Present at Paris Auto Show 2010, the Kia designer said that he would like a light sport model, able to position itself as a rival of the current Mazda MX-5.

The success that Mazda MX-5 roadster enjoyed from the first generation to date could serve as an example and inspiration source for Kia, which is flirting with the idea of such a model.

Peter Schreyer, the man who left Audi to draw the Korean automaker models, vehemently denied the rumors from Geneva in this spring, but his vision seems to have changed. At Paris Auto Show 2010, where Kia has revealed Kia Pop concept and Kia Optima model, Schreyer said that he can not answer to questions about a possible roadster model.

However he said that: “Such a model would be important for Kia. MX-5 has done much for Mazda. At present there are many dedicated fan clubs and enthusiastic customers, which are part of Mazda’s history. Any automaker wants this.”

Schreyer said that he wants to give birth to such a model, which could be seriously inspired by the MX-5 Japanese rival. Kia has set out its vision of this segment at Frankfurt Auto Show in 2007, when presented the Kee concept.

Unofficial sources talked in the past about the possibility of using a shorter platform, borrow from Genesis Coupe, to give birth to a rear wheel drive model. The release date is expected around the middle of 2013.

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Kia revealed the first pictures of a new concept, waited to debut at Paris Auto Show. Pop, the three meters model, is anticipated as a rival for Smart.

Kia will bring this year at the Paris Auto Show a new concept, already anticipated by several teaser pictures. The South-Korean automaker plans to attract the public’s attention with an electric vehicle, designed for the crowded cities, which adopts a nonconformist design, drawn by the same Peter Schreyer.

The first informations talk about the new concept as being Kia’s first intention to enter an European auto market, in continuous growing, the one of micro-cars. Named Pop, the concept will bring an electric unit powered by lithium-ion batteries, which can be recharged from the cells integrated in the panoramic roof.

The South-Koreans proved that they know how to use this technology since this spring, when they brought the Ray Concept, at the Chicago Auto Show. The concept was taking energy from the Sun to be able to power a permanent air conditioning system, which had the role to keep a pleasant temperature inside the car, no mater how hot was outside.

The new Kia Pop Concept will have a length of about three meters and will adopt a revolutionary design, with unusual lines, LED lights and nonconformist ergonomics. Three passengers will be able to travel inside Pop, the seats arrangement being a 2+1.

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