthday. After significant reworking under the skin, the car boasts a similar power-to-weight ratio to various hot hatches from the 1970s and 1980s, and a focus on driver engagement.
This will be the third ‘one-off’ car that Kia UK has created in recent years, following in the footsteps of two unique and radically different vehicles – the Stinger ‘GT420’ and Soul EV beach buggy. The all-powerful Stinger ‘GT420’ was created in 2019, a tuned-up, stripped-down track car to show off the performance potential of Kia’s 3.3-litre twin-turbo grand tourer. The Soul EV beach buggy showed a car reimagined for surfers, fitted with a custom surfboard rack and wooden-decked interior, and featuring ‘rally raid’ style elevated suspension and chunky tyres.
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Some people head to eBay knowing exactly what they want. Others begin with a harmless look and emerge an hour later trying to work out where they could keep another old Ford. We have been browsing the current selection and picked out seven very different examples that deserve a closer look. There are two Capris, [&...
A 25-year-old car with battle-scarred paintwork, 176,000 miles and one devoted owner has been crowned champion at the biggest Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional yet. The 12th running of the event took place at Grimsthorpe Castle on Saturday, where 4,500 people gathered to celebrate the ordinary cars that once filled Britain’s streets, driveways and supermarket […]
This Barn Find Ferrari Dino was one of the most fascinating cars in Historics Auctioneers’ Summer Serenade sale, and it has now found a new owner. This dusty 1972 Ferrari 246GT Dino crossed the block after spending years laid up, eventually selling for £274,560. While that figure is well above most enthusiasts’ budgets, it demonstrates […]
