Kia Australia Confirms GT Concept for Production

By Chris Chase

May 25, 2016

Car News

Summary

Rear-drive sedan rumoured to use twin-turbo V6

Kia Australia has confirmed it's gearing up for the arrival of the brand's first sport sedan, which will be a production version of the rear-drive GT concept shown at the 2011 Frankfurt auto show.

The news comes from GoAuto.com.au, which confirmed the car is set to go into production "before the end of next year."

If the car -- code-named CK -- comes to fruition, it's said it will be a four-door "coupe" (think Mercedes-Benz CLS or Volkswagen CC) with a rumoured twin-turbo V6.

Our question is what platform the car will be based on: by that time, Hyundai's upscale Genesis brand will be running close to full-tilt. Our guess, then, is this Kia might share some of its dirty bits with a next-generation G80 (what we now call the Hyundai Genesis sedan). It also remains to be seen what Kia's global plans are for this car; given the brand's recent push upmarket in terms of styling and powertrains, we'd be surprised if it didn't bring a flagship like this to North America.

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As a child, Chris spent most of his time playing with toy cars in his parents’ basement or making car sounds while riding his bicycle. Now he's an award-winning Algonquin College Journalism grad who has been playing with real cars that make their own noises since the early 2000s.