Say Hello to Kia's New Geneva Motor Show-Bound Provo Concept

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Kia's</b> surprise debut for next week's <b>Geneva Auto Salon</b> is a secret no more, at least in what concerns its appearance and name, after photos of the concept car surfaced on the internet today.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The car is named Provo and it's a study for a sporty looking three door hatchback, described by the Korean maker as a "racy new urban concept".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Kia Urban Concept" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy7F7PHAxSLrJvjRjfreeW-D8Z4IQ7xVeVdw2yW0R7EiRbSDY0v5dCt2h5QiIvfkuF0tl7dh0uKRXjASY8Zuj6YiS4gjBMmKxAHX3buhoiEpzgQuGMq34QmFuzFb4I-DOveUKW6eRGgYKH/s400/Kia-Urban-Concept-4%5B2%5D.jpg" title="Kia Urban Concept" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Kia Urban Concept" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV83-X_g4IIfYbtum6SFtCDHAPH1bJaUw_JU4n7WRkDo51yi2ocL4iKEGRkLA07K9nNfdziIVjwjomANA1XYC6e3ybgW1ldi4Pjd3rkpPFGfYX7tO5dBt4aF5tSAmIoV9SJfWU5nzCBFFq/s400/Kia-Urban-Concept-7%5B2%5D.jpg" title="Kia Urban Concept" width="400" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Kia Urban Concept" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAbQ1TI6G7gdBaIo0Kwj7iwsqtpr1j4fWs72OjJGi196-2rMEWSBPZvkrbaj-YtYlXwb-_UZlZ6_MiH67YwOJWswrmb7ipwQck_QjJAv6cUlnBiyxEKoEN1xix-79ArqMk0chmbS7ClsLM/s400/Kia-Urban-Concept-8%5B2%5D.jpg" title="Kia Urban Concept" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Kia Urban Concept" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcJ9046OsnmKks_jew04vY-cxewd-jcPX3oE1z7TlwqJ4d4agzMqQ2EiC7CVz91SFJdTokIz4NDSLFgnbRfwk3wXJyj_HSDWCNWOQhakMi8Mcg4qT2nPcW247_j3toRBO470qYwwFzKxb/s400/Kia-Urban-Concept-5%5B2%5D.jpg" title="Kia Urban Concept" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Kia Urban Concept" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkX8CqJeZtZGF-yRf0Yf5vhkXK5HeCVLKSDg2uzFiJxDOv2CMf67XrTCwXNrlENN2FseM-hPbs2ptVzuVnA_koCaLyogIdIs-wpaVbwda1cpLpGmPUVdPXe1bmu9Y07OZWgsdxPQJ2D1K/s400/Kia-Urban-Concept-10%5B2%5D.jpg" title="Kia Urban Concept" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Kia Urban Concept" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xx92pByLQuB36P6DeV5UVqjwEVQUJ7EdUKzZvP0XaamwMfvz6Y9jxx9W6ObyVBuIqDCbDNwIRRRoZpPFuwgTvOlctKr0Z5lYhobDKjcvod96gaa_mMOxkO3tu9vZ6t_6doSzG0I1_RXY/s400/Kia-Urban-Concept-6%5B2%5D.jpg" title="Kia Urban Concept" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Kia Urban Concept" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwBCBsU6ogGcWmlknJ2iBGBtV3M3Q2buc6O8J0xkYS6OaJcajPOzhztWrEOAZtw8jjUh03-HSeLE0bJdoth8LqBxErMjBv5r86pdmBP8ixETPLjh73o2sufl8PWhcsDEgFT83EWQ9AFgOk/s400/Kia-Urban-Concept-15%5B2%5D.jpg" title="Kia Urban Concept" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Kia Urban Concept" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjly0HHeXxKG3rydYncoZ-tfiAREILwYgAAEuhCvNilPRkIAWixJlvRgekmg1ewM0S9upmI1yNQdUTQ1F2wAXjRO3eVzkPgKIkCgYLP2S33bszhoKyxQtxI9NApEH38Rig_IyZ4wCRhLpq1/s400/Kia-Urban-Concept-14%5B2%5D.jpg" title="Kia Urban Concept" width="400" /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">No other information is available on the <b>Provo</b>, but if you don't mind us playing the speculation game, we'd say Kia might be cooking up a sporty challenger for the Mini Coupe.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The car's athletic bodywork with muscular fenders and a sharp face are joined by an equally sporty atmosphere in the cabin, which features a flat bottom steering wheel wrapped in Alcantara, diamond stitched leather surfaces for the seats and space for four passengers (though, the rear area doesn't really look like a comfortable place to be from these images).</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We'll update this post as soon as Kia comes out with an official release.</div>

Say Hello to Kia's New Geneva Motor Show-Bound Provo Concept Say Hello to Kia's New Geneva Motor Show-Bound Provo Concept

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