Click to enlarge Unlike many automakers, Kia isn’t backing off of its involvement in auto shows just yet. At the Geneva Motor Show next week, Kia will reveal a new concept and two variants of its compact c’eed. The No 3 is an oddly named concept for a compact people mover. The No 3 is basically a tall 5-door hatch that looks like it’s probably based on the c’eed platform. The 5-seater measures a mere 13.27 ft from bumper to bumper. The windshield glass continues into the roof all the way to the back of the car. What would normally be a header connecting the tops of the A-pillars instead goes from the normal A-pillar position on the passenger side back to the B-pillar on the driver side. So far we don’t know anything about the powertrain. A pair of more fuel efficient powertrains propel the new c’eed variants. An automatic start-stop system is added to the c’eed ISG and is claimed to improve urban driving efficiency by up to 15 percent. The auto-stop-start is available with both 1.4L and 1.6L versions of the c’eed. Kia is also showing a hybrid version of the c’eed that uses the Hyundai-Kia developed system with a 1.6L four cylinder along with a 15 kW electric motor. The car is part of a test fleet that will be run in Europe this year and averages 49 mpg (U.S.) and emits just 109 g/km of CO 2 . [Source: Kia] Continue reading Geneva Preview: Kia No 3 Concept MPV Auto Blog: Hybrid , Kia , Geneva Motor Show Geneva Preview: Kia No 3 Concept MPV originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds .Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green | Car Blog Green

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Geneva Preview: Kia No 3 Concept MPV