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

by Derek Kreindler

Published: February 28th, 2012

kia kh heralds the start of the monkfish age in automotive design

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.

#Hyundai #HyundaiEquus #HyundaiGenesis #Kia #KiaKh #KoreanCars #LuxurySedans #Sedans

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Mandalorian on Feb 28, 2012

Maserati much?

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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".

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- 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!
  
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