For our 2012 April Fool's Day joke, we hacked in a BMW grille and renamed Kia's new K9 flagship sedan the 9'Series for the North American market. True, our designation cannot be taken seriously, but Kia still needs a model name for the K9 in overseas markets.
The South Korean automaker posted on its Facebook page that it is interested to hear some naming suggestions for the K9 sedan, which was launched in its home market on Wednesday (read more about that here).
Kia has not yet revealed which export markets are destined to get the luxury car, but it's a no-brainer that a vehicle of the size and price of the K9 will be offered in North America.
The only question is when and under what name will the K9 make it to U.S. showrooms. For the first part of the question, our guess would be next year or perhaps in 2014.
As for the name, after you watch the new video we found from today's presentation, head over to the comments section to tell us your thoughts.
87 Comments:
How about the Kia Big Kahuna....
How about the Kia Big Kahuna....
The Kia MBW
Kia Copy Series
UGLY
730
Kia Super Nintendo? It is sister to the Hyundai Genesis, right?
KKK (Kia Kopy Kat)
How about Kia Borrego for sheepishly borrowing styling cues? Kia was doing so well with Optima, Rio, and Soul. This is a step back, and really doesn't fit the current family lineup.
Kia 9 series...
Marketing people get big money for coming up with names. Will someone sue if they use their suggested name?
Kia "Nexus"
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The Kopy Class
dumb
This is unacceptable, BMW PLEASE DO SOMETHING!!!! Sue their asses they deserve it!! They can't just copy ideas like this!!! Damn...
The Kia BRO (for Bimmer Rip-Off)
I could care less if they "copy" other car stylings. It looks pretty sexy to me. Copying is what the world is about. Fashion, automotive, food... it's all being knocked off.. some better, and some worse than others.
I say the SK9
The Kia 7 Series.
call it the Kia Klone.
The Kia Widgo. (Said: Widg - or)
Its Korean for Counterfeit.
Kia Kimchee
/thatsignorant
Whatever it's called, I hope the U.S. version arrives sans the quad-lensed headlights. They're too weird looking. Oh, and the styling details of the car are not very well done (the dual opening side vents, the vertical grille bars, etc., etc. The basic shape of the car is okay, if derivitive and not all that original, but I hope the designers will 'Americanize' the one destined for our shores.
hao about Kia S'Pionage - har har... but seriously I am a fan of ancient city names for cars - how about Kia Luxor?
Not K9 would be a good place to start.
The all new! KIA PLAGERISTIC
Kia Coincidence.
Kia Cambria.
Kia Unoriginale'.
Kia Cankles.
Kia Kurva.
Kia Crapolla.
Kia Caca.
Kia Cockdock
Kia Ls750Li.
Kia F class.
How about Kanine! Then there shouldn't be any pronunciation issues ...
On a serious note how about naming it:
Kia Viridian
Kia Perimeter
Kia Solace
Kia Unlimited
Kia Soros
Kia Seqour
Kia Esteem
Kia Royale
Kia Avant
Kia Serrano
Just some thoughts!
http://www.netcarshow.com/bmw/2011-750li/800x600/wallpaper_05.htm
IMO I think it looks better than the 7-series BMW
Introducing the new K9, The Kia Lassie. The car that always comes home.
Kia Kopi (copy) or Kia Bima (Beemer, BMW)
the kiamasutra why not??
Kia Carrier (has arrived)
7 Series?
I THINK IT SHOULD BE IMPERIAL OR IMPERIA
The 5.5 Series
Name it BMW, because it is a 7-series copy.
However, the design does look good.
KMW 950iL
The Kia Ultimate
the 7 series is the ugliest shit bmw makes, so i dont care if they copy..
Kia Plagiat
Kia PlagiatusKia MunchenKia MunichKia BayernKia CopyrusKia KopirusKia Court Edition
Kia Stealer
Kia Thefter
Kia Rogue
Kia Fraudster
Kia Wannabe
If you owned a 7 series, could you tell me with all honesty that you would mistake the Kia K9 for your car.
