Video: New Kia Forte Sedan & Soul Crossover Caught on Film

It’s not everyday that you see two future models travelling together on a public road without a trace of camouflage. We’re talking about the Kia Forte and Soul that were captured on film somewhere in Korea. As a reminder, the Soul Crossover will make its debut at the Paris Show this fall with sales set to begin in Europe in February 2009 and the US and other international markets in April 2009. As for the Forte that will replace the Spectra / Cerato in Kia’s range, the compact sedan will be available from mid-2009. -Video after the jump

Kia Forte Interior Scooped

Even though Kia’s new compact sedan hasn’t been launched into the market yet, we’ve found a bunch of Korean websites dedicated to the Forte (see pics here). One of those websites has even managed to secure the first scoop images of the Forte’s dashboard which pretty much looks the same as the one found in the Koup Concept minus all the glossy parts and the racing steering wheel. –Image gallery after the jump

Pics via: Clubforte (Sub. req)

2009 Kia Forte Sedan Official Images

These are the first official images of the 2009 Kia Forte that will replace the Spectra, or as it’s called in Europe and other markets, the Cerato. Information is sketchy for the time being, but we do know that the sedan model will enter the U.S. market by mid-2009, followed later in the year by a Coupe version based on the Koup Concept.

Unless you paycheck comes from Kia or Hyundai, the Forte’s design brings to mind the Honda Civic (especially the front-end) and if you've had one or two glasses of French wine, you may even find a couple of similarities with the long-gone Citroen Xsara in the styling of the car’s rear quarters. -Continued

Via: Thecarblogger , Source: Kia