Kia is pushing to bring its Vision Meta Turismo concept into production, according to Karim Habib, the brand's executive vice president of global design. "It's not a production car...at least not yet," Habib told CarBuzz at Milan Design Week, where the concept is currently on display. "We are still trying to make that happen."
The Vision Meta Turismo was first revealed in Korea in December 2025, built within Kia's 'Opposites United' design philosophy that has already shaped the EV9, EV4, and K4. It sits slightly taller than a conventional sedan but with a more expansive cabin, enabled by the flat-floor architecture of its all-electric platform. The design leans harder into concept proportions than any current production Kia.
The interior is engineered around driver engagement in ways that are specific to this particular moment in automotive history. It includes a joystick-style virtual gear shifter, launch control, a GT Boost button, adjustable powertrain response, tunable suspension sensitivity, and multiple driving modes. It also generates virtual engine sounds and vibrations designed to replicate an internal combustion feel in a battery-electric car.
An EV that simulates ICE sensations to give the driver something to feel is either a deliberate design choice or an honest admission that the transition still has an experience deficit. Kia would say it's the former. Stinger people would say it's a start.
Kia ended Stinger production in 2023. The EV6 GT was the intended continuation, and by technical standards it delivered. By emotional ones, it left a gap that Habib is now publicly acknowledging. The production business case still needs to be established, and no timeline has been committed. A design chief telling the press the company is "still trying to make that happen" is more than a concept floor display, but less than a production commitment.