The Kia Pro_cee’d GT is not even on sale yet however Kia is already planning on expanding its line-up of high performance models if the very first one proves to be a sales success.
Speaking to us during the UK introduce of the new car, a source from within the business revealed to car Express: “We expect the five-door cee’d GT to be the very best seller after it goes on sale next year as pro_cee’d only makes up about 15 per cent of overall cee’d sales behind the SW.”
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Once that vehicle does go on sale early in 2014 as well as if it turns out to be a hit with customers, than the next step ahead will be to introduce the ‘GT’ brand as well as sporty treatment to other big-selling models in Kia’s line-up.
“If whatever goes well as well as it’s got warmly then we might spread the GT badge, as well as perhaps see a GT version of the Rio as well,” our insider said. If it got the eco-friendly light that vehicle would go toe-to-toe with the likes of the new Ford Fiesta ST as well as Peugeot 208 GTi as well as although it most likely would not reach the exact same level of power, if the pricing technique mirrored the pro_cee’d GT than it might undercut them by at least £1,000.
We were told that expanding the GT badge around the variety was much more likely than Kia producing a much more extreme as well as focussed version of the pro_cee’d GT at this stage – although we were told that there is space to boost the amount of performance from the new 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine beyond its present 201bhp output.
Kia freely admit that this relocation would be much more about enhancing the understanding of the brand as well as injecting desirability than shifting much more automobiles – however if the pro_cee’d is anything to go by then Kia might soon be the begin of a hot hatch dynasty to rival the heritage of Ford or Peugeot.