In the past, many luxury sports car makers have used the 'R' badge to designate high-performance versions of their vehicles. Following that lead, Kia is exploring the future production of visually appealing body kit upgrades. At the 2010 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the Korean auto maker unveiled the Kia Forte Type R Concept.

Joining forces once again with Kinetic Motorsports (which also worked on the Kia Forte Hybrid Concept), Kia took their all new…