At the disposal of the Chinese media was first images of Kia KX3 - a new crossover brand, which was a continuation of the same concept shown earlier in 2014) On the market model should be out by spring next year.
At the premiere of the concept KX3 in China have been clear that we have before us two minutes to the serial version. And elaboration of the precursor did not deceive us - commodity cross differs only in the details on the kit with optics and, I must say, combines both branded and designer touches Kia, and quite unusual.
With regards to the dry facts tell that the basis here was the platform of Hyundai ix25 and dimensions KX3 is very close to the donor. Length, width and height are 4270, 1780 and 1630 mm, respectively. Official details on the hardware yet, but most likely cross will get a 1.6-liter turbo engine plus two-liter unit to choose from, semileptonic robot and front-or all-wheel drive (optional).
Initially this Kia will be released only to the Chinese market. About the possibility of running on the world stage, the company did not say. Can't help but ask - we crave KX3?