Kia Serenity
Kia Alpha
Rolinda
KMW
Kia Étendard
KIA Optoporte (looks like an Optima Quattroporte)
KIA Alpine Lace (they already have Sorrento)
Kia Exodus? As in Kias new luxury performance future leaving behind the econobox reputation it has?
peter schreyer won't be happy with these comments...
People are just being silly, not to mention design challenged.
The K9 doesn't have a greenhouse with the BMW signature Hofmeister kink, unlike both the Lexus GS and LS and I'd like to know what BMW has headlights like the K9.
People are just being fooled by the grill due to it having vertical slats (the new Kia cee'd has a similar shaped grill and doesn't "look" like BMW b/c it doesn't have vertical slats).
And if anything, the front/grill of the K9 looks more like the Maserati Quattroporte than any BMW (look up the Quattroporte with the vertical slatted grill) which Peter Schreyer noted as being an influence.
How about THE KIA GENIUS?
Kia Canine.
hahahaha! never in a million years! however Kia must just stick to small cars!! epic fail in my opinion!
Kia Pheniox
KIA Aegis
In homage to both the Cee'd and the source of the design language, they should call it the
Bee'm
Kia Meridian
Here are a whole bunch of ideas I came up with (and I was actually taking this seriously)...
Kia GrandeurKia Rosetta (alludes to the Rosetta Stone)Kia Vogel (means "bird" in German)Kia MeridianKia K33 & K38 (in reference to engine displacement)Kia ConcertoKia AdagioKia Lunas (means "moons" in Spanish)Kia Elegans (means "elegant" in Latin)Kia Azken (means "ultimate" in Basque)Kia Supérieur (means "superior" in French)Kia Konstelacio (means "constellation" in Esperanto)
How about kia 7 series gt as its a cross breed copy of a 5 series gt and a 7 serkes bmw.... I mean seriously ajoint kidney grille :s
1- Kia Capo (or Kapo) -- Capo means "boss' in Italian
2- Kia Majora
3- Kia Prima
4- Kia Prossima
Kia Kappanove (it's how you say 'K9' in Italian)
Aurora (since Oldsmobile no longer exists) or Borealis.
KIA KonstellacÃon
2014 Kia Extravagat
KIA 7er
My suggestions for the new name of the K9 would be:
Kia Kopy
Kia Spy
Kia Vomica
Kia Krap
Kia Beamer
Kia Vesque
Call it the Kia Xeroxia
i call Kia Amanti
Good Answer!
KIA COOL
Kia Samsun
Kia Hakan
In the USA, do not name it the K9, this is the moniker for a dog. A K9 is a four legged furry animal in America. No more alpha numeric crap either. Call it the Monaco, Serene, Catalina, South Beach, anything but K9
Names don't sell anymore.
Alphanumeric nomenclature do.
Oh, only numbers sell. Like G8, G5, G6 GT--all Pontiac. Or F500 Ford instead of Taurus. How about the good names selling, Mustang, Camaro, Corvette, Rolls Royce Phantom, Bentley Continental.
Mercedes Benz ( The brand name sells, S, SL, CLK etc denote class or type of car, and the numbers mean something-like-engine size.
Kalento? i70? Kinetic? Elegante?
By the way - i'm impressed! It is really a beautiful car - sure it reminds me of a 7Series, but hey, you'd better "steal it in a good way, than create it in a bad way!" (Yeah, that's a Dutch saying which i couldn't translate=D)
How about the GS535i.
It really doesn't! Im a kia fan, and I especially loved the way they changed their whole design team around, but this k9 looks like its trying to hard to be luxurious and not be kia-ish. It looks very much like a bmw in the front and kia really doesnt need tohave a car that looks like a copy of another brand, when it can come up with great designs, I don't think they did it intentionally, though, Peter Schreyer is a great designer and doesnt need to copy.
Kia Exynos
Kia Maximus
Kia Optimus
Kia Nexus
KIA Consul
KIA Executive
KIA 900 (since SAAB is gone)
The KIA Series:XoTiQ Model:WannaB
You mentioned models from other car cos.!
The KIA Evolve.
The best name for this car in the U.S. market would be the KIA VAPOR!
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