Kia not only unveiled a fully-electric concept car, but also a new vehicle category for said "hot" and "spicy" compact CUV: ECEV, or "The Everything Car."
The four-seater HabaNiro concept is fully electric, all-wheel drive, and has a driving range of over 480km. As if that weren't spicy enough, the model features a level-five driving mode and four butterfly wing doors.
According to the VP of design Tom Kearns, the concept was designed for all driving purposes from commuting to your inner-city job to roaming the remote wilderness - hence "The Everything Car" designation.
The model is outfitted in a metallic gray exterior with bright red details sprinkled all over. A crimson panel spans the rear C-pillar up to the roof "suggest[ing] the HabaNiro is ready to launch." The grille was inspired by a shark's snout, and the daytime running light resembles a heartbeat pulse; these work together to give the EV an "adventure-ready attitude."
The vibrant red spreads behind the butterfly wing doors and almost completely covers every surface of the interior. The centre console touchscreen has been replaced with a full-width front windshield Heads-Up Display system.
HabaNiro has a drive mode that reaches level five autonomy which is the highest level possible requiring no driver involvement whatsoever. The model also features the company's Real-time Emotion Adaptive Driving System that can personalise the interior space to the driver's emotional state (apart from hunger).
Though the HabaNiro will most likely not be commercially produced exactly as is, it will certainly serve as an inspiration for Kia's future of electrification and automation.
