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| The FLASH car - front an center, |
I stumbled upon a web page about an auto show in 2012 that featured Kia Rios that had detailing reflective of members of the Justice League (featuring Batman, Flash, Green Lantern, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and Cyborg).
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| Batman car and Green Lantern car behind it |
Had I known this, I would've considered trading in my pick-up truck! Just look at these cool cars.
The justice league was swooping into the 2012 SEMA auto show with these DC Comics superhero-inspired kia models.
I found the press release about them, too:
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| The Aquaman car! |
LAS VEGAS, October 30, 2012 –
Kia Motors America (KMA) and DC Entertainment kicked off the 2012 SEMA
Show today in superhero style with five radical machines inspired by the
members of the Justice League: The Flash Forte Koup, Aquaman Rio
5-door, Cyborg Forte 5-door, Green Lantern Soul and the previously
unveiled Batman Optima. Built by West Coast Customs, RIDES and Super Street,
each of the vehicles feature custom artwork by legendary comic book
artist and DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Jim Lee and are intended to
raise awareness for DC Entertainment’s “We Can Be Heroes” giving
campaign to help fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa. Each
Justice League character was assigned to a specific Kia vehicle based
on personality and key attributes to create these five iconic works of
art on wheels.
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| L to R: Aquaman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, Superman, Batman, Flash, Cyborg |
“Working together with DC Entertainment, West Coast Customs, RIDES and Super Street to
create a fleet of superhero-inspired machines has been an incredible
collaboration and the end result is five one-of-a-kind Justice League
cars that bring each of these legendary comic book superheroes to life,”
said Michael Sprague, executive vice president, marketing &
communications, KMA. “We are
proud to be raising awareness for the ’We Can Be Heroes’ giving campaign
and look forward to unveiling three more crime-fighting Kias at future
auto shows and comic conventions as our 10-month partnership with DC
Entertainment continues.”
”It
was a thrill to see custom cars based upon my Justice League artwork
and sketches revealed at SEMA,” stated Jim Lee, co-publisher of DC
Entertainment. “I have to tip my hat to the teams at West Coast Customs,
RIDES and Super Street
on their innovative work creating cars that represent iconic characters
like Green Lantern, Cyborg, Aquaman and The Flash – all to benefit a
great cause, ‘We Can Be Heroes’, and I’d like to thank Kia Motors
America for supporting ‘We Can Be Heroes’.”
DETAILS ABOUT EACH CAR: Click for details on each Superhero Kia!
