Kia KH Heralds The Start Of The "Monkfish Age" In Automotive Design

Derek Kreindler
by Derek Kreindler

When the Chrysler Concorde and Chevrolet Camaro underwent redesigns in the late-1990s, automotive critics lamented the start of the “catfish” era in car design. The Kia KH is moving forward with the aquatic-creature theme, sporting a snout that resembles a monkfish, an even uglier sea-being.

Kia will debut their new luxury sedan at the Geneva Auto Show in March, but apparently won’t sell the car in Europe. It’s unclear whether the car will be sized closer to the Hyundai Genesis or Equus. The KH will not be the name of the car either – Kia is apparently crowdsourcing the name of the car via Facebook. Troll away.



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  • Mandalorian Mandalorian on Feb 28, 2012

    Maserati much?

  • Mr Nosy Mr Nosy on Feb 29, 2012

    Well, if KIA wants to appeal to the facebook mentality,why bother with a name at all? Just give new buyers of this vehicle a chrome(Or brushed nickel.)alpha-numeric lettering & template kit,and then let the i & My crowd go to town.Of course some sort of KIA rewards & registration site(Using their cars' names-"For anonymous research & data gathering purposes only",of course.)will be needed to encourage use of the naming kit.I predict many new KIAs named via this process will be "password","Kaitlin2004",or "Sparky#1".

    • Jack Baruth Jack Baruth on Feb 29, 2012

      "I predict many new KIAs named via this process will be 'password'" Offical Hearty Laugh From The TTAC Editors Award!

  • Dartdude The bottom line is that in the new America coming the elites don't want you and me to own cars. They are going to make building cars so expensive that the will only be for the very rich and connected. You will eat bugs and ride the bus and live in a 500sq-ft. apartment and like it. HUD wants to quit giving federal for any development for single family homes and don't be surprised that FHA aren't going to give loans for single family homes in the very near future.
  • Ravenuer The rear view of the Eldo coupe makes it look fat!
  • FreedMike This is before Cadillac styling went full scale nutty...and not particularly attractive, in my opinion.
  • JTiberius1701 Middle of April here in NE Ohio. And that can still be shaky. Also on my Fiesta ST, I use Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires for the winter and Bridgestone Potenza for my summer tires. No issues at all.
  • TCowner We've had a 64.5 Mustang in the family for the past 40 years. It is all original, Rangoon Red coupe with 289 (one of the first instead of the 260), Rally Pac, 4-speed, factory air, every option. Always gets smiles and thumbs ups.
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