Kia KX7 SUV Debuts On The Guangzhou Auto Show In China

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The Kia KX7 SUV has been unveiled on the 2016 Guangzhou Auto Show in China. The K7 is a good looking seven-seat SUV and the new flagship of the Kia brand in China. Kia had two non-Chinese models standing around. The girl looked bored like hell, the boy seemed to have a lot of fun. What is weirder?

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The Kia KX7 is based on the current third generation Kia Sorento.The Sorento is imported into China from South Korea which makes it a bit more expensive than offerings from the competition. Not much more expensive because South Korea and China have a sweet little trade deal that eliminates most import taxes on cars. Nevertheless, Kia thought it wiser to shift to local production.

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Price of the Sorento starts at 230.000 and ends at 370.000 yuan. Engines: 188hp 2.4, a 200hp 2.2 turbo diesel, and a 241hp 2.0 turbo. The diesel variant is only marketed outside the big cities, where diesel-powered passenger cars are mostly forbidden.

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The Kia K7 then will be made in China by the Dongfeng-Yueda-Kia joint venture. It will be launched on the Chinese car market in March. It will get exactly the same engines as the Sorento, all mated to a six-speed manual or a six-speed automatic. The high end models will be 4WD. Price will start just above 200.000 yuan.

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The doors were closed and the windows painted black from the outside (!) so even my super secret interior-spy camera could not see through. The interior will be unveiled later. Well, we almost cannot wait. Unveiling the car on one show and the interior on another is a new marketing thingy in China; getting attention twice for the same car. It is also annoying. But never mind, the marketing folks need to earn their yuan too, don’t they?

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The girl looked like she was going to cry. The boy did nothing to cheer her up. Had they been in a fight perhaps? The shiny grille looks very nice. Lights a bit large. Shiny hooks in bumper are becoming very common. Black roof with a proper set of roof rails.

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Those are fine lights with abig Kia badge and a large door handle. Bumper is sweet in light gray with two integrated pipe tips, and the tips are both real, they had a pipe behind ‘m.

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