
起亚在今年1月的北美车展发布了全新福瑞迪。但最近谍照记者在美国拍到了正在进行炎热气候测试的原型车。该车的车身表面蒙上了双层伪装,虽然能辨认出这是一辆福瑞迪,但细节完全看不出来。不过,该车在保险杠两侧分别设立了两个排气尾管。标准版车型搭载2.0升引擎,功率147马力,配备CVT变速器,车尾是单个排气尾管。而这辆车有两个排气管,只有一种解释——该车是一辆正在开发的高性能版本。我们只能猜测该车与现代Sport遵循相同的路线,竞争车型为本田思域Si。该车动力系统很可能是一台1.6升涡轮增压引擎,功率略高于200马力,可搭配手动或自动变速器。当然,起亚已经有这么一款类似的车型,这款福瑞迪5 SX Turbo是欧版起亚Cee'd的重塑车身版本。起亚已经上市了该车的最新版本,正在开发GT车型,其中还有shooting brake形态的车型。
Hotter 2019 Kia Forte Spied Testing in America
Kia released the all-new Forte at the Detroit Auto Show back in January. But this prototype is part of a convoy of test vehicles still undergoing hot weather testing.
A double layer of camouflage obscures all of the design, even though we can still see it's the Forte. However, one feature caught our eye, and that's the fact that two cutouts have been made in the bumper, one for each side.
The regular Forte, the one with the 147 horsepower 2-liter engine and a CVT is supposed to have only one muffler on the right. Why the change? The only logical explanation is that a performance version is on its way.
We can only presume that this is something along the lines of the Hyundai Sport and also a rival for the Honda Civic Si. Power should come from a 1.6-liter turbo with a little over 200 ponies going to the front rubbers via either a manual or one of their autos.
Of course, Kia already has something along those lines, the badly named Forte5 SX Turbo, which is a re-bodied version of the European Kia Cee'd. They launched a new version of that car and are working on a GT model, including one with a shooting brake body.
Doesn't that sound like a nightmare for Volkswagen and its Jetta GLI? Unfortunately, Kia isn't rushing into it.