Kia Pro Cee'd at Istanbul Auto Show with Irina Shayk

The heavenly proportioned Russian model, who obtained worldwide recognition among men of all ages for her 2007 through 2012 appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues, was summoned by the Korean carmaker to promote the company's new compact hatchback at this week's 2012 Istanbul Auto Show.

It was a nifty move on the behalf of Kia's local division to draw some extra attention to the car, since the three.door version of the Cee'dhad already made its world premiere at the recent Paris Motor Show.

We're not going to fool ourselves into thinking that you would prefer to read all the details about the Turkish market specification of the Pro_Cee'd, so we will just stop here and let you enjoy Irina in the photo gallery.

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2012 Kia Cee'd Station Wagon

 The hatchback and the station wagon variants of the 2012 Cee'd ride on the same 2,650mm long wheelbase and will be offered with up to five diesel and gasoline engines with improved fuel economy and CO2 figures.

In Europe, the Cee'd range competes in the mainstream section of the highly popular C-segment with rivals such as the Opel Astra and the Peugeot 308.

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Kia Cee'd Hatchback

The South Korean automaker wants us to get a better view of its VW Golf rival with the release of another set of photos, which include the very first pictures of its interior.

The car's overall appearance is in line with Kia's latest crop of models and especially the Optima sedan. This is even more evident inside with Kia promising a more premium look and feel, higher perceived quality and enhanced driving position ergonomics.

The dashboard layout features a driver-orientated fascia with the main switchgear positioned towards the driver.

Kia has not yet announced precise dimensions but it said that the new Cee'd is longer, wider and lower than its predecessor, while retaining the same wheelbase.

The engine lineup has not been confirmed but given that the Cee'd is a sister model to Hyundai's i30, we expect it to be offered with the same 1.4-liter and 1.6-liter diesel and gasoline units at launch in Europe.

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