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On April 4, a group of Kia K8 real car pictures were exposed online. The car can be regarded as the replacement model of Kia K7. The new car is positioned as a medium and large sedan. It is the first model equipped with brand-new LOGO after Kia released brand-new brand logo. As for whether the new car will be introduced into the domestic market, there is no definite news at present.

According to the latest exposed real car diagram, the new car adopts brand-new design concept and brand-new brand logo. The front face adopts large size frameless air intake grille. Compared with K7 model, the grille size is larger. The grille is supplemented with wave shape inside, the middle is brand-new brand LOGO, and both sides are equipped with slender and sharp headlight group, so the recognition degree is relatively high. In addition, the new car air intake grille and front surround adopt integrated design, visual effect is very personalized.

On the side of the body, the new car adopts straight waist line and slip-back styling design, the visual effect is very slender, but the new car does not adopt the popular hidden door handle design, but the new car is equipped with raised decorative lines at the side skirt to enhance the fashion sense of the vehicle. At the rear of the car, the new car is equipped with the more popular through-tail lights, presenting a bifurcated shape to enhance the recognition of the new car.

In the interior part, the new car adopts striped leather seats and wood grain decoration for details to highlight the luxury feeling. In terms of configuration, the new car is equipped with double 12-inch integrated screen and three-spoke multi-function steering wheel design, so the overall sense of science and technology is full.

In terms of power, the new car will offer three options: 1.6T hybrid system, 2.5-liter naturally aspirated engine and 3.5-liter V6 naturally aspirated engine, among which the 2.5-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine has a maximum power of 197 hp and a maximum torque of 248 N·m, matching with an 8-speed manual self-contained gearbox; The 3.5-liter V6 naturally aspirated engine has a maximum power of 301 hp and a maximum torque of 359 N·m. Compared with the original 3.3-liter V6 engine, the transmission part is equipped with an 8-speed manual self-contained gearbox and a four-wheel drive system.

Kia K7 is the name of the Korean market, and this model has also been introduced into the domestic market in the form of imports. In the domestic market, the Chinese name of Kia K7 is Kia Kaizun, which belongs to the same class as Asian Dragon. The car was introduced into domestic sales in 2010 in the form of import. At that time, the official guidance price was 229,000 - 288,000 yuan, and only 2.4-liter naturally aspirated engine was provided in terms of power.

On January 6,2021, Kia officially released a brand-new brand logo, which is still composed of three letters connected by "KIA". The main change is that the letters "I" and "A" share strokes and cancel the oval outline, making the overall logo more simple and smooth. In February of the same year, Kia Automobile announced the brand-new Kia K8 official map for the first time. According to the latest real car map, as the replacement model of Kia K7, the new car has been improved in appearance design and product strength. As for whether this model will be introduced into the domestic market, according to the current product planning of Kia, the new car has not been introduced into the domestic market sales related news, and whether it will be introduced will be further released by the official.

As a Korean multinational automobile manufacturer, Kia has been in China for 20 years so far. On March 20, Kia China officially released its new energy strategy, announcing Kia China's blueprint for accelerating its transition to electrification. At the conference, Kia released China's medium-and long-term new energy strategy, and at the same time appeared EV5 concept car, EV9 concept car and EV6 GT three brand-new electric vehicle models, among which, Kia EV5, EV6 as the representative of pure electric vehicles will be launched this year. According to the plan, in the next ten years, Kia plans to have a total production and sales target of more than 4 million vehicles in China, and will launch 6 brand-new electric vehicles in China for six consecutive years by 2027.

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