Kia Kue

The Kia Kue was a concept crossover SUV that Kia Motors introduced at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. It was designed as a crossover in the manner of the Hyundai Santa Fe and may have shared that vehicle platform, and the concept seated five passengers. Part of its purpose, according to the then president of Kia Motors in the United States, was to help Kia distinguish itself from Hyundai. The Kue had two doors that opened scissor style and a 4.6-litre V8 engine rated at 400 horsepower. It was the first car to win a Design Award for a Korean company, taking the Eyes on Design Award for design excellence at the 2007 Detroit show. The concept later went into production as the second-generation Kia Sorento, the first Kia model built in the United States, and some of its styling cues reappeared on the third-generation Kia Sportage.