During a design conference last week in Seoul, Korea, Kia's top designer showed the above sketch which is believed to be the company's first full-fledged entry into the rear-drive luxury segment. Referred to as K9, this sketch is thought to foreshadow a concept car that will eventually make its way to production, based on the same architecture at Hyundai's Genesis sedan.
The man who unveiled this sketch is none other than Peter Schreyer, who now heads up Kia's design team and is known for such revolutionary vehicles as the original Audi TT.
Kia has made known plans to develop a Genesis sister car, code named CH, which will hit the market in 2011. The Genesis Sedan, coincidentally, was code named BH. We would expect the car to come with both Genesis engines, including the impressive 385-hp Tau V8.
Recently Kia unveiled its newest model, the Cadenza, which will replace the Amanti. It was suggested that the Cadenza might run on the G Sedan's RWD architecture, but upon the car's debut Kia confirmed it will say FWD. This most certainly leaves room for a RWD luxury car in the Korean automaker's lineup.
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