Carscoop readers Vladimir Pekulas and Jan Mlejnek bagged these shots of Kia"s forthcoming mini-MPV on the highway near Mlada Boleslav in the Czech Republic. If you take a closer look at the pics after the jump, you"ll see that the man sitting in the passenger"s seat of the Kia test car retaliated against our readers by taking or pretending to take, photos of them also... But anyways, let"s refresh our memory on Kia"s new model which has yet to be named.
The five-seater MPV is in effect the production version of Kia"s No3 Concept study that was shown for the first time in Geneva earlier this year. The Korean automaker"s retort to the likes of the Honda Jazz, Opel Meriva and Citroen C3 Picasso uses the same architecture as the Kia Soul and Hyundai i20.
It is anticipated that the small MPV"s engine range will comprise of 1.6-liter petrol and diesel units, both producing an output of 126HP, while certain markets may also receive a 115HP 1.6-liter diesel along with a range-topping 2.0-liter gasoline engine making 142HP.
Kia will most probably swoop the covers off the mini-MPV at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September with European sales set to start before the end of the year. Like the European market Cee"d, the MPV will be produced at the Hyundai Group"s new plant in the Czech Republic.
"Dekuji" Vladimir Pekulas & Jan Mlejnek for the pics!
