Kia's top-of-the-range Magentis saloon is on show for the first time at Paris this week. The four-door saloon is the first car to be produced since the company joined the Hyundai Group in 1999, and will be available with a choice of 2.0-litre four-cylinder of 2.6-litre V6 engines.

Kia predicts that the Magentis will be the cheapest V6 saloon in the UK when it is launched next year.