Dang, Kia....sketches of next-generation ......

[DeMAN]

Spring addition sketches of the new 2014 Forte. This will be a hit if its anything close to the sketches

http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2014-kia-forte-sketches/#photo-5168314

 

[waveman]

Gee, it's not even out yet and it's already been hit from the side.

 

[Ruissimo]

Gee, it's not even out yet and it's already been hit from the side.

LOL

Why are car companies putting cuts and angles everywhere, just for the sake of HAVING them? Keep it simple! More angles just makes cars look bad, not "modern".

My opinion. I'm very happy to hear that Hyundai is cutting back on the crazy design language in the next gen. We'll see if they stick to their word. Seems like Kia is following suit - up until the K9, they had nicer exterior designs than Hyundai.

 

[YEH]

Spyshots of the K7/Cadenza refresh (w/ cladding) which should be making it's way to the US next year.

http://thekoreancarblog.com/2012/07/scooped-kia-preparing-facelift-k7-cadenza/


The front-end looks like it's going to be sharper/more aggressive-looking which is a good thing, but hope Kia designers don't go overboard like they did w/ the front of the K9.

One addition - side vents - bleh.

 

[waveman]

LOL

Why are car companies putting cuts and angles everywhere, just for the sake of HAVING them? Keep it simple! More angles just makes cars look bad, not "modern".

My opinion. I'm very happy to hear that Hyundai is cutting back on the crazy design language in the next gen. We'll see if they stick to their word. Seems like Kia is following suit - up until the K9, they had nicer exterior designs than Hyundai.

I agree. I think that the motivation is to differentiate their cars from others somehow. Not that every form has to have a function, but in many cases the angles, creases, and dips seem gratuitous and don't look good, to me at least. I think that Hyundai went too far in this direction with the most recent Sonata revision, though they've sold very well, so I guess I'm in the minority.