Are my eyes deceiving me? Have Kia produced a muscle car?

Debuting at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Kia GT signals Kia's intention to have a product in every single market segment. A four door sports sedan, with rear wheel drive layout, the Kia GT draws inspiration from the Kia Kee concept that was shown at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2007.

The Kia GT concept packs a twin-turbo 3.3-litre V6 under the hood paired with an eight-speed automatic gear box and is capable of generating 291kW and 534Nm.

The Kia GT is one of those concepts that we may just end up seeing on the road.

Some 30 years have passed since George Miller's original Mad Max film hit the screens but that hasn't dampened the enthusiasm of a rabid fan base. Ford Australia's Melbourne-based Asia, Pacific and Australia Design Director, Chris Svensson, said the project had been a spectacular success.

"It has given our team a lot of scope to really extend their imaginations and come up with some exciting new ideas," Svensson said.

"The team has been able to get quite creative because the Mad Max car is not constrained by the normal design parameters imposed by a real-world vehicle."

The two competing concepts – by designers Nima Nourian and Simon Brook - are worthy adversaries that are limitless in their imagination, technology and weaponry. Both cars feature industrial-strength weaponry like "tasers" mounted in the front of the cars to zap bad guys on bikes straight off the road.

Other futuristic movie features include a titanium-lined body shell to interrupt police scanners and wheels with extendable spikes to shred enemy vehicles.
Planning has started to film the new Mad Max installment, tentatively called Mad Max 4: Fury Road.

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