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Kia is set to reveal the most outrageous people carrier ever at the Detroit Motor Show in January. Known as the KV7 crossover concept, it will have gullwing doors that open upwards, just like the DeLorean and the Mercedes SLS AMG.
The Korean company is no stranger to creating show-stopping concept cars, all of which aim to shed its image as a maker of low budget models.
Kia has only released this concept sketch so far, but promises more information closer to the show. However, it's already set to become one of the stars of Detroit.
While it's highly unlikely that the gullwing doors will make it to production, Kia's brief press release accompanying the sketch suggests that a car very close to thi one will hit showrooms in due course.
The company said: 'For the past several years Kia Motors' design-led transformation has been delivering production vehicles - such as the Soul, Forte Koup and Sportage - that bear a very close resemblance to the original concept designs that preceded them.'
So it's likely that Kia is planning a boxy, versatile MPV similar to the existing Soul. It may even have chairs that swivel 360 degrees, as those in the KV7 appear to. However, they're unlikely to be lime green and so elaborately styled.
The North American International Auto Show (Detroit) opens on January 10 2011.
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