The Pride EV was commissioned to celebrate the brand’s 80th anniversary
We wrote last week that Kia would be revealing a restomod over the weekend, and here it is.
The Pride EV is a restomod in the truest sense of the word, taking a 1996 Pride hatchback supplied by Kia UK’s heritage fleet and modified tastefully by Oxford-based Electrogenic. It is quite a different project to the company’s usual undertakings, which typically include Land Rovers, 911s and E-Types.
Given the team was working with a donor car, the exterior forms are largely untouched aside from some subtle re-badging and tweaks to the UX.
The fuel gauge, for example, is now a battery level indicator. The pop-open lid now houses a charging port as opposed to the fuel cap. Even the manual gearstick remains in place, which we are told is in fact functional. “[The motor] drives the front wheels via its original five-speed transmission, retained and re-worked by Electrogenic.”
A fun project to celebrate the brand’s 80th anniversary.
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