Detroit 2011: Kia KV7 Concept peers into the future of the van
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/detroit-auto-show/" rel="tag">Detroit Auto Show</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/" rel="tag">Minivan/Van</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/01/01-kv7-630.jpg" alt="Kia KV7 Concept" />
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Minivans are the automotive equivalent of cargo pants - plenty functional but not exactly what we'd call stylish. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/kia">Kia</a> is out to tackle that little problem with its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/kv7">KV7 Concept</a> by doing what the company does best and embracing the box. Along with trick styling traits like massive gull-wing doors and a seemingly continuous string of windows from the A-pillar to the rear of the vehicle, the KV7 also boasts a host of similarly fancy interior bits. Occupants can take advantage of custom swivel seats, and the rear of the KV7 Concept holds a mini-lounge for kicking back with friends. <br />
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Even better, there's enough onboard tech to keep everyone entertained. Kia has built in a floating table-top touch-screen computer, and the Wi-Fi enabled cabin allows up to six users to connect their smart phones at the same time.<br />
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Surprisingly enough, Kia has decided to skip the typical concept electric drivetrain in favor of showing off the company's turbocharged gasoline direct-injection four-cylinder engine. With 285 horsepower bolted to a six-speed automatic transmission, the KV7 would theoretically have no problem moving all of that glass around. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/10/kia-kv7-detroit-2011/#continued">Hit the jump</a> for the press release.<br />
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