Kia Cee'd SW wagon version being introduced at the Paris Auto Show:

Edited September 24, 200618 yr by HarleyEarl

Almost looks as if they crafted a G6 frontend onto an Optra Wagon, then slap the KIA grille on.

Looks like a Mazda3 with a bad back end, Volvo taillights, and a weird window.

Recipe for a Hyundai

Take one part Mercedes A-Class

Foglights from a new Lexus IS

Side profile from a Nissan Murano

Taillights from a Volvo

Take random 90's headlights for inspiration.

..what, that's not original enough? Let's just give it a really wierd name...

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The Chery QQ has a more original design than this.

As Toni noticed, it's a Kia, not a Hyundai. Same platform as the Elantra though.

Not bad but the rear 3/4 looks a little weird with the windows.

Back end is a ripoff of the Peugeot 407 SW...they could sue...

http://www.drive.com.au/buy/new/car_featur...arSales:Peugeot

No-one has mentioned Mazda3 yet.

It looks good, but it just looks like a big rip off of everything.

It's not to my tastes, but man, it's nice to see something different for this category of vanilla cars.

Not so fast. The original '98 Carens had that way before the Peugeot came out. Reference?

No-one has mentioned Mazda3 yet.

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Looks like a Mazda3 with a bad back end, Volvo taillights, and a weird window.

but in other news... um... its... interesting? anyone have any idea where that name came from? i dunno... this is way out there... i cant even say whether i like it or not... i have yet to comprehend the ideation behin this...

Regarding the name Cee'd.

Apparently Kia wanted something that people would remember and talk about. It's a loose representation of: European Community/European Design.

And another symbolic intent was for this car to be the 'seed' of continued growth.

So there you have it.

In more detail:

http://www.perrys.co.uk/kia/Kia-name-new-model-the-ceed

Kia fails at English.

That's called Engrish...

see saw.

i seed, i sawed,.. i no likeyd... arent all of hyundais and kias loose interpretations of someone elses designs anyway? except maybe that new sonata and camry... im not sure what came around first but i know honda's probably pissed at both.

Apparently Kia wanted something that people would remember and talk about

Well people are talking about cee'd. Many people, including me find it as a very nice car...

the 3 door looks ok

To me, it looks original enough, with a few parts here and there that they burrowed, like most companys do these days. Burrowing better designs and intergrates to it. To me, it looks like a Kia version of Hyundai's I30. I am not a fan of neither since I don't like small cars, but it doesn't look too bad. It's only for Korea and Europe right? Too bad we won't see it in the Stateside anytime soon.