Parisian Poll: Which is the Better Looker, the Hyundai i30 3D or the Kia Pro_Cee'd?

South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia aren't leaving a lot of breathing space for Europe's troubled mainstream car manufactures, as they are relentlessly assaulting every popular category with new models.

At the 2012 edition of the Paris Motor Show, the Korean partners each introduced a three-door version of their respective C-segment compact hatchbacks.

The two models are the Hyundai i30 3d (the five-door version of which is sold as the Elantra GT in North America) and the Kia Pro_Cee'd, both of which offer a more aggressive design than their five-door counterparts.

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New Images of Kia's 2013 Pro_Cee'd Compact Hatch

Here is a new set of photos of the third installment of Kia's second-generation Cee’d family, the new Pro_cee’d three-door hatchback, which will be one of the Korean brand's highlights at this week's Paris Motor Show. Read more »

2013 Kia Pro_Cee'd: First Official Images of Three-Door Hatchback

Official imagery of the third addition to Kia's Cee'd family of compact cars, the new Pro_cee'd three-door hatchback, has hit the web in advance of the car's scheduled world debut at the Paris Motor Show at the end of September.

The Pro_cee'd follows the introduction of the five-door hatchback and the Sportswagon estate and is anticipated to hit European showroom floors in the first half of 2013.

The new model isn't simply a three-door version of the regular Cee'd as it sports a different design from the A-pillars and back including a more rakish roofline, heavily pronounced rear fenders, together with new lights and tailgate. In addition, there are new fog lamp surrounds and chrome strips that connect the grille to the lights up front.

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