最近谍照记者在美国拍到了起亚GT最新照片。该车采用了更具实用性的快背式造型风格，车尾采用四排气尾管。预计该车将于明年上市，整体造型与2011年发布的概念版一样。坊间传闻称，起亚计划为GT提供一系列四缸和六缸引擎，其中顶级款搭载一台取自Genesis G90的3.3升V6引擎，它在G90上的功率为272千瓦/365马力，扭矩509牛米，但起亚会进一步提升其功率。这款车是由宝马M部门前总工程师Albert Biermann负责开发的，他在接受媒体采访时透露，该车将采用后轮驱动，同时将提供一款高性能版本以符合其“纯粹运动车”的定位。他所指的顶级款很可能搭载的是六缸引擎，这台全新引擎将有足够的升级空间以提升功率输出。预计GT量产版将于明年下半年发布并作为2018款车型上市，入门级车型在美国起价将超过4万美元（约合人民币26.48万元）。不过，顶级款售价预计将大幅超过搭载四缸引擎的入门级车型。
Kia GT spy photos reveal it will be a liftback
It was almost five years ago when Kia introduced the GT, a concept for a rear-wheel-drive performance model. While that one took the shape of a sedan, the production version will adopt a more practical liftback body style as demonstrated in our most recent batch of spy images. The heavily camouflaged prototype was spotted in United States likely carrying the production body and flaunting a menacing quad exhaust setup.
The model is expected to hit the market sometime next year and will remain faithful to the concept from 2011. Word on the street says Kia has plans to offer the GT (name not confirmed) with an assortment of four- and six-cylinder engines, with Hyundai/Kia’s biturbo 3.3-liter V6 likely to sit on top of the range. The engine churns 365 horsepower (272 kilowatts) and 376 pound-feet (509 Newton-meters) of torque in the Genesis G90, but in the GT it could be tuned to deliver more muscle.
In charge of the model’s development is former BMW M division chief engineer Albert Biermann, so you can imagine he knows a thing or two about fast cars. In an interview with Autocar, he said the rear-wheel drive model will be available in a hotter version that will be almost on par with a ‘pure sports car.’ Most likely he was referring to the flagship variant that will use the aforementioned six-cylinder unit. Being a brand new engine, there should be enough room to upgrade its output for a truly quick Kia.
Expect the model to arrive in production guise in the second half of next year and go on sale as a 2018MY. It will allegedly carry a starting price of more than $40,000 for the base trim, but the range-topping performance variant will likely command a significant premium over the four-cylinder models.