Njengoko besiqhubela phambili ekupheleni konyaka ophelileyo, u-2017 umele i-Kia eyona mveliso ikhubekisayo. Ukongeza ekufikeni kwimarike ye-hybrid Niro kunye nohlaziyo kwi-minivan ye-Carens, i-Kia yazisa kwisiqingatha sokuqala sonyaka izizukulwana ezitsha zemoto yedolophu yasePicanto kunye nesithuthi se-Rio.
Njengoko kuxelwe kwangaphambili, uluhlu lweempawu ezintsha lulandela i-SUV entsha yecandelo le-B, igama layo alikaqinisekiswa - kude kube ngoku. Igama layo yiKia Stonic kwaye iya kufikelela kwiimarike zaseYurophu (kubandakanywa nePortugal) kulo nyaka.
Igama elithi “Stonic” lidibanisa igama elithi “Speedy” nelithi “Tonic” xa kubhekiswa kumagama amabini asetyenziswa kwizikali zomculo.
Ngokukhuthazwa yimo kunye nomsebenzi weSUVs ezinkulu kuluhlu, ngokutsho kwaKia le izakuba ngoyena mzekelo webrand unokwenziwa, ngaphakathi nangaphandle. Imizobo onokuyibona ngezantsi, ityhilwe nguKia, ulindele imodeli yokuvelisa.
Umgca wophahla oqukuqelayo ecaleni komsebenzi womzimba, kunye nemivalo yophahla olunemibala emnyama enoyilo lwangaphambili, phawula iprofayile yolutsha kunye nezemidlalo, njengoko zisenza ii-optics ze-LED ngaphambili nangasemva. Yimodeli yaseYurophu ngamabomu: "imigca enqamlekileyo ecacileyo, imilinganiselo edibeneyo kunye neziko eliphantsi lomxhuzulane".
I-cabin, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ibonisa imbonakalo yangaphandle, kunye "nemigca ethe tye, iindawo ezigudileyo kunye nemilo yejometri". Kwakhona, iteknoloji kunye ne-ergonomics yayisentliziyweni yeenkxalabo zabaqulunqi be-Kia, ebonakala kwizisombululo zangaphakathi.
Ukusebenza kwehlabathi jikelele kweKia Stonic kulindeleke ukuba kwenzeke ehlotyeni, kunye neholo yaseFrankfurt, eyenzeka ngoSeptemba, eyona ndawo inokwenzeka ukuba isebenze esidlangalaleni.