Car magazine described the car as looking "top heavy, like a Bentley Continental that´s been heated up and squeezed at both ends." However, the car´s engine range was praised for matching the vehicle´s dynamics, the 2.4 litre five cylinder and the 3.0 Alfa-derived V6 coming closest to "infusing the k Coupe with the classy character its styling tries to suggest."
"It´s the spiky turbo four that asks the hardest questions of the chassis and the all-strut suspension doesn´t flounder. It shines. A viscous coupling helps the front wheels cope with the onslaught of the engine´s old school, big-bang turbo delivery, and it feels remarkably untroubled." About the refinement and ride, John Barker (of Car Magazine) reported that the occupants "are completely isolated from any vibration while the ride is smooth at moderate speeds, parrying bumps quietly and unobtrusively." The interior was described as "appealing" and having "curvy, attractive door casings, plump supportive Recaro seats and choice plastics." The 1997 price was estimated at 24,000 pounds sterling.
Ein "aufgeheizter und an beiden Enden zusammengepresster Bentley Continental" gibt irgendwie ein freundlicheres Bild ab als so manche Beschreibung in deutschen Motorgazetten, finde ich
