The new model features a bold front-end design that hints at the performance of the car, as well as hallmarking its luxury status. It incorporates Kia's charismatic family-look radiator grille, flanked by streamlined headlamps that reinforce the brand's innovative challenger image and the proportions of the bonnet design give KH a classic car-like feel.
KH's profile, which was a key focus for Schreyer and his design team during development, features a simple side character line to give a feeling of spaciousness, while emphasising the new model's bold and dynamic image. The high-tech, rear combination lamp clusters, plus the luxurious, bold chrome accent give KH a sophisticated ear view.
Todd McDonald, general manager of Kia Motors New Zealand, says KH will provide more proof of the dedication to striking design that has become a feature of all Kia vehicles in recent times.
"There aren't many cars you can describe as beautiful, but from the teaser photos you have to say that KH will be a superb head-turner when it is eventually unveiled. I can't wait."
Meanwhile, Kia Europe says it will sponsor a long-term charitable programme for the planting of shrubs in southern Mali, West Africa.
The project, called Kia - Planting for a Better Life, will see six million jatropha shrubs donated over the next three years, boosting agricultural output and generating income for farmers and their families.
The jatropha is a hardy evergreen perennial which is resilient to drought and pests.
It is toxic to wild animals so makes an ideal hedge plant to enclose other crops.
It also helps prevent soil erosion and, from year five, each shrub produces an average yield of 3.5kg of nuts, sufficient to make 0.5 litres of bio-diesel fuel, boosting the farmer's income.
