It has been revealed that the upcoming Kia GT, the South Korean company’s first sports saloon, will be able to cover the 0-62mph sprint in just 5.1 seconds. That makes the GT the fastest accelerating Kia to date.
The Kia GT has been long in development and it was already anticipated before the acceleration figure was released that this would be far sportier than any other Kia launched before. Compared even to Kia’s Cee’d GT and Pro_cee’d GT warm hatches, the all-new GT is in a league of its own in terms of speed.
While we’ve seen concepts of the Kia GT on display before, the final product has not been properly revealed and Kia has only been letting bits and pieces of info on the car trickle out over time.
It is reported however that Kia will reveal its new GT in production form in January during the 2017 Detroit Auto Show.
Kia has been teasing the reveal of its GT sports saloon by releasing a series of short videos as part of a series called The Curve Ahead, which show the car in disguised form.
The first video showed the GT being tested on the Nurburgring Nordschleife test track and ended up revealing that the car’s top speed is over 150mph. The second and most recent video confirms the benchmark sprint time of the Kia GT.
Accompanying the latest announcement, Kia said: “A benchmark for any car operating on a higher level of performance, and the number that enthusiasts look for first. The fastest-accelerating Kia to date represents a new paradigm of performance, its heart-pounding power encouraging you to grip the wheel a little more tightly.”
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