Kia Kee

The Kia Kee was a South Korean concept car designed by Peter Schreyer for Kia Motors. The compact coupe concept was intended as an affordable production sports car based on recycled Hyundai platform technology, and it was first revealed at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. On its way to the Los Angeles auto show it broke free of its cargo restraints and smashed its front end, and it was shipped back to Italy for repairs. The Kee was a 4.3 metre long, 4-seat, 2-door coupe that used light-weight aluminium or plastic panels and components wherever possible to reduce weight, and it was one of the first Kia vehicles, along with the Kia Soul, to have the tiger nose design. It was powered by a next generation 2-litre V-6 gasoline engine producing 200 hp, mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.