Kia Cee'd SW

[HarleyEarl]

Kia Cee'd SW wagon version being introduced at the Paris Auto Show:

Edited September 24, 2006 by HarleyEarl

[ToniCipriani]

Almost looks as if they crafted a G6 frontend onto an Optra Wagon, then slap the KIA grille on.

[Northstar]

Looks like a Mazda3 with a bad back end, Volvo taillights, and a weird window.

[the_yellow_dart]

Recipe for a Hyundai

Take one part Mercedes A-Class

Foglights from a new Lexus IS

Side profile from a Nissan Murano

Taillights from a Volvo

Take random 90's headlights for inspiration.

..what, that's not original enough? Let's just give it a really wierd name...

[FAPTurbo]

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

The Chery QQ has a more original design than this.

[thegriffon]

As Toni noticed, it's a Kia, not a Hyundai. Same platform as the Elantra though.

[sciguy_0504]

Not bad but the rear 3/4 looks a little weird with the windows.

[enzl]

Back end is a ripoff of the Peugeot 407 SW...they could sue...

http://www.drive.com.au/buy/new/car_featur...arSales:Peugeot

[thegriffon]

No-one has mentioned Mazda3 yet.

[siegen]

It looks good, but it just looks like a big rip off of everything.

[HarleyEarl]

It's not to my tastes, but man, it's nice to see something different for this category of vanilla cars.

[MAZDA5GT]

Not so fast. The original '98 Carens had that way before the Peugeot came out. Reference?

[04monteintimidator]

No-one has mentioned Mazda3 yet.

196761[/snapback]

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Looks like a Mazda3 with a bad back end, Volvo taillights, and a weird window.

but in other news... um... its... interesting? anyone have any idea where that name came from? i dunno... this is way out there... i cant even say whether i like it or not... i have yet to comprehend the ideation behin this...

[HarleyEarl]

Regarding the name Cee'd.

Apparently Kia wanted something that people would remember and talk about. It's a loose representation of: European Community/European Design.

And another symbolic intent was for this car to be the 'seed' of continued growth.

So there you have it.

In more detail:

http://www.perrys.co.uk/kia/Kia-name-new-model-the-ceed

[Flybrian]

Kia fails at English.

[ToniCipriani]

That's called Engrish...

[Mr.Krinkle]

see saw.

i seed, i sawed,.. i no likeyd... arent all of hyundais and kias loose interpretations of someone elses designs anyway? except maybe that new sonata and camry... im not sure what came around first but i know honda's probably pissed at both.

[ata10]

Apparently Kia wanted something that people would remember and talk about

Well people are talking about cee'd. Many people, including me find it as a very nice car...

[ZL-1]

the 3 door looks ok

[Diehard GrandPrix Fan]

To me, it looks original enough, with a few parts here and there that they burrowed, like most companys do these days. Burrowing better designs and intergrates to it. To me, it looks like a Kia version of Hyundai's I30. I am not a fan of neither since I don't like small cars, but it doesn't look too bad. It's only for Korea and Europe right? Too bad we won't see it in the Stateside anytime soon.