This humble 1996 Pride EV Concept electric restomod is Kia’s 80th birthday present to itself.

Kia UK has revealed the Kia Pride EV, a unique ‘restomod’ built especially to mark the company’s 80th anniversary. Restored, modified and unveiled for the first time at the Bicester Heritage ‘Scramble’ on 6 October,

It looks like an old Mazda 121, but this restomod by Kia and UK firm Electrogenic packs a modern electric powertrain mated with a five-speed manual.

Electric version of Kia Pride subcompact sold in America as the Ford Festiva was converted by UK-based Electrogenic

The starting point for this build was a ‘Kingfisher Blue’ five-door 1996 Pride 1.3 LX from Kia UK’s heritage fleet. We’re told the four-pot engine made 60bhp and a heady 8