Kia reveals new electric concept car launched

Kia will unveil an all-electric concept car at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show next month.

The car will make its official world debut at the international auto show on March 5th.

It is a new design model which Kia describes as a ‘visual embodiment’ of the company’s desire to move towards electrification.

The car manufacturer already has a number of electric cars in its model line-up including the Soul EV and e-Niro.

The new car debuting in Geneva will, however, display what the firm’s ambition to move to electrification is in future models.

“Automotive design is about capturing the heart and making it beat that bit faster for that bit longer – and we believe that there’s absolutely no reason why that should change simply because the car is electric,” says Gregory Guillaume, Vice President of Design for Kia Motors Europe.

“We imagined designing an all-electric car that not only answered consumer concerns around range, performance, recharging networks and driving dynamism, but one that also gave you goose bumps when you looked at it, and made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up when you drove it,” explains Guillaume.

“That’s why our all-electric concept is designed to not only get your pulse racing, but to also signpost our holistic and emotional approach to electrification.”

The design sketch shared with the car reveals a number of bold new design choices.

At the front of thecar,there is a modified version of the signature tiger-nose grille which has been outlined in LEDs and the headlights embodied inside it.

This is a bold new design which is futuristic and almost a little bit unusual. Above that are a new Kia logo, muscular front fenders, bonnet,andbody shape.

The car’s wing mirrors have been replaced by two small stalk cameras which will be linked to screens inside the car.