Is this the First Official Sketch of the New 2012 Kia Pro_Cee'd Three-Door Hatch?

The next generation of Kia's five-door Cee'd and its estate sibling were only just introduced last week at the ongoing 82nd Geneva International Motor Show, but we already have what is claimed to be the first official rendering of the sportier looking Pro_Cee'd, courtesy of Kia-World.

The Pro_Cee'd is the three-door hatchback version of Kia's C-segment model and it's scheduled to launch in the European market within the next year, possibly making its debut at the Paris Motor Show this fall, though we wouldn't be surprised if Kia reveals the car at next year's Geneva event.

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New Kia Cee'd Wagon Debuts Alongside Hatch at the Geneva Motor Show

The brand-new, second generation Cee'd hatchback isn't posing to the crowd alone at Kia's Geneva Motor Show display as the Korean automaker also premiered its station wagon variant.

And while we have the pictures to show you, for some reason Kia has decided to withhold all details simply stating that it will release more information closer to its on-sale date, later this year.

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Kia Raises the Stakes with All-new 2012 Cee'd Compact Hatchback in Geneva

Hiding behind these two lovely presentations at Kia's Geneva Motor Show stand is the all-new, second generation Cee'd.

The South Korean firm's entry in the compact hatchback category with rivals like the Opel Astra and Ford Focus is larger, more stylish and promises to offer improved quality throughout over the outgoing model.

“Just as the original cee’d represented a major step forward for Kia in 2007, this second-generation model represents a further leap for the brand – both in terms of the capability and sophistication of the vehicle, and what it will do to drive further momentum in our European sales," commented Paul Philpott, Chief Operating Officer, Kia Motors Europe.

The new Cee'd was designed and engineered in Europe with manufacturing taking place at the company's Zilina facility in Slovakia.

Compared to the previous model, the overall length of the new car has been is increased by 50 mm to 4,310 mm while overall height has been reduced by 10 mm to 1,470 mm by lowering the ride height.

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First Picture of All-New Kia Cee'd Station Wagon

This is the first official image of the new generation of the Kia Cee'd SW or Station Wagon that will be formally introduced alongside the five-door hatchback model of the series at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday.

Despite the lengthened rear end that adds some extra space to the boot, from what we can tell by looking at this single picture, the estate variant seems to retain the elegant lines of the hatchback model, with which it shares the same 2,650mm (104.3-in.) wheelbase.

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New Kia Cee'd Station Wagon to Debut at the Geneva Salon as well

The five-door hatchback version (pictured above) of Kia's second generation Cee'd model won't be standing alone at the South Korean firm's Geneva Motor Show booth next week, Carscoop has learned.

According to our sources, Kia will also host the world premiere of the estate version featuring an elongated rear end that will further increase its boot capacity offering an additional advantage over the hatch.

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