起亚在2015首尔车展发布了Novo四门快背概念车。起亚希望利用这款车展示车厂未来紧凑车型设计语言，车名“Novo”来自拉丁语“novatus”，意思是“复兴”和“更新”。这款外观暴怒的概念车主要是为城市消费者设计的，该车与改款赛拉图/福瑞迪共享平台，但采用全新车身设计，包括更短前悬结合更长后悬和快背式车顶。它的车头采用起亚家族的虎鼻格栅，但宽度进一步增加，两侧是细窄的激光前大灯。车身侧面可见突出的轮拱，粗壮的侧裙和向后开启的自杀式车门及弹出式车门把手。车尾进一步收紧，尾灯组非常细窄，造型独特的后保险杠结合双镀铬排气尾管。车厢内布局紧凑简洁，按键和旋钮数量非常少，配备3D全息显示屏，方向盘旁边是“盲控制”（blind control）触控板，驾驶员可操控车辆绝大多数功能。这个触控板采用指纹扫描技术，可通过指纹识别驾驶员身份。该车动力系统为一台1.6升四缸涡轮增压汽油引擎，搭配七速DCT变速器将动力传递至前轮。起亚在新车发布会上表示，该车不会投产，不过起亚一向有量产车非常接近概念车的传统。
Kia Novo fastback concept debuts at Seoul Motor Show
Kia has unveiled the four-door Novo fastback concept at the 2015 Seoul Motor Show.
It serves as a sneak preview for the styling language set to be adopted by upcoming compact cars and it gets its name from the Latin "novatus" which means "renewed” and "refreshed". The angry-looking concept was designed primarily for the city and is based on a modified Cerato/Forte platform but with an entirely new body featuring a short front overhang combined with a long rear overhang and a fastback roofline.
It adopts the company's tiger nose grille but this is now wider and flanked by slim laser headlights. Also noticeable are the prominent wheel arches, beefy side skirts along with suicide doors with pop-up handles. The rear end hosts slim interconnected taillights and a uniquely shaped bumper incorporating two chrome exhaust tips.
As far as the interior is concerned, the Kia Novo takes the minimalist route as it adopts an uncluttered layout with very few buttons and knobs. It benefits from a 3D hologram display and a "blind control" touch pad located next to the steering wheel from where the driver can control most of the vehicle’s functions. Interestingly, the touch pad hosts a fingerprint scanner and it will automatically set the driver’s preferences once it recognizes his fingerprint.
Motivation is provided by a four-cylinder, 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline engine teamed up with the recently unveiled seven-speed DCT sending output to the front axle.
As a final note, Kia clearly states in the press release they don't plan a production version but they do say they have a "history of delivering production vehicles that bear a strong resemblance to concept vehicles that precede them."