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Wed 06 Jun 2009Kia hopes for family magic with the 3
Kia’s new concept car is easy to manoeuvre, has high visibility and is deceptively roomy, writes PADDY COMYN
THE BRIEF was to meet on the rooftop of a car park in Frankfurt at 10am on a hot morning; it sounded like something from a crime novel. But instead of exchanging suitcases and microfilm, we were there to have a preview drive of a real-life concept car, the Kia Number 3, first shown at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. While production versions of the car have already been spied testing in Germany, the concept model gives a hint of what is likely to appear on Irish roads early next year.
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