Kia Stonic – official sketches

8 June 2017

The Koreans have published sketches of European subcompact Kia Stonic

First, the game "guess the appearance of" play Hyundai with its crossover Kona, now it decided to play the twin cities, published the sketches Kia Stonic – subcompact crossover for the European market. The car has been repeatedly caught in camera lenses car paparazzi, but only in the "coat" of camouflage. It is now possible to see at least the style of the future models. The first thing is evident that even the drawings it is seen that Stonic will have a more traditional appearance than the Kona, with its distracting from the corporate style exterior. Images of Kia Stonic seen – no "double-Decker" head optics no, black painted b-pillars, to create the effect of "floating roof", either. And the back is made more relaxed, you can not say about Kona.

Stonic Kia is a car In the segment, built on the platform of the new Kia Rio, which is sold in the European market. Returning to the discussion of the exterior, we can say that in appearance is dominated by geometrically regular shapes, even simple lines. But Kia is always the differed – they are more conservative compared with the Hyundai.

The interior though drawn, but will likely remain in the form in which it was presented. Gray-black tones of the interior diluted orange inserts on dashboard and centre console. By the way, "solutionnet" Kia Rio with Stonic influenced the design of the salon – the same "hung" on the console control panel the climate control set on top of the dashboard multimedia screen that will be compatible with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, and of course instrument panel. Perhaps the quality of the trim materials will be different in a positive way, but learn only after the official premiere.

The range of engines for Kia Stonic in the drawings are not depicted))), but, given the "relationship" with the European hatchback Kia Rio, it can be assumed gasoline engine capacity of 1.0, 1.25 and 1.4 liter and 1.4-liter turbodiesel. The same approach can be used for transmission. Kia Stonic is likely to be exclusively front-wheel drive.

Despite the aura of mystery and secrecy around new products, sales start Kia Stonic in Europe are scheduled at the end of this year. Main competitors on the market – the Renault Captur, Peugeot 2008, Mazda CX-3, Nissan Juke and Hyundai...Kona. Naturally, the Koreans will try to breed "Stake" and "Stanica" in the niches, the benefit of experience not to occupy. In Russia to buy a Kia Stonic not work, because it originally was not going to withdraw our market, justly considered a sufficient finding on this Hyundai Creta, though – never say never...