Kia’s striking, rear-wheel drive, all-new flagship sedan will be
called ‘Quoris’ when it goes on sale in overseas markets from
the fourth quarter of 2012 and features a host of hightech
comfort and safety features, many of them never seen before
on a Kia.
The Quoris employs Kia’s first radar-based Advanced Smart
Cruise Control (ASCC).
Located in the right side of the front bumper, the radar system
constantly monitors the road ahead, up to a range of 174
meters.
With ASCC activated, the Quoris monitors traffic conditions
and speed in order to main-tain a pre-determined safe distance
from the vehicle ahead.
The ASCC is linked to the rest of the vehicle controls by the
Quoris’ Advanced Vehicle Safety Management (AVSM).
Integrating the control of various vehicle monitoring systems,
including the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) , seatbelt
mechanisms and multiple warning systems, the AVSM can alert
the driver, pre-pressurize the braking system and activate the
Pre-Safe Belt (PSB) system, depending on the anticipated level
of a collision risk. Detecting a risk of a collision, AVSM warns
the driver in three stages via a loud audible alarm, a visual
warning on both the Head Up Display (HUD) and TFT LCD
cluster and a haptic signal on the seatbelt. The Blind Spot.
Detection (BSD) system for Quoris features two radar scanners
located in each of the outer corners of the rear bumper.
Each is capable of detecting objects up to 70 meters away
from the rear, and four meters from each side. Activated at
vehicle speeds above 30 kph, BSD gives the driver a warning
when a vehicle comes into the blind spot zone.
Compared with sonic-based BSD systems, Quoris’ radar-based BSD gives a longer detection range, which is also exploited by the Lane Change Assistance (LCA) system. LCA alerts the driver to vehicles approaching from the rear at high speeds from up to 70 meters away. If the system also considers the speed of approach to be a potential hazard it will illuminate a warning triangle graphic in the left or right door mirror glass and activate a warning signal on the HUD. A forward-facing video camera is at the heart of the new sedan’s Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS). It monitors the car’s position in relation to lane markings and triggers a warning in case of unintended lane departures at speeds above 60 kph.
