Kue the Kia concept

Kia will use the Detroit auto show in January to introduce the Kue concept vehicle, a crossover that Kia says holds clues to the future styling of its vehicles. The Kue, designed by Kia's Irvine, Calif., studio, "focuses more on giving the driver an exhilarating driving experience on the way to the home-improvement center than on how much it can haul," the company says. Kia has not said whether it will produce the Kue. But its Sorento SUV is expected to be redesigned and move to the unibody platform used by the Hyundai Santa Fe - and the Kue also is a unibody design.