Spy Shots: First snapshots of Kia Forte Coupe emerge
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/spyphotos/" rel="tag">Spy Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/05/spy-shots-first-snapshots-of-kia-forte-coupe-emerge/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/02/kia-forte-coupe-spy-280.jpg" alt="Kia Forte Coupe Spy shot crop" /></a>The folks over at Kia World have snagged what appear to be the very first shots of Kia's 2010 Forte/Spectra coupe. Internally dubbed "XK" by the Korean automaker, the rakish two-door was presaged by the KOUP concept that debuted at last year's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/New-York-Auto-Show/">New York Auto Show</a>.<br /><br />From what is shown here, it looks like the Honda Civic coupe-fighter is well on its way toward production, and it is expected to arrive carrying a pair of four-cylinder engines (2.0-liter and 2.4-liters, respectively). A higher-performance 2.0-liter turbo engine is also rumored, as well as a 1.6-liter diesel engine for Kia's Korean home market.<br /><br />The production Forte/Spectra coupe could go on sale in selected markets as soon as later this year, but Kia isn't saying when or where it plans to debut the car. <em>Thanks for the tip, Miha!</em><br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2009/02/05/exclusive-2010-kia-xk-coupe-two-door-spectraforte-spy-shots/">Kia World</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/05/spy-shots-first-snapshots-of-kia-forte-coupe-emerge/">Spy Shots: First snapshots of Kia Forte Coupe emerge</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 11:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/05/spy-shots-first-snapshots-of-kia-forte-coupe-emerge/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1451297/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/05/spy-shots-first-snapshots-of-kia-forte-coupe-emerge/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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