New York 2008: Late Night in NYC with the Kia KOUP concept
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/new-york-auto-show/" rel="tag">New York Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupes</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-koup-late-night-tease/709640/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/01_kia_koup_early_450-op.jpg" /></a><br /><em>Click the image above for a high-res, albeit very red, gallery of the Kia KOUP.</em><br /><br />Kia was kind enough to invite us (and the rest of the media types braving a monsoon in NYC) down to an art gallery this evening to check out this newest concept before its official unveiling tomorrow morning. The KOUP (we're unsure if it's pronounced "coupe" or "coup") is the next major step for Kia to evolve its current design language into something more palatable than what we've been endured in recent months (ahem, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/11/frankfurt-2007-kia-kee-coupe-concept/">Kee Coupe Concept</a>). From the details we saw in the awkwardly lit gallery, it looks like the designers could be on the right track, but we'll have to wait for the official reveal at 9:40 AM EST tomorrow to be sure.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-koup-late-night-tease/">Kia Koup - Late Night Tease</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-koup-late-night-tease/709640/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/01_kia_koup_early_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-koup-late-night-tease/709647/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/02_kia_koup_early_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-koup-late-night-tease/709641/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/03_kia_koup_early_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-koup-late-night-tease/709648/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/04_kia_koup_early_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/kia-koup-late-night-tease/709643/"><img src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/03/05_kia_koup_early_thumbna il.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-late-night-in-nyc-with-the-kia-koup/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1144590/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/19/new-york-2008-late-night-in-nyc-with-the-kia-koup/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p><hr />

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